diff --git a/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash
index e4efc3fe..01d7b930 100644
--- a/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ function git_revert() {
 	git reset --hard
 }
 
+
+function git_restore_file() {
+	about 'restore the deleted file from HEAD'
+	group 'git'
+
+	[ -z $1 ] && return 1
+
+	COMMIT=$(git rev-list -n 1 HEAD -- "$1")
+	git checkout $COMMIT^ -- "$1"
+}
+
 function git_rollback() {
 	about 'resets the current HEAD to this commit'
 	group 'git'