diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 8b050972..84fc3705 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ to this project (in alphabetical order):
 * Emanuel Danci <manu@presslabs.com>
 * Vlad Temian <vlad@presslabs.com>
 * Justus Perlwitz <hello@justus.pw>
+* Tushar Makkar <tusharmakkar08@gmail.com>
 
 * Your name could stand here :)
diff --git a/gitfs/worker/sync.py b/gitfs/worker/sync.py
index 75bb81e1..75f05911 100644
--- a/gitfs/worker/sync.py
+++ b/gitfs/worker/sync.py
@@ -166,11 +166,20 @@ def commit(self, jobs):
             message = jobs[0]['params']['message']
         else:
             updates = set([])
+            number_of_removal = 0
+            number_of_additions = 0
             for job in jobs:
-                updates = updates | set(job['params']['add'])
-                updates = updates | set(job['params']['remove'])
-
-            message = "Update {} items".format(len(updates))
+                removal_set = set(job['params']['remove'])
+                addition_set = set(job['params']['add'])
+                number_of_removal += len(removal_set)
+                number_of_additions += len(addition_set)
+                updates = updates | removal_set | addition_set
+            message = "Update {} items. ".format(len(updates))
+            if number_of_additions:
+                message += "Added {} items. ".format(number_of_additions)
+            if number_of_removal:
+                message += "Removed {} items. ".format(number_of_removal)
+            message = message.strip()
 
         old_head = self.repository.head.target
         new_commit = self.repository.commit(message, self.author,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/current/test_write.py b/tests/integrations/current/test_write.py
index 818e351c..ee0ceeac 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/current/test_write.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/current/test_write.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_delete_a_directory(self, gitfs_log):
             shutil.rmtree("{}/a_directory/".format(self.current_path))
 
         with pull(self.sh):
-            self.assert_commit_message("Update 2 items")
+            self.assert_commit_message("Update 2 items. Removed 2 items.")
             self.assert_new_commit()
 
         assert os.path.exists(path) is False
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def test_link_a_file(self, gitfs_log):
             os.link(filename, link_name)
 
         with pull(self.sh):
-            self.assert_commit_message("Update 2 items")
+            self.assert_commit_message("Update 2 items. Added 2 items.")
 
         is_link = os.path.isfile(link_name)
         assert is_link is not False
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def test_create_embedded_directory(self, gitfs_log):
                 assert os.path.exists(keep_file)
 
             self.assert_new_commit()
-            commit_msg = "Update 2 items"
+            commit_msg = "Update 2 items. Added 2 items."
             self.assert_commit_message(commit_msg)
 
     def test_create_directory_inside_an_already_existing_directory(self, gitfs_log):
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def test_create_embedded_directory_on_multiple_levels(self, gitfs_log):
                 assert os.path.exists(keep_file)
 
             self.assert_new_commit()
-            commit_msg = "Update {} items".format(len(keep_files))
+            commit_msg = "Update {} items. Added {} items.".format(len(keep_files), len(keep_files))
             self.assert_commit_message(commit_msg)
 
     def test_create_embedded_directory_big_depth(self, gitfs_log):
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def test_fsync(self, gitfs_log):
 
         with pull(self.sh):
             self.assert_new_commit()
-            self.assert_commit_message("Update 1 items")
+            self.assert_commit_message("Update 1 items. Added 2 items.")
 
     def test_create(self, gitfs_log):
         filename = "{}/new_empty_file".format(self.current_path)
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def test_create_multiple_files(self, gitfs_log):
             self.assert_new_commit()
 
         with pull(self.sh):
-            self.assert_commit_message("Update {} items".format(no_of_files))
+            self.assert_commit_message("Update {} items. Added {} items.".format(no_of_files, no_of_files))
 
     def test_delete_file(self, gitfs_log):
         filename = "{}/deletable_file".format(self.current_path)
diff --git a/tests/workers/test_sync.py b/tests/workers/test_sync.py
index 075549d9..f7cd0994 100644
--- a/tests/workers/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/workers/test_sync.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def test_commit_with_more_than_one_job(self):
                             repository=mocked_repo)
         worker.commit(jobs)
 
-        asserted_message = "Update 2 items"
+        asserted_message = "Update 2 items. Added 2 items. Removed 1 items."
         mocked_repo.commit.assert_called_once_with(asserted_message, author,
                                                    author)
         assert mocked_repo.commits.update.call_count == 1