diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index befcfc88349..d4a9ebb0d58 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -991,6 +991,15 @@
       }
     },
     "colors": [
+      {
+        "id": "gitDecoration.addedResourceForeground",
+        "description": "%colors.added%",
+        "defaults": {
+          "light": "#587c0c",
+          "dark": "#81b88b",
+          "highContrast": "#1b5225"
+        }
+      },
       {
         "id": "gitDecoration.modifiedResourceForeground",
         "description": "%colors.modified%",
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 7f2c43dd233..9b1a2332d1f 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 	"config.showInlineOpenFileAction": "Controls whether to show an inline Open File action in the Git changes view.",
 	"config.inputValidation": "Controls when to show commit message input validation.",
 	"config.detectSubmodules": "Controls whether to automatically detect git submodules.",
+	"colors.added": "Color for added resources.",
 	"config.detectSubmodulesLimit": "Controls the limit of git submodules detected.",
 	"colors.modified": "Color for modified resources.",
 	"colors.deleted": "Color for deleted resources.",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 86a42815cce..5c5fd6814a3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ export class Resource implements SourceControlResourceState {
 			case Status.INDEX_DELETED:
 			case Status.DELETED:
 				return new ThemeColor('gitDecoration.deletedResourceForeground');
-			case Status.INDEX_ADDED: // todo@joh - special color?
+			case Status.INDEX_ADDED:
+				return new ThemeColor('gitDecoration.addedResourceForeground');
 			case Status.INDEX_RENAMED: // todo@joh - special color?
 			case Status.UNTRACKED:
 				return new ThemeColor('gitDecoration.untrackedResourceForeground');