diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index bd3d175c58a..e6e7d350c45 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -608,6 +608,11 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "%config.ignoreLimitWarning%",
           "default": false
+        },
+        "git.cloneDirectory": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "%config.cloneDirectory%"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 11c7347fa07..270283993d4 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@
 	"config.countBadge": "Controls the git badge counter. `all` counts all changes. `tracked` counts only the tracked changes. `off` turns it off.",
 	"config.checkoutType": "Controls what type of branches are listed when running `Checkout to...`. `all` shows all refs, `local` shows only the local branchs, `tags` shows only tags and `remote` shows only remote branches.",
 	"config.ignoreLegacyWarning": "Ignores the legacy Git warning",
-	"config.ignoreLimitWarning": "Ignores the warning when there are too many changes in a repository"
+	"config.ignoreLimitWarning": "Ignores the warning when there are too many changes in a repository",
+	"config.cloneDirectory": "When cloning a new repository, the default location will be set to this directory"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 399cfd10a16..a938cb31197 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -202,9 +202,12 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
+		const cloneDirectory = config.get<string>('cloneDirectory') || os.homedir();
+
 		const parentPath = await window.showInputBox({
 			prompt: localize('parent', "Parent Directory"),
-			value: os.homedir(),
+			value: cloneDirectory,
 			ignoreFocusOut: true
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
index e35495db433..0bdf195f96c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ export function registerContributions(): void {
 				enum: ['all', 'local', 'tags', 'remote'],
 				default: 'all',
 				description: nls.localize('checkoutType', "Controls what type of branches are listed."),
+			},
+			'git.cloneDirectory': {
+				type: 'string',
+				default: null,
+				description: nls.localize('cloneDirectory', "When cloning a new repository, the default location will be set to this directory."),
 			}
 		}
 	});