diff --git a/extensions/git/src/main.ts b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
index c8812f2dedb..38df157763e 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ async function init(context: ExtensionContext, disposables: Disposable[]): Promi
 		}
 	}
 
+	scm.inputBox.onDidAccept(commandCenter.commitWithInput, commandCenter, disposables);
 	scm.inputBox.value = await model.getCommitTemplate();
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/scmProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/scmProvider.ts
index de08757e17d..c0672088771 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/scmProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/scmProvider.ts
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ export class GitSCMProvider implements SCMProvider {
 		return this.commandCenter.open(resource);
 	}
 
-	acceptChanges(): ProviderResult<void> {
-		return this.commandCenter.commitWithInput();
-	}
-
 	getOriginalResource(uri: Uri): Uri | undefined {
 		if (uri.scheme !== 'file') {
 			return;
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index db0a30804fc..086ac731526 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -733,9 +733,6 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * @return A thenable which resolves when the resource is open.
 		 */
 		open?(resource: SCMResource, token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<void>;
-
-		// TODO@joao: move to SCMInput?
-		acceptChanges?(token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<void>;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -752,6 +749,11 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * An [event](#Event) which fires when the input box value has changed.
 		 */
 		readonly onDidChange: Event<string>;
+
+		/**
+		 * An [event](#Event) which fires when the user has accepted the changes.
+		 */
+		readonly onDidAccept: Event<string>;
 	}
 
 	export namespace scm {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts
index c8c0dadd479..dbb5bdf0dc8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ export abstract class MainProcessExtensionServiceShape {
 export interface SCMProviderFeatures {
 	label: string;
 	supportsOpen: boolean;
-	supportsAcceptChanges: boolean;
 	supportsOriginalResource: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -419,9 +418,9 @@ export abstract class ExtHostTerminalServiceShape {
 
 export abstract class ExtHostSCMShape {
 	$open(id: string, uri: string): TPromise<void> { throw ni(); }
-	$acceptChanges(id: string): TPromise<void> { throw ni(); }
 	$getOriginalResource(id: string, uri: URI): TPromise<URI> { throw ni(); }
 	$onInputBoxValueChange(value: string): TPromise<void> { throw ni(); }
+	$onInputBoxAcceptChanges(): TPromise<void> { throw ni(); }
 }
 
 export abstract class ExtHostTaskShape {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostSCM.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostSCM.ts
index 52ae24cd9a4..45dd58b3603 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostSCM.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostSCM.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ class ExtHostSCMInputBox {
 		return this._onDidChange.event;
 	}
 
+	private _onDidAccept = new Emitter<string>();
+
+	get onDidAccept(): Event<string> {
+		return this._onDidAccept.event;
+	}
+
 	constructor(private _proxy: MainThreadSCMShape) {
 		// noop
 	}
@@ -57,6 +63,10 @@ class ExtHostSCMInputBox {
 		this.updateValue(value);
 	}
 
+	$onInputBoxAcceptChanges(): void {
+		this._onDidAccept.fire(this._value);
+	}
+
 	private updateValue(value: string): void {
 		this._value = value;
 		this._onDidChange.fire(value);
@@ -97,7 +107,6 @@ export class ExtHostSCM {
 		this._proxy.$register(providerId, {
 			label: provider.label,
 			supportsOpen: !!provider.open,
-			supportsAcceptChanges: !!provider.acceptChanges,
 			supportsOriginalResource: !!provider.getOriginalResource
 		});
 
@@ -158,16 +167,6 @@ export class ExtHostSCM {
 		return asWinJsPromise(token => provider.open(resource, token));
 	}
 
-	$acceptChanges(providerId: string): TPromise<void> {
-		const provider = this._providers[providerId];
-
-		if (!provider) {
-			return TPromise.as(null);
-		}
-
-		return asWinJsPromise(token => provider.acceptChanges(token));
-	}
-
 	$getOriginalResource(id: string, uri: URI): TPromise<URI> {
 		const provider = this._providers[id];
 
