diff --git a/client/src/components/lanes/LaneChangesPanel.tsx b/client/src/components/lanes/LaneChangesPanel.tsx
index c7923a9f..ebf8794d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/lanes/LaneChangesPanel.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/lanes/LaneChangesPanel.tsx
@@ -1476,13 +1476,21 @@ export function LaneChangesPanel({
   // that names how many untracked files it will delete.
   const discardTicked = async () => {
     if (!tickedPaths.length) return;
+    // Tracked and untracked counted apart: an untracked file is deleted, not
+    // reverted, and counting it in both told "10 changed + 10 new" for 10.
+    const untracked = files.filter((f) => f.untracked && tickedPaths.includes(f.path)).length;
+    const tracked = tickedPaths.length - untracked;
     const ok = await confirmDialog({
       title: t("changes.discardTickedTitle"),
-      message: t("changes.discardTickedConfirm", {
-        count: tickedPaths.length,
-        untracked: files.filter((f) => f.untracked && tickedPaths.includes(f.path)).length,
-      }),
-      confirmLabel: t("changes.discardTicked"),
+      message: t(
+        untracked === 0
+          ? "changes.discardTickedConfirmTracked"
+          : tracked === 0
+            ? "changes.discardTickedConfirmNew"
+            : "changes.discardTickedConfirm",
+        { count: tracked, untracked }
+      ),
+      confirmLabel: t("changes.discardTicked", { count: tickedPaths.length }),
     });
     if (!ok) return;
     const lane = laneId;
diff --git a/client/src/components/lanes/__tests__/LaneChangesPanel.test.tsx b/client/src/components/lanes/__tests__/LaneChangesPanel.test.tsx
index 2423098a..ac2086b2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/lanes/__tests__/LaneChangesPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/lanes/__tests__/LaneChangesPanel.test.tsx
@@ -844,9 +844,18 @@ describe("LaneChangesPanel", () => {
     // notes.txt (unversioned) starts unticked; untick docs/API.md too.
     await user.click(tickOf("docs/API.md"));
 
+    vi.mocked(confirmDialog).mockClear();
     vi.mocked(confirmDialog).mockResolvedValueOnce(false);
     await user.click(screen.getByTestId("lane-changes-discard-all"));
     expect(api.lanes.gitAction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // The confirm button carries its count, and a tracked-only selection
+    // says nothing about new files to delete.
+    expect(confirmDialog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        confirmLabel: "Discard (1)",
+        message: expect.not.stringMatching(/new file|\{\{/),
+      })
+    );
 
     await user.click(screen.getByTestId("lane-changes-discard-all"));
     await waitFor(() =>
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/en/lanes.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/en/lanes.json
index cb5135fb..1405bdc0 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/en/lanes.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/en/lanes.json
@@ -536,6 +536,8 @@
   "changes.discardTicked": "Discard ({{count}})",
   "changes.discardTickedTitle": "Discard the ticked changes?",
   "changes.discardTickedConfirm": "The ticked changes in {{count}} file(s) go back to the last commit, and {{untracked}} ticked new file(s) git does not track yet are deleted. Unticked files and blocks are kept. This cannot be undone.",
+  "changes.discardTickedConfirmTracked": "The ticked changes in {{count}} file(s) go back to the last commit. Unticked files and blocks are kept. This cannot be undone.",
+  "changes.discardTickedConfirmNew": "{{untracked}} ticked new file(s) git does not track yet are deleted. Unticked files are kept. This cannot be undone.",
   "changes.amendAndPush": "Amend and Push",
   "changes.pushFailed": "Committed, but the push failed: {{error}}",
   "changes.tickFile": "Include {{path}} in the commit",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/vi/lanes.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/vi/lanes.json
index 83109af9..33ff0cbb 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/vi/lanes.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/vi/lanes.json
@@ -536,6 +536,8 @@
   "changes.discardTicked": "Bỏ ({{count}})",
   "changes.discardTickedTitle": "Bỏ các thay đổi đã chọn?",
   "changes.discardTickedConfirm": "Các thay đổi đã chọn trong {{count}} file sẽ trở về commit cuối, và {{untracked}} file mới đã chọn chưa được git theo dõi sẽ bị xoá. File và đoạn không chọn được giữ nguyên. Không thể hoàn tác.",
+  "changes.discardTickedConfirmTracked": "Các thay đổi đã chọn trong {{count}} file sẽ trở về commit cuối. File và đoạn không chọn được giữ nguyên. Không thể hoàn tác.",
+  "changes.discardTickedConfirmNew": "{{untracked}} file mới đã chọn chưa được git theo dõi sẽ bị xoá. File không chọn được giữ nguyên. Không thể hoàn tác.",
   "changes.amendAndPush": "Amend và Push",
   "changes.pushFailed": "Đã commit, nhưng push thất bại: {{error}}",
   "changes.tickFile": "Đưa {{path}} vào commit",