diff --git a/jupyterlab_git/__init__.py b/jupyterlab_git/__init__.py
index 64a32ccab..facab3601 100644
--- a/jupyterlab_git/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyterlab_git/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,36 @@
 """
 # need this in order to show version in `jupyter serverextension list`
 from ._version import __version__
+from traitlets import Type
+from traitlets.config import Configurable
 
 from jupyterlab_git.handlers import setup_handlers
 from jupyterlab_git.git import Git
 
+class GitCustomActions(object):
+    """
+    Class to handle custom actions. This is a base class that is expected to be replaced via the jupyter_notebook_config
+    """
+
+    async def post_init(self, cwd):
+        """
+        :param cwd: Directory where git init was run
+        """
+        pass
+
+class JupyterLabGitConfig(Configurable):
+    """
+    Config options for jupyterlab_git
+
+    Modeled after: https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_server/blob/9dd2a9a114c045cfd8fd8748400c6a697041f7fa/jupyter_server/serverapp.py#L1040
+    """
+
+    # See: https://traitlets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/trait_types.html#classes-and-instances
+    custom_git_actions_class = Type(
+        default_value=GitCustomActions,
+        config=True,
+        help='Delegate custom git actions'
+    )
 
 def _jupyter_server_extension_paths():
     """Declare the Jupyter server extension paths.
@@ -16,6 +42,8 @@ def _jupyter_server_extension_paths():
 def load_jupyter_server_extension(nbapp):
     """Load the Jupyter server extension.
     """
-    git = Git(nbapp.web_app.settings['contents_manager'])
+
+    user_custom_actions = JupyterLabGitConfig(config=nbapp.config).custom_git_actions_class()
+    git = Git(nbapp.web_app.settings['contents_manager'], user_custom_actions)
     nbapp.web_app.settings["git"] = git
     setup_handlers(nbapp.web_app)
diff --git a/jupyterlab_git/git.py b/jupyterlab_git/git.py
index 370db8c5d..3758c3ae2 100644
--- a/jupyterlab_git/git.py
+++ b/jupyterlab_git/git.py
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ class Git:
     A single parent class containing all of the individual git methods in it.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, contents_manager):
+    def __init__(self, contents_manager, user_custom_actions):
         self.contents_manager = contents_manager
         self.root_dir = os.path.expanduser(contents_manager.root_dir)
+        self.user_custom_actions = user_custom_actions
 
     async def config(self, top_repo_path, **kwargs):
         """Get or set Git options.
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ async def status(self, current_path):
             for line in filter(lambda l: len(l) > 0, strip_and_split(text_output)):
                 diff, name = line.rsplit("\t", maxsplit=1)
                 are_binary[name] = diff.startswith("-\t-")
-        
+
         result = []
         line_iterable = (line for line in strip_and_split(my_output) if line)
         for line in line_iterable:
@@ -870,9 +871,11 @@ async def init(self, current_path):
         Execute git init command & return the result.
         """
         cmd = ["git", "init"]
+        cwd = os.path.join(self.root_dir, current_path)
         code, _, error = await execute(
-            cmd, cwd=os.path.join(self.root_dir, current_path)
+            cmd, cwd=cwd
         )
+        await self.user_custom_actions.post_init(cwd)
 
         if code != 0:
             return {"code": code, "command": " ".join(cmd), "message": error}
@@ -1061,7 +1064,7 @@ async def _is_binary(self, filename, ref, top_repo_path):
 
         Returns:
             bool: Is file binary?
-        
+
         Raises:
             HTTPError: if git command failed
         """