@@ -182,4 +181,9 @@ export class ExtHostSCM {
 		this._inputBox.$onInputBoxValueChange(value);
 		return TPromise.as(null);
 	}
+
+	$onInputBoxAcceptChanges(): TPromise<void> {
+		this._inputBox.$onInputBoxAcceptChanges();
+		return TPromise.as(null);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadSCM.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadSCM.ts
index fbd9b74b082..6bf13fcdcd5 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadSCM.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadSCM.ts
@@ -52,14 +52,6 @@ class MainThreadSCMProvider implements ISCMProvider {
 		return this.proxy.$open(this.id, resource.uri.toString());
 	}
 
-	acceptChanges(): TPromise<void> {
-		if (!this.features.supportsAcceptChanges) {
-			return TPromise.as(null);
-		}
-
-		return this.proxy.$acceptChanges(this.id);
-	}
-
 	getOriginalResource(uri: URI): TPromise<URI> {
 		if (!this.features.supportsOriginalResource) {
 			return TPromise.as(null);
@@ -116,7 +108,7 @@ export class MainThreadSCM extends MainThreadSCMShape {
 
 	private proxy: ExtHostSCMShape;
 	private providers: { [id: string]: MainThreadSCMProvider; } = Object.create(null);
-	private inputBoxListener: IDisposable;
+	private inputBoxListeners: IDisposable[] = [];
 
 	constructor(
 		@IThreadService threadService: IThreadService,
@@ -126,9 +118,8 @@ export class MainThreadSCM extends MainThreadSCMShape {
 		super();
 		this.proxy = threadService.get(ExtHostContext.ExtHostSCM);
 
-		this.inputBoxListener = this.scmService.input.onDidChange(value => {
-			this.proxy.$onInputBoxValueChange(value);
-		});
+		this.scmService.input.onDidChange(this.proxy.$onInputBoxValueChange, this.proxy, this.inputBoxListeners);
+		this.scmService.input.onDidAccept(this.proxy.$onInputBoxAcceptChanges, this.proxy, this.inputBoxListeners);
 	}
 
 	$register(id: string, features: SCMProviderFeatures): void {
@@ -165,6 +156,6 @@ export class MainThreadSCM extends MainThreadSCMShape {
 			.forEach(id => this.providers[id].dispose());
 
 		this.providers = Object.create(null);
-		this.inputBoxListener = dispose(this.inputBoxListener);
+		this.inputBoxListeners = dispose(this.inputBoxListeners);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts
index 687267e9adf..d3ee18ad6bb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export class SCMViewlet extends Viewlet {
 		chain(domEvent(this.inputBox.inputElement, 'keydown'))
 			.map(e => new StandardKeyboardEvent(e))
 			.filter(e => e.equals(KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.Enter) || e.equals(KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_S))
-			.on(this.acceptChanges, this, this.disposables);
+			.on(this.scmService.input.acceptChanges, this.scmService.input, this.disposables);
 
 		this.listContainer = append(root, $('.scm-status.show-file-icons'));
 		const delegate = new Delegate();
@@ -334,10 +334,6 @@ export class SCMViewlet extends Viewlet {
 		this.scmService.activeProvider.open(e);
 	}
 
-	private acceptChanges(): void {
-		this.scmService.activeProvider.acceptChanges();
-	}
-
 	getActions(): IAction[] {
 		return this.menus.getTitleActions();
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts
index a599f5af349..ff30d9875b3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@ export interface ISCMProvider extends IDisposable {
 	readonly state?: string;
 
 	open(uri: ISCMResource): TPromise<void>;
-	acceptChanges(): TPromise<void>;
 	getOriginalResource(uri: URI): TPromise<URI>;
 }
 
 export interface ISCMInput {
 	value: string;
 	readonly onDidChange: Event<string>;
+	readonly onDidAccept: Event<string>;
+	acceptChanges(): void;
 }
 
 export interface ISCMService {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scmService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scmService.ts
index 5eb30f7f59d..b1c26021750 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scmService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scmService.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ class SCMInput implements ISCMInput {
 
 	private _onDidChange = new Emitter<string>();
 	get onDidChange(): Event<string> { return this._onDidChange.event; }
+
+	private _onDidAccept = new Emitter<string>();
+	get onDidAccept(): Event<string> { return this._onDidAccept.event; }
+
+	acceptChanges(): void {
+		this._onDidAccept.fire(this._value);
+	}
 }
 
 export class SCMService implements ISCMService {