diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
index 75e81f6cb3c..f6925fd0d55 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ class ApiInputBox implements InputBox {
 
 export class ApiRepository implements Repository {
 
-	readonly rootUri: Uri;
-	readonly inputBox: InputBox;
+	readonly rootUri: Uri = Uri.file(this._repository.root);
+	readonly inputBox: InputBox = new ApiInputBox(this._repository.inputBox);
 
-	constructor(_repository: BaseRepository) {
-		this.rootUri = Uri.file(_repository.root);
-		this.inputBox = new ApiInputBox(_repository.inputBox);
+	readonly onDidRunGitStatus: Event<void> = this._repository.onDidRunGitStatus;
+
+	constructor(private _repository: BaseRepository) {
+	}
+
+	status(): Promise<void> {
+		return this._repository.status();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 4d738531098..449a62f7f2c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ export interface Git {
 	readonly path: string;
 }
 
-export interface API {
-	readonly git: Git;
-	readonly repositories: Repository[];
-	readonly onDidOpenRepository: Event<Repository>;
-	readonly onDidCloseRepository: Event<Repository>;
-}
-
 export interface InputBox {
 	value: string;
 }
@@ -24,6 +17,17 @@ export interface InputBox {
 export interface Repository {
 	readonly rootUri: Uri;
 	readonly inputBox: InputBox;
+
+	readonly onDidRunGitStatus: Event<void>;
+
+	status(): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export interface API {
+	readonly git: Git;
+	readonly repositories: Repository[];
+	readonly onDidOpenRepository: Event<Repository>;
+	readonly onDidCloseRepository: Event<Repository>;
 }
 
 export interface GitExtension {