diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 0a35bf6205686..2ec16dddfe919 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@
         "title": "%command.commitAllAmend%",
         "category": "Git"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.restoreCommitTemplate",
+        "title": "%command.restoreCommitTemplate%",
+        "category": "Git"
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.undoCommit",
         "title": "%command.undoCommit%",
@@ -476,6 +481,10 @@
           "command": "git.commitAllAmend",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.restoreCommitTemplate",
+          "when": "false"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.undoCommit",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index b87fb550b7404..4cdad3cbcb758 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	"command.commitAll": "Commit All",
 	"command.commitAllSigned": "Commit All (Signed Off)",
 	"command.commitAllAmend": "Commit All (Amend)",
+	"command.restoreCommitTemplate": "Restore Commit Template",
 	"command.undoCommit": "Undo Last Commit",
 	"command.checkout": "Checkout to...",
 	"command.branch": "Create Branch...",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index ede427e1a5ee1..a949d88e69afd 100755
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -1238,6 +1238,11 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await this.commitWithAnyInput(repository, { empty: true });
 	}
 
+	@command('git.restoreCommitTemplate', { repository: true })
+	async restoreCommitTemplate(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
+		repository.inputBox.value = await repository.getCommitTemplate();
+	}
+
 	@command('git.undoCommit', { repository: true })
 	async undoCommit(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
 		const HEAD = repository.HEAD;