diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 5943ebe4b96..042add4adac 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -216,5 +216,6 @@ export const enum GitErrorCodes {
 	WrongCase = 'WrongCase',
 	CantLockRef = 'CantLockRef',
 	CantRebaseMultipleBranches = 'CantRebaseMultipleBranches',
-	PatchDoesNotApply = 'PatchDoesNotApply'
+	PatchDoesNotApply = 'PatchDoesNotApply',
+	NoPathFound = 'NoPathFound'
 }
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diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 4a7cf7b8fe8..e4b29e198ab 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -1291,6 +1291,10 @@ export class Repository {
 
 			return result.stdout.trim();
 		} catch (err) {
+			if (/^fatal: no such path/.test(err.stderr || '')) {
+				err.gitErrorCode = GitErrorCodes.NoPathFound;
+			}
+
 			throw err;
 		}
 	}