diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 82b8a93a27c..8170e22f3c0 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -3298,31 +3298,36 @@
           "markdownDescription": "%config.commitShortHashLength%",
           "scope": "resource"
         },
-        "git.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "error",
-            "warning",
-            "information",
-            "hint"
-          ],
-          "enumDescriptions": [
-            "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.error%",
-            "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.warning%",
-            "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.information%",
-            "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.hint%"
-          ],
-          "default": "error",
-          "markdownDescription": "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity%",
+        "git.diagnosticsCommitHook.Enabled": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "markdownDescription": "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Enabled%",
           "scope": "resource"
         },
-        "git.diagnosticsCommitHook.Source": {
+        "git.diagnosticsCommitHook.Sources": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+              "error",
+              "warning",
+              "information",
+              "hint"
+            ]
+          },
+          "default": {
+            "*": "error"
+          },
+          "markdownDescription": "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Sources%",
+          "scope": "resource"
+        },
+      "git.diagnosticsCommitHook.IgnoredSources": {
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
             "type": "string"
           },
           "default": [],
-          "markdownDescription": "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Source%",
+          "markdownDescription": "%config.diagnosticsCommitHook.IgnoredSources%",
           "scope": "resource"
         },
         "git.untrackedChangesSoftDelete": {
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 93d159bde07..9e01f5c8753 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -286,12 +286,9 @@
 	"config.blameStatusBarItem.enabled": "Controls whether to show blame information in the status bar.",
 	"config.blameStatusBarItem.template": "Template for the blame information status bar item. Supported variables:\n\n* `hash`: Commit hash\n\n* `hashShort`: First N characters of the commit hash according to `#git.commitShortHashLength#`\n\n* `subject`: First line of the commit message\n\n* `authorName`: Author name\n\n* `authorEmail`: Author email\n\n* `authorDate`: Author date\n\n* `authorDateAgo`: Time difference between now and the author date\n\n",
 	"config.commitShortHashLength": "Controls the length of the commit short hash.",
-	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity": "Controls the minimum diagnostics severity for which Git should check before committing.",
-	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.error": "Errors only",
-	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.warning": "Errors and warnings",
-	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.information": "Errors, warnings, and information",
-	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity.hint": "Errors, warnings, information, and hints",
-	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Source": "Controls the list of diagnostics sources for which Git should check before committing.",
+	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Enabled": "Controls whether Git should check for unresolved diagnostic information before committing.",
+	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.IgnoredSources": "List of diagnostic information sources that should be ignored. **Note:** Ignored diagnostic information sources take precedence over the diagnostic information sources listed in `#git.diagnosticsCommitHook.Sources#`.",
+	"config.diagnosticsCommitHook.Sources": "Controls the list of diagnostic information sources (**Item**) and the minimum diagnostic information severity (**Value**) to be considered before committing.",
 	"config.untrackedChangesSoftDelete": "Controls whether discarding untracked changes moves the file(s) to the Recycle Bin (Windows), Trash (macOS, Linux) instead of deleting them.",
 	"submenu.explorer": "Git",
 	"submenu.commit": "Commit",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index f058de45122..e330c38f24d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -619,11 +619,11 @@ class CommandErrorOutputTextDocumentContentProvider implements TextDocumentConte
 
 async function evaluateDiagnosticsCommitHook(repository: Repository, options: CommitOptions): Promise<boolean> {
 	const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git', Uri.file(repository.root));
-	const diagnosticSource = config.get<string[]>('diagnosticsCommitHook.Source', []);
-	const diagnosticSeveritySetting = config.get<DiagnosticSeverityConfig>('diagnosticsCommitHook.Severity', 'error');
-	const diagnosticSeverity = toDiagnosticSeverity(diagnosticSeveritySetting);
+	const enabled = config.get<boolean>('diagnosticsCommitHook.Enabled', false) === true;
+	const ignoredSources = config.get<string[]>('diagnosticsCommitHook.IgnoredSources', []);
+	const sourceSeverity = config.get<Record<string, DiagnosticSeverityConfig>>('diagnosticsCommitHook.Sources', { '*': 'error' });
 
-	if (diagnosticSource.length === 0) {
+	if (!enabled) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -643,12 +643,34 @@ async function evaluateDiagnosticsCommitHook(repository: Repository, options: Co
 	}
 
 	const diagnostics = languages.getDiagnostics();
-	const changesDiagnostics = diagnostics.filter(([uri, diags]) =>
+	const changesDiagnostics = diagnostics.filter(([uri, diags]) => {
 		// File
-		changes.some(u => uri.scheme === 'file' && pathEquals(u.fsPath, uri.fsPath)) &&
-		// Severity
-		diags.some(d => d.source && diagnosticSource.includes(d.source) && d.severity <= diagnosticSeverity)
-	);
+		if (uri.scheme !== 'file' || !changes.find(c => pathEquals(c.fsPath, uri.fsPath))) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		// Diagnostics
+		return diags.find(d => {
+			// No source or ignored source
+			if (!d.source || ignoredSources.includes(d.source)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			// Source severity
+			if (Object.keys(sourceSeverity).includes(d.source) &&
+				d.severity <= toDiagnosticSeverity(sourceSeverity[d.source])) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			// Wildcard severity
+			if (Object.keys(sourceSeverity).includes('*') &&
+				d.severity <= toDiagnosticSeverity(sourceSeverity['*'])) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		});
+	});
 
 	if (changesDiagnostics.length === 0) {
 		return true;
@@ -659,7 +681,7 @@ async function evaluateDiagnosticsCommitHook(repository: Repository, options: Co
 	const view = l10n.t('View Problems');
 
 	const message = changesDiagnostics.length === 1
-		? l10n.t('The following file has unresolved diagnostic information: {0}.\n\nHow would you like to proceed?', path.basename(changesDiagnostics[0][0].fsPath))
+		? l10n.t('The following file has unresolved diagnostic information: \'{0}\'.\n\nHow would you like to proceed?', path.basename(changesDiagnostics[0][0].fsPath))
 		: l10n.t('There are {0} files that have unresolved diagnostic information.\n\nHow would you like to proceed?', changesDiagnostics.length);
 
 	const choice = await window.showWarningMessage(message, { modal: true }, commit, view);