diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index f091be69379..9ded5549de7 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.5.0"
   },
+  "aiKey": "AIF-d9b70cd4-b9f9-4d70-929b-a071c400b217",
   "enableProposedApi": true,
   "categories": [
     "Other"
@@ -588,9 +589,10 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "vscode-extension-telemetry": "0.0.5",
     "vscode-nls": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^7.0.4"
   }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 4506b3a339f..f6c27f03e58 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Model, Resource, Status, CommitOptions } from './model';
 import * as staging from './staging';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
+import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 
 const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
@@ -95,14 +96,15 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 
 	constructor(
 		model: Model | undefined,
-		private outputChannel: OutputChannel
+		private outputChannel: OutputChannel,
+		private telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter
 	) {
 		if (model) {
 			this.model = model;
 		}
 
 		this.disposables = Commands
-			.map(({ commandId, method }) => commands.registerCommand(commandId, this.createCommand(method)));
+			.map(({ commandId, method }) => commands.registerCommand(commandId, this.createCommand(commandId, method)));
 	}
 
 	@command('git.refresh')
@@ -693,13 +695,15 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		this.outputChannel.show();
 	}
 
-	private createCommand(method: Function): (...args: any[]) => any {
+	private createCommand(id: string, method: Function): (...args: any[]) => any {
 		return (...args) => {
 			if (!this.model) {
 				window.showInformationMessage(localize('disabled', "Git is either disabled or not supported in this workspace"));
 				return;
 			}
 
+			this.telemetryReporter.sendTelemetryEvent('git.command', { command: id });
+
 			const result = Promise.resolve(method.apply(this, args));
 
 			return result.catch(async err => {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/main.ts b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
index 31a7ef9d29a..771bebb1e49 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ import { GitContentProvider } from './contentProvider';
 import { AutoFetcher } from './autofetch';
 import { MergeDecorator } from './merge';
 import { Askpass } from './askpass';
+import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 
 const localize = nls.config()();
 
-async function init(disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<void> {
+async function init(context: ExtensionContext, 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);
+
 	const outputChannel = window.createOutputChannel('Git');
 	disposables.push(outputChannel);
 
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ async function init(disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<void> {
 	const rootPath = workspace.rootPath;
 
 	if (!rootPath || !enabled) {
-		const commandCenter = new CommandCenter(undefined, outputChannel);
+		const commandCenter = new CommandCenter(undefined, outputChannel, telemetryReporter);
 		disposables.push(commandCenter);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ async function init(disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<void> {
 	outputChannel.appendLine(localize('using git', "Using git {0} from {1}", info.version, info.path));
 	git.onOutput(str => outputChannel.append(str), null, disposables);
 
-	const commandCenter = new CommandCenter(model, outputChannel);
+	const commandCenter = new CommandCenter(model, outputChannel, telemetryReporter);
 	const provider = new GitSCMProvider(model, commandCenter);
 	const contentProvider = new GitContentProvider(model);
 	const checkoutStatusBar = new CheckoutStatusBar(model);
@@ -81,6 +85,6 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): any {
 	const disposables: Disposable[] = [];
 	context.subscriptions.push(new Disposable(() => Disposable.from(...disposables).dispose()));
 
-	init(disposables)
+	init(context, disposables)
 		.catch(err => console.error(err));
 }
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diff --git a/extensions/git/src/typings/vscode-extension-telemetry.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/typings/vscode-extension-telemetry.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6177ef27a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/git/src/typings/vscode-extension-telemetry.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+declare module 'vscode-extension-telemetry' {
+	export default class TelemetryReporter {
+		constructor(extensionId: string, extensionVersion: string, key: string);
+		sendTelemetryEvent(eventName: string, properties?: { [key: string]: string }, measures?: { [key: string]: number }): void;
+	}
+}
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