fixes #53942

src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/media/scmViewlet.css

@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@
 	display: block;
 }
 
+.scm-viewlet .scm-status.show-actions > .monaco-list .monaco-list-row > .resource-group > .actions,
+.scm-viewlet .scm-status.show-actions > .monaco-list .monaco-list-row > .resource > .name > .monaco-icon-label > .actions {
+	display: block;
+}
+
 .scm-viewlet .monaco-list-row > .resource > .name > .monaco-icon-label > .actions .action-label,
 .scm-viewlet .monaco-list-row > .resource-group > .actions .action-label {
 	width: 16px;

src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scm.contribution.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration).regis
 			enum: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
 			default: 3,
 			description: localize('diffGutterWidth', "Controls the width(px) of diff decorations in gutter (added & modified).")
+		},
+		'scm.alwaysShowActions': {
+			type: 'boolean',
+			description: localize('alwaysShowActions', "Controls whether inline actions are always visible in the Source Control view."),
+			default: false
 		}
 	}
 });

src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts

@@ -868,6 +868,11 @@ export class RepositoryPanel extends ViewletPanel {
 		// List
 
 		this.listContainer = append(container, $('.scm-status.show-file-icons'));
+
+		const updateActionsVisibility = () => toggleClass(this.listContainer, 'show-actions', this.configurationService.getValue<boolean>('scm.alwaysShowActions'));
+		filterEvent(this.configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration, e => e.affectsConfiguration('scm.alwaysShowActions'))(updateActionsVisibility);
+		updateActionsVisibility();
+
 		const delegate = new ProviderListDelegate();
 
 		const actionItemProvider = (action: IAction) => this.getActionItem(action);