diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 17812acadfbb2f0e7951066ecbee25ebd9821a55..06f15b3224693e027f46aa459d576b7c8e322fb5 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -1173,9 +1173,19 @@
         },
         "git.inputValidationLength": {
           "type": "number",
-          "default": 72,
+          "default": 50,
           "description": "%config.inputValidationLength%"
         },
+        "git.subjectValidationLength": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "default": 50,
+          "description": "%config.subjectValidationLength%"
+        },
+        "git.bodyValidationLength": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "default": 72,
+          "description": "%config.bodyValidationLength%"
+        },
         "git.detectSubmodules": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "scope": "resource",
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 506f2772f54fd302561a610562de86a93e2257ae..ba13718848995a2601c9fec1e878584be0bd975b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
 	"config.showPushSuccessNotification": "Controls whether to show a notification when a push is successful.",
 	"config.inputValidation": "Controls when to show commit message input validation.",
 	"config.inputValidationLength": "Controls the commit message length threshold for showing a warning.",
+	"config.subjectValidationLength": "Controls the commit message subject length threshold for showing a warning.",
+	"config.bodyValidationLength": "Controls the commit message body length threshold for showing a warning.",
 	"config.detectSubmodules": "Controls whether to automatically detect git submodules.",
 	"config.detectSubmodulesLimit": "Controls the limit of git submodules detected.",
 	"config.alwaysShowStagedChangesResourceGroup": "Always show the Staged Changes resource group.",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 9da2c26742c5aa67e9a0c3b9a2e306dfeef5f903..38293ef98fa43eb64740ef392f3201a3d6063f65 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -658,20 +658,20 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		end = match ? match.index : text.length;
 
 		const line = text.substring(start, end);
-		const threshold = Math.max(config.get<number>('inputValidationLength') || 72, 0) || 72;
+		const subjectThreshold = Math.max(config.get<number>('inputValidationLength') || 50, config.get<number>('subjectValidationLength') || 50, 0) || 50;
 
-		if (line.length <= threshold) {
+		if (line.length <= subjectThreshold) {
 			if (setting !== 'always') {
 				return;
 			}
 
 			return {
-				message: localize('commitMessageCountdown', "{0} characters left in current line", threshold - line.length),
+				message: localize('commitMessageCountdown', "{0} characters left in current line", subjectThreshold - line.length),
 				type: SourceControlInputBoxValidationType.Information
 			};
 		} else {
 			return {
-				message: localize('commitMessageWarning', "{0} characters over {1} in current line", line.length - threshold, threshold),
+				message: localize('commitMessageWarning', "{0} characters over {1} in current line", line.length - subjectThreshold, subjectThreshold),
 				type: SourceControlInputBoxValidationType.Warning
 			};
 		}