diff --git a/.sqlx/query-6398e5b1dce1142d3460f9d067588bcb42b0be5278ce7524280a4786c8b41786.json b/.sqlx/query-6398e5b1dce1142d3460f9d067588bcb42b0be5278ce7524280a4786c8b41786.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b59c1be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sqlx/query-6398e5b1dce1142d3460f9d067588bcb42b0be5278ce7524280a4786c8b41786.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "SQLite",
+  "query": "\nWITH RECURSIVE reachable(hash) AS (\n    SELECT hash FROM tracked_refs\n    UNION\n    SELECT parent FROM commit_links\n    JOIN reachable ON hash = child\n)\n\nUPDATE commits\nSET tracked = (hash IN reachable)\n",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Right": 0
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "6398e5b1dce1142d3460f9d067588bcb42b0be5278ce7524280a4786c8b41786"
+}
diff --git a/migrations/1_commits.sql b/migrations/1_commits.sql
index 4d735c7..67aed59 100644
--- a/migrations/1_commits.sql
+++ b/migrations/1_commits.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE commits (
-    hash TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
-    new  INT  NOT NULL DEFAULT 1
+    hash    TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    new     INT  NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+    tracked INT  NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
 ) STRICT;
 
 CREATE TABLE commit_links (
diff --git a/src/recurring/repo.rs b/src/recurring/repo.rs
index 5e29d3d..79bb549 100644
--- a/src/recurring/repo.rs
+++ b/src/recurring/repo.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,25 @@ async fn update_tracked_refs(conn: &mut SqliteConnection, repo: &Repository) ->
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn update_commit_tracked_status(conn: &mut SqliteConnection) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "
+WITH RECURSIVE reachable(hash) AS (
+    SELECT hash FROM tracked_refs
+    UNION
+    SELECT parent FROM commit_links
+    JOIN reachable ON hash = child
+)
+
+UPDATE commits
+SET tracked = (hash IN reachable)
+"
+    )
+    .execute(conn)
+    .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub async fn update(db: &SqlitePool, repo: &Repository) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     debug!("Updating repo");
     let mut tx = db.begin().await?;
@@ -136,7 +155,6 @@ pub async fn update(db: &SqlitePool, repo: &Repository) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     debug!("Loaded {} commits from the db", old.len());
 
     let repo_is_new = old.is_empty();
-
     if repo_is_new {
         info!("Initializing new repo");
     }
@@ -164,6 +182,8 @@ pub async fn update(db: &SqlitePool, repo: &Repository) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     }
 
     update_tracked_refs(conn, repo).await?;
+    update_commit_tracked_status(conn).await?;
+    debug!("Updated tracked refs");
 
     tx.commit().await?;
     if repo_is_new {