diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index bc8bc381786..26442a8d922 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@
 	"config.ignoreLegacyWarning": "Ignores the legacy Git warning",
 	"config.ignoreLimitWarning": "Ignores the warning when there are too many changes in a repository",
 	"config.defaultCloneDirectory": "The default location where to clone a git repository",
-	"config.enableSmartCommit": "Commit all changes when there are no staged changes."
+	"config.enableSmartCommit": "Commit all changes when there are no staged changes.",
+	"config.enableCommitSigning": "Enables commit signing with GPG."
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 31f4fcf408a..0c459f02cf9 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 	): Promise<boolean> {
 		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
 		const enableSmartCommit = config.get<boolean>('enableSmartCommit') === true;
+		const enableCommitSigning = config.get<boolean>('enableCommitSigning') === true;
 		const noStagedChanges = this.model.indexGroup.resources.length === 0;
 		const noUnstagedChanges = this.model.workingTreeGroup.resources.length === 0;
 
@@ -623,6 +624,9 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			opts = { all: noStagedChanges };
 		}
 
+		// enable signing of commits if configurated
+		opts.signCommit = enableCommitSigning;
+
 		if (
 			// no changes
 			(noStagedChanges && noUnstagedChanges)
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index c0e643f44d5..8daf58eddc4 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ export class Repository {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async commit(message: string, opts: { all?: boolean, amend?: boolean, signoff?: boolean } = Object.create(null)): Promise<void> {
+	async commit(message: string, opts: { all?: boolean, amend?: boolean, signoff?: boolean, signCommit?: boolean} = Object.create(null)): Promise<void> {
 		const args = ['commit', '--quiet', '--allow-empty-message', '--file', '-'];
 
 		if (opts.all) {
@@ -627,6 +627,10 @@ export class Repository {
 			args.push('--signoff');
 		}
 
+		if (opts.signCommit) {
+			args.push('-S');
+		}
+
 		try {
 			await this.run(args, { input: message || '' });
 		} catch (commitErr) {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index 7d852bc8a39..58f0e59c47a 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ export interface CommitOptions {
 	all?: boolean;
 	amend?: boolean;
 	signoff?: boolean;
+	signCommit?: boolean;
 }
 
 export class Model implements Disposable {