diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index cd9ea807d1f..0bf5d9afd34 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@
         "category": "Git"
       },
       {
-        "command": "git.pullFromRemoteBranch",
-        "title": "%command.pullFromRemoteBranch%",
+        "command": "git.pullFrom",
+        "title": "%command.pullFrom%",
         "category": "Git"
       },
       {
@@ -327,13 +327,17 @@
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
         },
         {
-          "command": "git.pullFromRemoteBranch",
+          "command": "git.pullFrom",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
         },
         {
           "command": "git.pullRebase",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.pullFrom",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.push",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
@@ -387,8 +391,7 @@
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
         },
         {
-          "command": "git.pullFromRemoteBranch",
-          "group": "1_sync",
+          "command": "git.pullFrom",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
         },
         {
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 12f02512b18..199338a68e6 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	"command.merge": "Merge Branch...",
 	"command.pull": "Pull",
 	"command.pullRebase": "Pull (Rebase)",
-	"command.pullFromRemoteBranch": "Pull From...",
+	"command.pullFrom": "Pull from...",
 	"command.push": "Push",
 	"command.pushTo": "Push to...",
 	"command.sync": "Sync",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 334ec210714..c1615041dd3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@command('git.pullFromRemoteBranch')
+	@command('git.pullFrom')
 	async pullFrom(): Promise<void> {
 		const remotes = this.model.remotes;
 
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 49906563fe2..d559bb36cc6 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -751,19 +751,16 @@ export class Repository {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async pull(rebase?: boolean, remote?: string, name?: string): Promise<void> {
+	async pull(rebase?: boolean, remote?: string, branch?: string): Promise<void> {
 		const args = ['pull'];
 
 		if (rebase) {
 			args.push('-r');
 		}
 
-		if (remote) {
+		if (remote && branch) {
 			args.push(remote);
-		}
-
-		if (name) {
-			args.push(name);
+			args.push(branch);
 		}
 
 		try {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index 8f161f4336c..25e9c6bcad7 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ export class Model implements Disposable {
 		await this.run(Operation.Push, () => this.repository.push());
 	}
 
+	async pullFrom(rebase?: boolean, remote?: string, branch?: string): Promise<void> {
+		await this.run(Operation.Pull, () => this.repository.pull(rebase, remote, branch));
+	}
+
 	async pushTo(remote?: string, name?: string, setUpstream: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
 		await this.run(Operation.Push, () => this.repository.push(remote, name, setUpstream));
 	}