diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index 479c864..ef3ad5e 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ class Homesick < Thor
       home_path = home_dir + file
       ln_s absolute_path, home_path
     end
+    
+    inside castle_path do
+      git_add absolute_path
+    end
   end
 
   desc "list", "List cloned castles"
diff --git a/lib/homesick/actions.rb b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
index 930c8ab..2a2a451 100644
--- a/lib/homesick/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ class Homesick
     def git_commit_all(config = {})
       say_status 'git commit all', '', :green unless options[:quiet]
       system "git commit -v -a" unless options[:pretend]
+
+    def git_add(file, config = {})
+      say_status 'git add file', '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "git add #{file}" unless options[:pretend]
     end
 
     def mv(source, destination, config = {})