diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 4dc1563bfb9..89e42769a30 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -1896,7 +1896,9 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 
 		const limit = scopedConfig.get<number>('statusLimit', 10000);
 
+		const start = new Date().getTime();
 		const { status, statusLength, didHitLimit } = await this.repository.getStatus({ limit, ignoreSubmodules, untrackedChanges });
+		const totalTime = new Date().getTime() - start;
 
 		if (didHitLimit) {
 			/* __GDPR__
@@ -1904,10 +1906,11 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 					"owner": "lszomoru",
 					"ignoreSubmodules": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "comment": "Setting indicating whether submodules are ignored" },
 					"limit": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "isMeasurement": true, "comment": "Setting indicating the limit of status entries" },
-					"statusLength": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "isMeasurement": true, "comment": "Total number of status entries" }
+					"statusLength": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "isMeasurement": true, "comment": "Total number of status entries" },
+					"totalTime": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "isMeasurement": true, "comment": "Total number of ms the operation took" }
 				}
 			*/
-			this.telemetryReporter.sendTelemetryEvent('statusLimit', { ignoreSubmodules: String(ignoreSubmodules) }, { limit, statusLength });
+			this.telemetryReporter.sendTelemetryEvent('statusLimit', { ignoreSubmodules: String(ignoreSubmodules) }, { limit, statusLength, totalTime });
 		}
 
 		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
@@ -1951,6 +1954,22 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (totalTime > 5000) {
+			/* __GDPR__
+				"statusSlow" : {
+					"owner": "digitarald",
+					"comment": "Reports when git status is slower than 5s",
+					"expiration": "1.73",
+					"ignoreSubmodules": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "comment": "Setting indicating whether submodules are ignored" },
+					"didHitLimit": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "comment": "Total number of status entries" },
+					"didWarnAboutLimit": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "comment": "True when the user was warned about slow git status" },
+					"statusLength": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "isMeasurement": true, "comment": "Total number of status entries" },
+					"totalTime": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight", "isMeasurement": true, "comment": "Total number of ms the operation took" }
+				}
+			*/
+			this.telemetryReporter.sendTelemetryEvent('statusSlow', { ignoreSubmodules: String(ignoreSubmodules), didHitLimit: String(didHitLimit), didWarnAboutLimit: String(this.didWarnAboutLimit) }, { statusLength, totalTime });
+		}
+
 		let HEAD: Branch | undefined;
 
 		try {