diff --git a/modules/convert/git_commit.go b/modules/convert/git_commit.go
index 55cbb3af80e39..cc27031479f9c 100644
--- a/modules/convert/git_commit.go
+++ b/modules/convert/git_commit.go
@@ -130,6 +130,20 @@ func ToCommit(repo *models.Repository, commit *git.Commit, userCache map[string]
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Retrieve files affected by the commit
+	fileStatus, err := git.GetCommitFileStatus(repo.RepoPath(), commit.ID.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	affectedFiles := append(fileStatus.Added, fileStatus.Removed...)
+	affectedFiles = append(affectedFiles, fileStatus.Modified...)
+	affectedFileList := make([]*api.CommitAffectedFiles, len(affectedFiles))
+	for i := 0; i < len(affectedFiles); i++ {
+		affectedFileList[i] = &api.CommitAffectedFiles{
+			Filename: affectedFiles[i],
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &api.Commit{
 		CommitMeta: &api.CommitMeta{
 			URL: repo.APIURL() + "/git/commits/" + commit.ID.String(),
@@ -161,5 +175,6 @@ func ToCommit(repo *models.Repository, commit *git.Commit, userCache map[string]
 		Author:    apiAuthor,
 		Committer: apiCommitter,
 		Parents:   apiParents,
+		Files:     affectedFileList,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/modules/structs/repo_commit.go b/modules/structs/repo_commit.go
index 088ccdf5afade..832a08b3518b6 100644
--- a/modules/structs/repo_commit.go
+++ b/modules/structs/repo_commit.go
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ type RepoCommit struct {
 // Commit contains information generated from a Git commit.
 type Commit struct {
 	*CommitMeta
-	HTMLURL    string        `json:"html_url"`
-	RepoCommit *RepoCommit   `json:"commit"`
-	Author     *User         `json:"author"`
-	Committer  *User         `json:"committer"`
-	Parents    []*CommitMeta `json:"parents"`
+	HTMLURL    string                 `json:"html_url"`
+	RepoCommit *RepoCommit            `json:"commit"`
+	Author     *User                  `json:"author"`
+	Committer  *User                  `json:"committer"`
+	Parents    []*CommitMeta          `json:"parents"`
+	Files      []*CommitAffectedFiles `json:"files"`
 }
 
 // CommitDateOptions store dates for GIT_AUTHOR_DATE and GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
@@ -54,3 +55,8 @@ type CommitDateOptions struct {
 	// swagger:strfmt date-time
 	Committer time.Time `json:"committer"`
 }
+
+// CommitAffectedFiles store information about files affected by the commit
+type CommitAffectedFiles struct {
+	Filename string `json:"filename"`
+}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 6792f7444b062..b6f1e8677afa1 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -11129,6 +11129,13 @@
         "committer": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/User"
         },
+        "files": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/CommitAffectedFiles"
+          },
+          "x-go-name": "Files"
+        },
         "html_url": {
           "type": "string",
           "x-go-name": "HTMLURL"
@@ -11151,6 +11158,17 @@
       },
       "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
     },
+    "CommitAffectedFiles": {
+      "description": "CommitAffectedFiles store information about files affected by the commit",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "filename": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Filename"
+        }
+      },
+      "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+    },
     "CommitDateOptions": {
       "description": "CommitDateOptions store dates for GIT_AUTHOR_DATE and GIT_COMMITTER_DATE",
       "type": "object",