diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 186f50fd589..191a74e125b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export interface BranchProtectionProvider {
 export interface CommitMessageProvider {
 	readonly title: string;
 	readonly icon?: Uri | { light: Uri, dark: Uri } | ThemeIcon;
-	provideCommitMessage(changes: string[], cancellationToken?: CancellationToken): Promise<string | undefined>;
+	provideCommitMessage(repository: Repository, changes: string[], cancellationToken?: CancellationToken): Promise<string | undefined>;
 }
 
 export type APIState = 'uninitialized' | 'initialized';
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commitMessageProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/commitMessageProvider.ts
index 573f3da0961..29f2da8c8b1 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commitMessageProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commitMessageProvider.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { CancellationToken, Disposable, Event, EventEmitter, Uri, workspace, SourceControlInputBoxActionButton, ThemeIcon, l10n } from 'vscode';
-import { CommitMessageProvider, Status } from './api/git';
+import { CommitMessageProvider, Status, Repository as ApiRepository } from './api/git';
 import { Repository } from './repository';
 import { dispose } from './util';
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class TestCommitMessageProvider implements CommitMessageProvider {
 	readonly icon = new ThemeIcon('rocket');
 	readonly title = 'Generate Commit Message (Test)';
 
-	async provideCommitMessage(_: string[], token: CancellationToken): Promise<string | undefined> {
+	async provideCommitMessage(_: ApiRepository, __: string[], token: CancellationToken): Promise<string | undefined> {
 		if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
 			return undefined;
 		}
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index ea78dbeae56..21aac729dd9 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 
 			const token = this.generateCommitMessageCancellationTokenSource.token;
 			const provider = this.commitMessageProviderRegistry.commitMessageProvider;
-			const commitMessage = await provider.provideCommitMessage(diff, token);
+			const commitMessage = await provider.provideCommitMessage(new ApiRepository(this), diff, token);
 			if (commitMessage) {
 				this.inputBox.value = commitMessage;
 			}