diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 2a695b2626d..cf90adfa2b6 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
         },
         {
           "command": "git.syncRebase",
-          "when": "config.git.enabled && scmProvider == git && gitState == idle"
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
         },
         {
           "command": "git.publish",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index fcf99aa4f98..0d7ac47e474 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -1240,8 +1240,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		repository.pushTo(pick.label, branchName);
 	}
 
-	@command('git.sync', { repository: true })
-	async sync(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
+	private async _sync(repository: Repository, rebase: boolean): Promise<void> {
 		const HEAD = repository.HEAD;
 
 		if (!HEAD || !HEAD.upstream) {
@@ -1264,7 +1263,16 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			}
 		}
 
-		await repository.sync();
+		if (rebase) {
+			await repository.syncRebase();
+		} else {
+			await repository.sync();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@command('git.sync', { repository: true })
+	sync(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
+		return this._sync(repository, false);
 	}
 
 	@command('git._syncAll')
@@ -1281,29 +1289,8 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 	}
 
 	@command('git.syncRebase', { repository: true })
-	async syncRebase(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
-		const HEAD = repository.HEAD;
-		if (!HEAD || !HEAD.upstream) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
-		const shouldPrompt = config.get<boolean>('confirmSync') === true;
-
-		if (shouldPrompt) {
-			const message = localize('sync is unpredictable', "This action will push and pull commits to and from '{0}'.", HEAD.upstream);
-			const yes = localize('ok', "OK");
-			const neverAgain = localize('never again', "OK, Never Show Again");
-			const pick = await window.showWarningMessage(message, { modal: true }, yes, neverAgain);
-
-			if (pick === neverAgain) {
-				await config.update('confirmSync', false, true);
-			} else if (pick !== yes) {
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-
-		await repository.syncRebase();
+	syncRebase(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
+		return this._sync(repository, true);
 	}
 
 	@command('git.publish', { repository: true })
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 2cd9d740ab4..58fd4a540fb 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -651,10 +651,9 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		await this.run(Operation.Push, () => this.repository.push(remote, undefined, false, true));
 	}
 
-	@throttle
-	async sync(): Promise<void> {
+	private async _sync(rebase: boolean): Promise<void> {
 		await this.run(Operation.Sync, async () => {
-			await this.repository.pull();
+			await this.repository.pull(rebase);
 
 			const shouldPush = this.HEAD && typeof this.HEAD.ahead === 'number' ? this.HEAD.ahead > 0 : true;
 
@@ -664,17 +663,14 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@throttle
+	sync(): Promise<void> {
+		return this._sync(false);
+	}
+
 	@throttle
 	async syncRebase(): Promise<void> {
-		await this.run(Operation.Sync, async () => {
-			await this.repository.pull(true);
-
-			const shouldPush = this.HEAD && typeof this.HEAD.ahead === 'number' ? this.HEAD.ahead > 0 : true;
-
-			if (shouldPush) {
-				await this.repository.push();
-			}
-		});
+		return this._sync(true);
 	}
 
 	async show(ref: string, filePath: string): Promise<string> {