diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index f45447de7f1a2..9c84c737f0731 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -2567,6 +2567,11 @@
           "default": true,
           "description": "%config.useForcePushWithLease%"
         },
+        "git.useForcePushIfIncludes": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "%config.useForcePushIfIncludes%"
+        },
         "git.confirmForcePush": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 24f03414ce609..a25d0ccedf8da 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
 	"config.autoStash": "Stash any changes before pulling and restore them after successful pull.",
 	"config.allowForcePush": "Controls whether force push (with or without lease) is enabled.",
 	"config.useForcePushWithLease": "Controls whether force pushing uses the safer force-with-lease variant.",
+	"config.useForcePushIfIncludes": "Controls whether force pushing uses the safer force-if-includes variant.",
 	"config.confirmForcePush": "Controls whether to ask for confirmation before force-pushing.",
 	"config.allowNoVerifyCommit": "Controls whether commits without running pre-commit and commit-msg hooks are allowed.",
 	"config.confirmNoVerifyCommit": "Controls whether to ask for confirmation before committing without verification.",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index ae1d57d30985c..7415a865dfb8f 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export interface InputBox {
 
 export const enum ForcePushMode {
 	Force,
-	ForceWithLease
+	ForceWithLease,
+	ForceWithLeaseIfIncludes,
 }
 
 export const enum RefType {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 8eba9cbac03f2..87a7d30c778b0 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -2751,6 +2751,13 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await repository.pullWithRebase(repository.HEAD);
 	}
 
+	private _getForcePushMode(withLease: boolean | undefined, ifIncludes: boolean | undefined): ForcePushMode {
+		if (!withLease) {
+			return ForcePushMode.Force;
+		}
+		return ifIncludes ? ForcePushMode.ForceWithLeaseIfIncludes : ForcePushMode.ForceWithLease;
+	}
+
 	private async _push(repository: Repository, pushOptions: PushOptions) {
 		const remotes = repository.remotes;
 
@@ -2778,7 +2785,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			forcePushMode = config.get<boolean>('useForcePushWithLease') === true ? ForcePushMode.ForceWithLease : ForcePushMode.Force;
+			forcePushMode = this._getForcePushMode(config.get<boolean>('useForcePushWithLease'), config.get<boolean>('useForcePushIfIncludes'));
 
 			if (config.get<boolean>('confirmForcePush')) {
 				const message = l10n.t('You are about to force push your changes, this can be destructive and could inadvertently overwrite changes made by others.\n\nAre you sure to continue?');
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index ab03a354d1161..19f2d59281fbe 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -1872,8 +1872,11 @@ export class Repository {
 	async push(remote?: string, name?: string, setUpstream: boolean = false, followTags = false, forcePushMode?: ForcePushMode, tags = false): Promise<void> {
 		const args = ['push'];
 
-		if (forcePushMode === ForcePushMode.ForceWithLease) {
+		if (forcePushMode === ForcePushMode.ForceWithLease || forcePushMode === ForcePushMode.ForceWithLeaseIfIncludes) {
 			args.push('--force-with-lease');
+			if (forcePushMode === ForcePushMode.ForceWithLeaseIfIncludes) {
+				args.push('--force-if-includes');
+			}
 		} else if (forcePushMode === ForcePushMode.Force) {
 			args.push('--force');
 		}