diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadSCM.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadSCM.ts
index 3602f7f3cb5a7470635b53822dce60201fa099f0..eb4898a7ace119f0cbaf74735428b1ad2055fd08 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadSCM.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadSCM.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ class MainThreadSCMProvider implements ISCMProvider {
 	private _onDidChangeCommitTemplate = new Emitter<string>();
 	get onDidChangeCommitTemplate(): Event<string> { return this._onDidChangeCommitTemplate.event; }
 
+	private _onDidChangeStatusBarCommands = new Emitter<Command[]>();
+	get onDidChangeStatusBarCommands(): Event<Command[]> { return this._onDidChangeStatusBarCommands.event; }
+
 	private _onDidChange = new Emitter<void>();
 	get onDidChange(): Event<void> { return this._onDidChange.event; }
 
@@ -142,6 +145,10 @@ class MainThreadSCMProvider implements ISCMProvider {
 		if (typeof features.commitTemplate !== 'undefined') {
 			this._onDidChangeCommitTemplate.fire(this.commitTemplate);
 		}
+
+		if (typeof features.statusBarCommands !== 'undefined') {
+			this._onDidChangeStatusBarCommands.fire(this.statusBarCommands);
+		}
 	}
 
 	$registerGroup(handle: number, id: string, label: string): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmActivity.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmActivity.ts
index 3a88a221a7cb5b245c3644a9e25d53abea90101b..28cbac4159ccd0ab68a8c9e4c0d914bcce6b596d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmActivity.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmActivity.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class StatusBarController implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 		this.focusDisposable.dispose();
 
 		if (repository) {
-			this.focusDisposable = repository.provider.onDidChange(() => this.render(repository));
+			this.focusDisposable = repository.provider.onDidChangeStatusBarCommands(() => this.render(repository));
 		}
 
 		this.render(repository);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts
index 88882ad8cb1bb63fb147a4bf54f444ad18cfea96..2789023ffd348605254651ae24105bfba02c0a57 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/scm/common/scm.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export interface ISCMProvider extends IDisposable {
 	readonly count?: number;
 	readonly commitTemplate?: string;
 	readonly onDidChangeCommitTemplate?: Event<string>;
+	readonly onDidChangeStatusBarCommands?: Event<Command[]>;
 	readonly acceptInputCommand?: Command;
 	readonly statusBarCommands?: Command[];
 	readonly onDidChange: Event<void>;