diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/actions.ts b/src/vs/base/common/actions.ts
index 28b9b368c32..162172f2ad8 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/actions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/actions.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { IEventEmitter, EventEmitter } from 'vs/base/common/eventEmitter';
 import { IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import * as Events from 'vs/base/common/events';
 import Event, { Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
+import { ITelemetryData } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 
 export interface IAction extends IDisposable {
 	id: string;
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ export class Action implements IAction {
 		this._order = value;
 	}
 
-	public run(event?: any): TPromise<any> {
+	public run(event?: any, data?: ITelemetryData): TPromise<any> {
 		if (this._actionCallback !== void 0) {
 			return this._actionCallback(event);
 		}
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts
index aca834c2d6f..f1959d63000 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export interface ITelemetryInfo {
 	instanceId: string;
 }
 
+export interface ITelemetryData {
+	from?: string;
+	[key: string]: any;
+}
+
 export interface ITelemetryExperiments {
 	showNewUserWatermark: boolean;
 	openUntitledFile: boolean;
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ export interface ITelemetryService {
 	 * Sends a telemetry event that has been privacy approved.
 	 * Do not call this unless you have been given approval.
 	 */
-	publicLog(eventName: string, data?: any): TPromise<void>;
+	publicLog(eventName: string, data?: ITelemetryData): TPromise<void>;
 
 	getTelemetryInfo(): TPromise<ITelemetryInfo>;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts
index 2b886246083..aa7e3f4a754 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 import { escapeRegExpCharacters } from 'vs/base/common/strings';
-import { ITelemetryService, ITelemetryInfo, ITelemetryExperiments } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
+import { ITelemetryService, ITelemetryInfo, ITelemetryExperiments, ITelemetryData } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { ITelemetryAppender, defaultExperiments } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryUtils';
 import { optional } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class TelemetryService implements ITelemetryService {
 		this._disposables = dispose(this._disposables);
 	}
 
-	publicLog(eventName: string, data?: any): TPromise<any> {
+	publicLog(eventName: string, data?: ITelemetryData): TPromise<any> {
 		// don't send events when the user is optout
 		if (!this._userOptIn) {
 			return TPromise.as(undefined);
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryUtils.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryUtils.ts
index 8ef9acb59ef..10be3544472 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryUtils.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { IKeybindingService, KeybindingSource } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/com
 import { ILifecycleService, ShutdownReason } from 'vs/platform/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
 import { IStorageService } from 'vs/platform/storage/common/storage';
 import { IWorkspaceContextService } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
-import { ITelemetryService, ITelemetryExperiments, ITelemetryInfo } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
+import { ITelemetryService, ITelemetryExperiments, ITelemetryInfo, ITelemetryData } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { StorageService } from 'vs/platform/storage/common/storageService';
 import * as objects from 'vs/base/common/objects';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const defaultExperiments: ITelemetryExperiments = {
 export const NullTelemetryService = {
 	_serviceBrand: undefined,
 	_experiments: defaultExperiments,
-	publicLog(eventName: string, data?: any) {
+	publicLog(eventName: string, data?: ITelemetryData) {
 		return TPromise.as<void>(null);
 	},
 	isOptedIn: true,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/common/actionRegistry.ts b/src/vs/workbench/common/actionRegistry.ts
index e16dd395bcd..95669c4d86e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/common/actionRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/common/actionRegistry.ts
@@ -168,14 +168,15 @@ export function triggerAndDisposeAction(instantitationService: IInstantiationSer
 		return undefined;
 	}
 
+	const from = args && args.from || 'keybinding';
 	if (telemetryService) {
-		telemetryService.publicLog('workbenchActionExecuted', { id: actionInstance.id, from: args && args.from || 'keybinding' });
+		telemetryService.publicLog('workbenchActionExecuted', { id: actionInstance.id, from });
 	}
 
 	// run action when workbench is created
 	return partService.joinCreation().then(() => {
 		try {
-			return TPromise.as(actionInstance.run()).then(() => {
+			return TPromise.as(actionInstance.run(undefined, { from })).then(() => {
 				actionInstance.dispose();
 			}, (err) => {
 				actionInstance.dispose();
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/electron-browser/gitActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/electron-browser/gitActions.ts
index 1a809c3fbab..b168acb47bd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/electron-browser/gitActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/electron-browser/gitActions.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { IGitService } from 'vs/workbench/parts/git/common/git';
 import { IQuickOpenService } from 'vs/platform/quickOpen/common/quickOpen';
 import * as url from 'url';
 import { remote } from 'electron';
+import { ITelemetryService, ITelemetryData } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
+import { isPromiseCanceledError } from 'vs/base/common/errors';
 
 const dialog = remote.dialog;
 
@@ -29,12 +31,13 @@ export class CloneAction extends Action {
 		@IQuickOpenService private quickOpenService: IQuickOpenService,
 		@IMessageService private messageService: IMessageService,
 		@IWindowsService private windowsService: IWindowsService,
+		@ITelemetryService private telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
 		@IWorkspaceContextService private workspaceService: IWorkspaceContextService
 	) {
 		super(id, label);
 	}
 
-	run(): TPromise<void> {
+	run(event?: any, data?: ITelemetryData): TPromise<void> {
 		return this.quickOpenService.input({
 			prompt: localize('valid', "Provide a valid git repository URL"),
 			placeHolder: localize('url', "Repository URL"),
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ export class CloneAction extends Action {
 		})
 			.then(url => {
 				if (!url) {
+					this.telemetryService.publicLog('gitClone', { ...data, outcome: 'no_URL' });
 					return TPromise.as(null);
 				}
 
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ export class CloneAction extends Action {
 				});
 
 				if (!result || result.length === 0) {
+					this.telemetryService.publicLog('gitClone', { ...data, outcome: 'no_directory' });
 					return TPromise.as(null);
 				}
 
@@ -69,14 +74,17 @@ export class CloneAction extends Action {
 				const clone = always(this.gitService.clone(url, result[0]), () => promise.cancel());
 
 				return clone.then(path => {
+					this.telemetryService.publicLog('gitClone', { ...data, outcome: 'success' });
 					const forceNewWindow = this.workspaceService.hasWorkspace();
 					return this.windowsService.openWindow([path], { forceNewWindow, forceReuseWindow: !forceNewWindow });
 
 				}).then<void>(null, e => {
 					if (/already exists and is not an empty directory/.test(e.stderr || '')) {
+						this.telemetryService.publicLog('gitClone', { ...data, outcome: 'directory_not_empty' });
 						return TPromise.wrapError(localize('already exists', "Destination repository already exists, please pick another directory to clone to."));
 					}
 
+					this.telemetryService.publicLog('gitClone', { ...data, outcome: isPromiseCanceledError(e) ? 'canceled' : 'error' });
 					return TPromise.wrapError(e);
 				});
 			});