diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 285d76ee55b..18b49fcb268 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export interface Worktree {
 	readonly name: string;
 	readonly path: string;
 	readonly ref: string;
+	readonly main: boolean;
 	readonly detached: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/artifactProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/artifactProvider.ts
index f99e262b9c4..f63899efa3e 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/artifactProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/artifactProvider.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { LogOutputChannel, SourceControlArtifactProvider, SourceControlArtifactGroup, SourceControlArtifact, Event, EventEmitter, ThemeIcon, l10n, workspace, Uri, Disposable, Command } from 'vscode';
 import { coalesce, dispose, filterEvent, IDisposable, isCopilotWorktree } from './util';
 import { Repository } from './repository';
-import { Commit, Ref, RefType } from './api/git';
+import { Ref, RefType, Worktree } from './api/git';
 import { OperationKind } from './operation';
 
 /**
@@ -55,11 +55,14 @@ function sortRefByName(refA: Ref, refB: Ref): number {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-function sortByCommitDateDesc(a: { commitDetails?: Commit }, b: { commitDetails?: Commit }): number {
-	const aCommitDate = a.commitDetails?.commitDate?.getTime() ?? 0;
-	const bCommitDate = b.commitDetails?.commitDate?.getTime() ?? 0;
-
-	return bCommitDate - aCommitDate;
+function sortByWorktreeTypeAndNameAsc(a: Worktree, b: Worktree): number {
+	if (a.main && !b.main) {
+		return -1;
+	} else if (!a.main && b.main) {
+		return 1;
+	} else {
+		return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+	}
 }
 
 export class GitArtifactProvider implements SourceControlArtifactProvider, IDisposable {
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ export class GitArtifactProvider implements SourceControlArtifactProvider, IDisp
 			} else if (group === 'worktrees') {
 				const worktrees = await this.repository.getWorktreeDetails();
 
-				return worktrees.sort(sortByCommitDateDesc).map(w => ({
+				return worktrees.sort(sortByWorktreeTypeAndNameAsc).map(w => ({
 					id: w.path,
 					name: w.name,
 					description: coalesce([
@@ -172,10 +175,11 @@ export class GitArtifactProvider implements SourceControlArtifactProvider, IDisp
 						w.commitDetails?.hash.substring(0, shortCommitLength),
 						w.commitDetails?.message.split('\n')[0]
 					]).join(' \u2022 '),
-					icon: isCopilotWorktree(w.path)
-						? new ThemeIcon('chat-sparkle')
-						: new ThemeIcon('worktree'),
-					timestamp: w.commitDetails?.commitDate?.getTime(),
+					icon: w.main
+						? new ThemeIcon('repo')
+						: isCopilotWorktree(w.path)
+							? new ThemeIcon('chat-sparkle')
+							: new ThemeIcon('worktree')
 				}));
 			}
 		} catch (err) {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 012710ca9f7..5b2ca69d087 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface IDotGit {
 	readonly path: string;
 	readonly commonPath?: string;
 	readonly superProjectPath?: string;
+	readonly isBare: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IFileStatus {
@@ -575,7 +576,12 @@ export class Git {
 			commonDotGitPath = path.normalize(commonDotGitPath);
 		}
 
+		const raw = await fs.readFile(path.join(commonDotGitPath ?? dotGitPath, 'config'), 'utf8');
+		const coreSections = GitConfigParser.parse(raw).find(s => s.name === 'core');
+		const isBare = coreSections?.properties['bare'] === 'true';
+
 		return {
+			isBare,
 			path: dotGitPath,
 			commonPath: commonDotGitPath !== dotGitPath ? commonDotGitPath : undefined,
 			superProjectPath: superProjectPath ? path.normalize(superProjectPath) : undefined
@@ -2954,10 +2960,27 @@ export class Repository {
 	private async getWorktreesFS(): Promise<Worktree[]> {
 		try {
 			// List all worktree folder names
-			const worktreesPath = path.join(this.dotGit.commonPath ?? this.dotGit.path, 'worktrees');
+			const mainRepositoryPath = this.dotGit.commonPath ?? this.dotGit.path;
+			const worktreesPath = path.join(mainRepositoryPath, 'worktrees');
 			const dirents = await fs.readdir(worktreesPath, { withFileTypes: true });
 			const result: Worktree[] = [];
 
+			if (!this.dotGit.isBare) {
+				// Add main worktree for a non-bare repository
+				const headPath = path.join(mainRepositoryPath, 'HEAD');
+				const headContent = (await fs.readFile(headPath, 'utf8')).trim();
+
+				const mainRepositoryWorktreeName = path.basename(path.dirname(mainRepositoryPath));
+
+				result.push({
+					name: mainRepositoryWorktreeName,
+					path: path.dirname(mainRepositoryPath),
+					ref: headContent.replace(/^ref: /, ''),
+					detached: !headContent.startsWith('ref: '),
+					main: true
+				} satisfies Worktree);
+			}
+
 			for (const dirent of dirents) {
 				if (!dirent.isDirectory()) {
 					continue;
@@ -2977,7 +3000,8 @@ export class Repository {
 						// Remove 'ref: ' prefix
 						ref: headContent.replace(/^ref: /, ''),
 						// Detached if HEAD does not start with 'ref: '
-						detached: !headContent.startsWith('ref: ')
+						detached: !headContent.startsWith('ref: '),
+						main: false
 					});
 				} catch (err) {
 					if (/ENOENT/.test(err.message)) {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 7ca1c886194..8480e6d3617 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { Branch, BranchQuery, Change, CommitOptions, DiffChange, FetchOptions, F
 import { AutoFetcher } from './autofetch';
 import { GitBranchProtectionProvider, IBranchProtectionProviderRegistry } from './branchProtection';
 import { debounce, memoize, sequentialize, throttle } from './decorators';
-import { Repository as BaseRepository, BlameInformation, Commit, CommitShortStat, GitError, LogFileOptions, LsTreeElement, PullOptions, RefQuery, Stash, Submodule, Worktree } from './git';
+import { Repository as BaseRepository, BlameInformation, Commit, CommitShortStat, GitError, IDotGit, LogFileOptions, LsTreeElement, PullOptions, RefQuery, Stash, Submodule, Worktree } from './git';
 import { GitHistoryProvider } from './historyProvider';
 import { Operation, OperationKind, OperationManager, OperationResult } from './operation';
 import { CommitCommandsCenter, IPostCommitCommandsProviderRegistry } from './postCommitCommands';
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		return this.repository.rootRealPath;
 	}
 
-	get dotGit(): { path: string; commonPath?: string } {
+	get dotGit(): IDotGit {
 		return this.repository.dotGit;
 	}