diff --git a/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts b/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts
index f98206b58a1b8..76fab62e8988b 100644
--- a/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,15 @@ export class GitScmProvider implements ScmProvider {
         this.onDidChangeEmitter.fire(undefined);
     }
 
+    private readonly onDidChangeCommitTemplateEmitter = new Emitter<string>();
+    readonly onDidChangeCommitTemplate = this.onDidChangeCommitTemplateEmitter.event;
+
     private readonly onDidChangeStatusBarCommandsEmitter = new Emitter<ScmCommand[] | undefined>();
     readonly onDidChangeStatusBarCommands = this.onDidChangeStatusBarCommandsEmitter.event;
 
     private readonly toDispose = new DisposableCollection(
         this.onDidChangeEmitter,
+        this.onDidChangeCommitTemplateEmitter,
         this.onDidChangeStatusBarCommandsEmitter
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
index 7f1d19a1e21b1..d873497323f3c 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ export class ScmCommitWidget extends ReactWidget implements StatefulWidget {
             this.toDisposeOnRepositoryChange.push(repository.provider.onDidChange(async () => {
                 this.update();
             }));
+            this.toDisposeOnRepositoryChange.push(repository.provider.onDidChangeCommitTemplate(e => {
+                this.setInputValue(e);
+            }));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts
index 10e71b5281bdd..fcb8b711ab600 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export interface ScmProvider extends Disposable {
     readonly statusBarCommands?: ScmCommand[];
     readonly onDidChangeStatusBarCommands?: Event<ScmCommand[] | undefined>;
 
+    readonly onDidChangeCommitTemplate: Event<string>;
+
     readonly amendSupport?: ScmAmendSupport;
 }