diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/api0.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/api0.ts
index b65cfc3dc09..63c404c9e7e 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/api0.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/api0.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@
 import { Model } from '../model';
 import { GitExtension } from './git';
 import { Api } from './api';
+import { Event, SourceControlInputBox, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { mapEvent } from '../util';
+import { Repository } from '../repository';
+
+class ApiInputBox implements GitExtension.InputBox {
+	set value(value: string) { this._inputBox.value = value; }
+	get value(): string { return this._inputBox.value; }
+	constructor(private _inputBox: SourceControlInputBox) { }
+}
+
+export class ApiRepository implements GitExtension.Repository {
+
+	readonly rootUri: Uri;
+	readonly inputBox: GitExtension.InputBox;
+
+	constructor(_repository: Repository) {
+		this.rootUri = Uri.file(_repository.root);
+		this.inputBox = new ApiInputBox(_repository.inputBox);
+	}
+}
 
 @Api('0.1.0')
 export class ApiImpl implements GitExtension.API {
@@ -16,5 +36,13 @@ export class ApiImpl implements GitExtension.API {
 		return this._model.git.path;
 	}
 
+	get onDidOpenRepository(): Event<GitExtension.Repository> {
+		return mapEvent(this._model.onDidOpenRepository, r => new ApiRepository(r));
+	}
+
+	get onDidCloseRepository(): Event<GitExtension.Repository> {
+		return mapEvent(this._model.onDidCloseRepository, r => new ApiRepository(r));
+	}
+
 	constructor(private _model: Model) { }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/extension.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/extension.ts
index 9f14f436f38..56868dc5092 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/extension.ts
@@ -6,27 +6,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { Model } from '../model';
-import { Repository as ModelRepository } from '../repository';
-import { Uri, SourceControlInputBox } from 'vscode';
 import { GitExtension } from './git';
 import { getAPI, deprecated } from './api';
-
-class InputBoxImpl implements GitExtension.InputBox {
-	set value(value: string) { this.inputBox.value = value; }
-	get value(): string { return this.inputBox.value; }
-	constructor(private inputBox: SourceControlInputBox) { }
-}
-
-class RepositoryImpl implements GitExtension.Repository {
-
-	readonly rootUri: Uri;
-	readonly inputBox: GitExtension.InputBox;
-
-	constructor(repository: ModelRepository) {
-		this.rootUri = Uri.file(repository.root);
-		this.inputBox = new InputBoxImpl(repository.inputBox);
-	}
-}
+import { ApiRepository } from './api0';
 
 class NoModelGitExtension implements GitExtension {
 
@@ -56,7 +38,7 @@ class GitExtensionImpl implements GitExtension {
 
 	@deprecated
 	async getRepositories(): Promise<GitExtension.Repository[]> {
-		return this._model.repositories.map(repository => new RepositoryImpl(repository));
+		return this._model.repositories.map(repository => new ApiRepository(repository));
 	}
 
 	getAPI(range: string): GitExtension.API {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 16d36bd7ada..f85b7efb2e4 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { Uri, SourceControlInputBox } from 'vscode';
+import { Uri, SourceControlInputBox, Event } from 'vscode';
 
 declare module GitExtension {
 
 	export interface API {
 		readonly gitPath: string;
+		readonly onDidOpenRepository: Event<Repository>;
+		readonly onDidCloseRepository: Event<Repository>;
 	}
 
-	//#region Deprecated API
 	export interface InputBox {
 		value: string;
 	}
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ declare module GitExtension {
 		readonly rootUri: Uri;
 		readonly inputBox: InputBox;
 	}
-	//#endregion
 }
 
 export interface GitExtension {