diff --git a/commitizen/cli.py b/commitizen/cli.py
index 264bddb2f..921424114 100644
--- a/commitizen/cli.py
+++ b/commitizen/cli.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
                         "action": "store_true",
                         "help": "Sign off the commit",
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "--allow-empty",
+                        "action": "store_true",
+                        "help": "Allow to create commit on an empty staging",
+                    },
                 ],
             },
             {
diff --git a/commitizen/commands/commit.py b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
index 79aec74de..376850d61 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/commit.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
@@ -62,10 +62,14 @@ def prompt_commit_questions(self) -> str:
         return cz.message(answers)
 
     def __call__(self):
-        dry_run: bool = self.arguments.get("dry_run")
-
+        args = []
         allow_empty: bool = self.arguments.get("allow_empty")
 
+        if allow_empty:
+            args.append("--allow-empty")
+
+        dry_run: bool = self.arguments.get("dry_run")
+
         if git.is_staging_clean() and not (dry_run or allow_empty):
             raise NothingToCommitError("No files added to staging!")
 
@@ -84,9 +88,9 @@ def __call__(self):
         signoff: bool = self.arguments.get("signoff")
 
         if signoff:
-            c = git.commit(m, "-s")
-        else:
-            c = git.commit(m)
+            args.append("-s")
+
+        c = git.commit(m, *args)
 
         if c.return_code != 0:
             out.error(c.err)
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py b/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py
index 4f9b295cc..8544833c8 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_commit(config, mocker):
     success_mock = mocker.patch("commitizen.out.success")
 
     commands.Commit(config, {})()
-   success_mock.assert_called_once()
+    success_mock.assert_called_once()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("staging_is_clean")