diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 3132b8cdf8629304b85b33ef7f6781624ea9f4bd..42952e0ca05275c0eb7d4a6be21aa1ba5677cd53 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ function getGitErrorCode(stderr: string): string | undefined {
 		return GitErrorCodes.BranchAlreadyExists;
 	} else if (/'.+' is not a valid branch name/.test(stderr)) {
 		return GitErrorCodes.InvalidBranchName;
+	} else if (/Please,? commit your changes or stash them/.test(stderr)) {
+		return GitErrorCodes.DirtyWorkTree;
 	}
 
 	return undefined;