diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 6db5f813cc3..eb37fcac1cf 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
         "command": "git.publish",
         "title": "Publish",
         "category": "Git"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "git.sync",
+        "title": "Sync",
+        "category": "Git"
       }
     ],
     "menus": {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 8315b81a694..76cc3725c59 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class CommandCenter {
 			commands.registerCommand('git.clean', this.clean, this),
 			commands.registerCommand('git.cleanAll', this.cleanAll, this),
 			commands.registerCommand('git.checkout', this.checkout, this),
+			commands.registerCommand('git.sync', this.sync, this),
 			commands.registerCommand('git.publish', this.publish, this),
 		);
 	}
@@ -204,6 +205,11 @@ class CommandCenter {
 		await choice.run(this.model);
 	}
 
+	@decorate(catchErrors)
+	async sync(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.model.sync();
+	}
+
 	@decorate(catchErrors)
 	async publish(): Promise<void> {
 		const branchName = this.model.HEAD && this.model.HEAD.name || '';
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index 8fac407207e..c874b8c2180 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ export class Model {
 		await this.update();
 	}
 
+	async sync(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.repository.sync();
+		await this.update();
+	}
+
 	async push(remote?: string, name?: string, options?: IPushOptions): Promise<void> {
 		await this.repository.push(remote, name, options);
 		await this.update();