diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 0e6d3d3ebcd..9e6bdb1f56d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -851,6 +851,11 @@
           "description": "%config.ignoreLegacyWarning%",
           "default": false
         },
+        "git.ignoreMissingGitWarning": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "%config.ignoreMissingGitWarning%",
+          "default": false
+        },
         "git.ignoreLimitWarning": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "%config.ignoreLimitWarning%",
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index fee56d9e05e..4f6d0fe91f5 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 	"config.countBadge": "Controls the git badge counter. `all` counts all changes. `tracked` counts only the tracked changes. `off` turns it off.",
 	"config.checkoutType": "Controls what type of branches are listed when running `Checkout to...`. `all` shows all refs, `local` shows only the local branchs, `tags` shows only tags and `remote` shows only remote branches.",
 	"config.ignoreLegacyWarning": "Ignores the legacy Git warning",
+	"config.ignoreMissingGitWarning": "Ignores the warning when Git is missing",
 	"config.ignoreLimitWarning": "Ignores the warning when there are too many changes in a repository",
 	"config.defaultCloneDirectory": "The default location where to clone a git repository",
 	"config.enableSmartCommit": "Commit all changes when there are no staged changes.",
@@ -66,4 +67,4 @@
 	"colors.untracked": "Color for untracked resources.",
 	"colors.ignored": "Color for ignored resources.",
 	"colors.conflict": "Color for resources with conflicts."
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index c00d25f9c56..554165f476c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -1404,11 +1404,6 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await repository.pushTo(choice, branchName, true);
 	}
 
-	@command('git.showOutput')
-	showOutput(): void {
-		this.outputChannel.show();
-	}
-
 	@command('git.ignore')
 	async ignore(...resourceStates: SourceControlResourceState[]): Promise<void> {
 		if (resourceStates.length === 0 || !(resourceStates[0].resourceUri instanceof Uri)) {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 21475fbd434..c85ab5551c9 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function findGitWin32(onLookup: (path: string) => void): Promise<IGit> {
 }
 
 export function findGit(hint: string | undefined, onLookup: (path: string) => void): Promise<IGit> {
-	var first = hint ? findSpecificGit(hint, onLookup) : Promise.reject<IGit>(null);
+	const first = hint ? findSpecificGit(hint, onLookup) : Promise.reject<IGit>(null);
 
 	return first
 		.then(void 0, () => {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/main.ts b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
index 9a9f9ead688..b9bc3aedcd3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 const localize = nls.config(process.env.VSCODE_NLS_CONFIG)();
-import { ExtensionContext, workspace, window, Disposable, commands, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { ExtensionContext, workspace, window, Disposable, commands, Uri, OutputChannel } from 'vscode';
 import { findGit, Git, IGit } from './git';
 import { Model } from './model';
 import { CommandCenter } from './commands';
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@ import { Askpass } from './askpass';
 import { toDisposable } from './util';
 import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
 
-async function init(context: ExtensionContext, disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<void> {
+async function init(context: ExtensionContext, outputChannel: OutputChannel, disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<void> {
 	const { name, version, aiKey } = require(context.asAbsolutePath('./package.json')) as { name: string, version: string, aiKey: string };
 	const telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter = new TelemetryReporter(name, version, aiKey);
 	disposables.push(telemetryReporter);
 
-	const outputChannel = window.createOutputChannel('Git');
-	disposables.push(outputChannel);
-
 	const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
 	const enabled = config.get<boolean>('enabled') === true;
 	const pathHint = workspace.getConfiguration('git').get<string>('path');
@@ -61,18 +58,51 @@ async function init(context: ExtensionContext, disposables: Disposable[]): Promi
 	await checkGitVersion(info);
 }
 
+async function _activate(context: ExtensionContext, disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<any> {
+	const outputChannel = window.createOutputChannel('Git');
+	commands.registerCommand('git.showOutput', () => outputChannel.show());
+	disposables.push(outputChannel);
+
+	try {
+		await init(context, outputChannel, disposables);
+	} catch (err) {
+		if (!/Git installation not found/.test(err.message || '')) {
+			throw err;
+		}
+
+		console.warn(err.message);
+		outputChannel.appendLine(err.message);
+		outputChannel.show();
+
+		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
+		const shouldIgnore = config.get<boolean>('ignoreMissingGitWarning') === true;
+
+		if (shouldIgnore) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const download = localize('downloadgit', "Download Git");
+		const neverShowAgain = localize('neverShowAgain', "Don't show again");
+		const choice = await window.showWarningMessage(
+			localize('notfound', "Git not found. Install it or configure it using the 'git.path' setting."),
+			download,
+			neverShowAgain
+		);
+
+		if (choice === download) {
+			commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', Uri.parse('https://git-scm.com/'));
+		} else if (choice === neverShowAgain) {
+			await config.update('ignoreMissingGitWarning', true, true);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): any {
 	const disposables: Disposable[] = [];
 	context.subscriptions.push(new Disposable(() => Disposable.from(...disposables).dispose()));
 
-	init(context, disposables)
-		.catch(err => {
-			if (/Git installation not found/.test(err.message || '')) {
-				console.warn(localize('notfound', "Git not found. You can configure its location with the `git.path` configuration setting."));
-			} else {
-				console.error(err);
-			}
-		});
+	_activate(context, disposables)
+		.catch(err => console.error(err));
 }
 
 async function checkGitVersion(info: IGit): Promise<void> {