fixes #33325

extensions/git/package.json

@@ -440,6 +440,11 @@
         }
       ],
       "scm/title": [
+        {
+          "command": "git.init",
+          "group": "navigation",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && !scmProvider && gitOpenRepositoryCount == 0"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.commit",
           "group": "navigation",

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

@@ -28,13 +28,18 @@ export class SCMMenus implements IDisposable {
 	private disposables: IDisposable[] = [];
 
 	constructor(
-		private provider: ISCMProvider,
+		private provider: ISCMProvider | undefined,
 		@IContextKeyService contextKeyService: IContextKeyService,
 		@IMenuService private menuService: IMenuService
 	) {
 		this.contextKeyService = contextKeyService.createScoped();
 		const scmProviderKey = this.contextKeyService.createKey<string | undefined>('scmProvider', void 0);
-		scmProviderKey.set(provider.contextValue);
+
+		if (provider) {
+			scmProviderKey.set(provider.contextValue);
+		} else {
+			scmProviderKey.set('');
+		}
 
 		this.titleMenu = this.menuService.createMenu(MenuId.SCMTitle, this.contextKeyService);
 		this.disposables.push(this.titleMenu);

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

@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ class InstallAdditionalSCMProvidersAction extends Action {
 
 export class SCMViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet {
 
+	private menus: SCMMenus;
 	private disposables: IDisposable[] = [];
 
 	constructor(
@@ -501,6 +502,9 @@ export class SCMViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet {
 	) {
 		super(VIEWLET_ID, ViewLocation.SCM, 'scm', true,
 			telemetryService, storageService, instantiationService, themeService, contextService, contextKeyService, contextMenuService, extensionService);
+
+		this.menus = instantiationService.createInstance(SCMMenus, undefined);
+		this.menus.onDidChangeTitle(this.updateTitleArea, this, this.disposables);
 	}
 
 	private onDidAddRepository(repository: ISCMRepository): void {
@@ -553,17 +557,23 @@ export class SCMViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet {
 			return this.views[0].getActions();
 		}
 
-		return [];
+		return this.menus.getTitleActions();
 	}
 
 	getSecondaryActions(): IAction[] {
-		let result: IAction[] = [];
+		let result: IAction[];
 
 		if (this.showHeaderInTitleArea() && this.views.length === 1) {
 			result = [
 				...this.views[0].getSecondaryActions(),
 				new Separator()
 			];
+		} else {
+			result = this.menus.getTitleSecondaryActions();
+
+			if (result.length > 0) {
+				result.push(new Separator());
+			}
 		}
 
 		result.push(this.instantiationService.createInstance(InstallAdditionalSCMProvidersAction));