diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts
index 729ca7ae81779f8f78795b85c10a504a49b4e762..57cb5219e20d5854bb560da3a271432e81f21225 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts
@@ -819,9 +819,14 @@ export class SmartCommitAction extends BaseCommitAction {
 export class PullAction extends GitAction {
 
 	static ID = 'workbench.action.pull';
+	static LABEL = nls.localize('pull', "Pull");
 
-	constructor(@IGitService gitService: IGitService) {
-		super(PullAction.ID, nls.localize('pull', "Pull"), 'git-action pull', gitService);
+	constructor(
+		id = PullAction.ID,
+		label = PullAction.LABEL,
+		@IGitService gitService: IGitService
+	) {
+		super(id, label, 'git-action pull', gitService);
 	}
 
 	protected isEnabled():boolean {
@@ -844,7 +849,11 @@ export class PullAction extends GitAction {
 	}
 
 	public run(context?: any):Promise {
-		return this.gitService.pull().then(null, (err) => {
+		return this.pull();
+	}
+
+	protected pull(rebase = false): Promise {
+		return this.gitService.pull(rebase).then(null, (err) => {
 			if (err.gitErrorCode === GitErrorCodes.DirtyWorkTree) {
 				return Promise.wrapError(errors.create(nls.localize('dirtyTreePull', "Can't pull. Please commit or stage your work first."), { severity: Severity.Warning }));
 			} else if (err.gitErrorCode === GitErrorCodes.AuthenticationFailed) {
@@ -856,6 +865,20 @@ export class PullAction extends GitAction {
 	}
 }
 
+export class PullWithRebaseAction extends PullAction {
+
+	static ID = 'workbench.action.pull.rebase';
+	static LABEL = nls.localize('pullWithRebase', "Pull (Rebase)");
+
+	constructor(@IGitService gitService: IGitService) {
+		super(PullWithRebaseAction.ID, PullWithRebaseAction.LABEL, gitService);
+	}
+
+	public run(context?: any):Promise {
+		return this.pull(true);
+	}
+}
+
 export class PushAction extends GitAction {
 
 	static ID = 'workbench.action.push';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitServices.ts
index 5b11b5fd223acaa0e61e636cbdb86cb89ffcd23e..24a897d17f657414b949cd4d2b6c1bfc5969c44c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitServices.ts
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ export class GitService extends ee.EventEmitter
 		return this.run(git.ServiceOperations.BACKGROUND_FETCH, () => this.raw.fetch());
 	}
 
-	public pull(): winjs.Promise {
-		return this.run(git.ServiceOperations.PULL, () => this.raw.pull());
+	public pull(rebase?: boolean): winjs.Promise {
+		return this.run(git.ServiceOperations.PULL, () => this.raw.pull(rebase));
 	}
 
 	public push(): winjs.Promise {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts
index 6bea2ae9707dc64dafe116b878748d3927bd0559..b91d27a6d55d97802365df637f5a0ec9eb988a4d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesView.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ export class ChangesView extends EventEmitter.EventEmitter implements GitView.IV
 		if (!this.secondaryActions) {
 			this.secondaryActions = [
 				this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitActions.SyncAction, GitActions.SyncAction.ID, GitActions.SyncAction.LABEL),
-				this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitActions.PullAction),
+				this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitActions.PullAction, GitActions.PullAction.ID, GitActions.PullAction.LABEL),
+				this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitActions.PullWithRebaseAction),
 				this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitActions.PushAction),
 				new ActionBar.Separator(),
 				this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitActions.CommitAction, this),
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/git.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/git.ts
index 0e006bd1db42d0ffb5b81ea43dd46e4199f282fb..63165657ed1a1d352b6f3925fcd82c73b51df6ab 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/git.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/git.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export interface IRawGitService {
 	reset(treeish:string, hard?: boolean): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
 	revertFiles(treeish:string, filePaths?: string[]): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
 	fetch(): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
-	pull(): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
+	pull(rebase?: boolean): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
 	push(): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
 	sync(): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
 	commit(message:string, amend?: boolean, stage?: boolean): WinJS.TPromise<IRawStatus>;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export interface IGitService extends EventEmitter.IEventEmitter {
 	reset(treeish:string, hard?: boolean): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
 	revertFiles(treeish:string, files?: IFileStatus[]): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
 	fetch(): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
-	pull(): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
+	pull(rebase?: boolean): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
 	push(): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
 	sync(): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
 	commit(message:string, amend?: boolean, stage?: boolean): WinJS.TPromise<IModel>;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/noopGitService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/noopGitService.ts
index 295df50a36a5bfe7fef7eb45d1000f769e9da993..1c755742c4a623cac29ce6ba746907fb52d6a94a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/noopGitService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/noopGitService.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class NoOpGitService implements git.IRawGitService {
 		return winjs.Promise.as(NoOpGitService.STATUS);
 	}
 
-	public pull(): winjs.TPromise<git.IRawStatus> {
+	public pull(rebase?: boolean): winjs.TPromise<git.IRawStatus> {
 		return winjs.Promise.as(NoOpGitService.STATUS);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts
index bd8173162a8e23811aebabf374c033b1d5b109d7..935617acb3668ba1309b38ed426640f04d21a501 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/git.lib.ts
@@ -506,8 +506,11 @@ export class Repository {
 		});
 	}
 
-	public pull(): Promise {
-		return this.run(['pull']).then(null, (err: GitError) => {
+	public pull(rebase?: boolean): Promise {
+		const args = ['pull'];
+		rebase && args.push('-r');
+
+		return this.run(args).then(null, (err: GitError) => {
 			if (/^CONFLICT \([^)]+\): \b/m.test(err.stdout)) {
 				err.gitErrorCode = GitErrorCodes.Conflict;
 			} else if (/Please tell me who you are\./.test(err.stderr)) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts
index 0cb084750c5e8217e0a1b06ee8f085bf876d6278..79c8dc596e09c1bccf4a62503ebc979f6b834d2c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ export class RawGitService implements IRawGitService {
 		}).then(() => this.status());
 	}
 
-	public pull(): TPromise<IRawStatus> {
-		return this.repo.pull().then(() => this.status());
+	public pull(rebase?: boolean): TPromise<IRawStatus> {
+		return this.repo.pull(rebase).then(() => this.status());
 	}
 
 	public push(): TPromise<IRawStatus> {
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ export class DelayedRawGitService implements IRawGitService {
 		return this.raw.then(raw => raw.fetch());
 	}
 
-	public pull(): TPromise<IRawStatus> {
-		return this.raw.then(raw => raw.pull());
+	public pull(rebase?: boolean): TPromise<IRawStatus> {
+		return this.raw.then(raw => raw.pull(rebase));
 	}
 
 	public push(): TPromise<IRawStatus> {