diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/staged.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/staged.go
index 6dcbd3801d..729f211a1f 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/staged.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/staged.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package actions
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/diff"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb"
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func StageAllTables(ctx context.Context, roots doltdb.Roots, filterIgnoredTables
 	return StageTables(ctx, roots, tbls, filterIgnoredTables)
 }
 
-func StageDatabase(ctx context.Context, roots doltdb.Roots, filterIgnoredTables bool) (doltdb.Roots, error) {
+func StageDatabase(ctx context.Context, roots doltdb.Roots) (doltdb.Roots, error) {
 	wColl, err := roots.Working.GetCollation(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return doltdb.Roots{}, err
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ func StageModifiedAndDeletedTables(ctx context.Context, roots doltdb.Roots) (dol
 
 	var tbls []doltdb.TableName
 	for _, tableDelta := range unstaged {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(tableDelta.FromName.Name, diff.DBPrefix) {
+			continue
+		}
 		if !tableDelta.IsAdd() {
 			tbls = append(tbls, tableDelta.FromName)
 		}
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_add.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_add.go
index 6429c53a21..5da2e1012e 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_add.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_add.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func doDoltAdd(ctx *sql.Context, args []string) (int, error) {
 			return 1, err
 		}
 
-		roots, err = actions.StageDatabase(ctx, roots, !apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag))
+		roots, err = actions.StageDatabase(ctx, roots)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1, err
 		}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func doDoltAdd(ctx *sql.Context, args []string) (int, error) {
 			}
 			// remove from slice
 			apr.Args = append(apr.Args[:i], apr.Args[i+1:]...)
-			roots, err = actions.StageDatabase(ctx, roots, !apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag))
+			roots, err = actions.StageDatabase(ctx, roots)
 			if err != nil {
 				return 1, err
 			}
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_commit.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_commit.go
index e38402a20b..b07ce1c6cc 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_commit.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_commit.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func doDoltCommit(ctx *sql.Context, args []string) (string, bool, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", false, fmt.Errorf(err.Error())
 		}
-		roots, err = actions.StageDatabase(ctx, roots, true)
+		roots, err = actions.StageDatabase(ctx, roots)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", false, fmt.Errorf(err.Error())
 		}
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ func doDoltCommit(ctx *sql.Context, args []string) (string, bool, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", false, fmt.Errorf(err.Error())
 		}
+		roots, err = actions.StageDatabase(ctx, roots)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", false, fmt.Errorf(err.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
 	var name, email string
diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/commit.bats b/integration-tests/bats/commit.bats
index 262fc3dda6..03fc78b0a0 100644
--- a/integration-tests/bats/commit.bats
+++ b/integration-tests/bats/commit.bats
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ teardown() {
     [[ "$output" =~ "| 1" ]] || false
 }
 
+@test "commit: --all (-a) adds changed database collation" {
+    dolt sql -q "create database colldb"
+    cd colldb
+
+    dolt sql -q "alter database colldb collate utf8mb4_spanish_ci"
+    dolt commit -a -m "collation"
+
+    run dolt status
+    [ $status -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "On branch main" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "nothing to commit, working tree clean" ]] || false
+}
+
 @test "commit: -m sets commit message properly" {
     dolt sql -q "CREATE table t1 (pk int primary key);"
     dolt add t1