diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index b06bb33a1dbdd26f9e0c7171259e1f52c0704e7c..749b3a65c09613ff4d166a5084520a9bc357bc42 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -618,6 +618,11 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "%config.ignoreLegacyWarning%",
           "default": false
+        },
+        "git.cloneDirectory": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "%config.cloneDirectory%"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 1db12e4a6b0a66cdabb353258ed52743c8241373..44eb8b422c3ab890dd1e4f7c8455bcb7ca506f8c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@
 	"config.confirmSync": "Confirm before synchronizing git repositories",
 	"config.countBadge": "Controls the git badge counter",
 	"config.checkoutType": "Controls what type of branches are listed",
-	"config.ignoreLegacyWarning": "Ignores the legacy Git warning"
+	"config.ignoreLegacyWarning": "Ignores the legacy Git warning",
+	"config.cloneDirectory": "When cloning a new repository, the default location will be set to this directory"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index eeccf86f2dcd4fc3b2be20e0b8fe2401fea3efaf..61a519a66b82fd030a36983d10aa645a53c31aa2 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -202,9 +202,12 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
+		const cloneDirectory = config.get<string>('cloneDirectory') || os.homedir();
+
 		const parentPath = await window.showInputBox({
 			prompt: localize('parent', "Parent Directory"),
-			value: os.homedir(),
+			value: cloneDirectory,
 			ignoreFocusOut: true
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
index e35495db43325cf565ecb4081270db988095511a..0bdf195f96c11964c1ef8d91a16914f8f06bd2a9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ export function registerContributions(): void {
 				enum: ['all', 'local', 'tags', 'remote'],
 				default: 'all',
 				description: nls.localize('checkoutType', "Controls what type of branches are listed."),
+			},
+			'git.cloneDirectory': {
+				type: 'string',
+				default: null,
+				description: nls.localize('cloneDirectory', "When cloning a new repository, the default location will be set to this directory."),
 			}
 		}
 	});