diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
index 0d821bc75d..ab455ee24c 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ export const createWorkspace = async (workspaceName: string, workspaceTemplateNa
     await plugin.setWorkspace({ name: workspaceName, isLocalhost: false })
     await plugin.setWorkspaces(await getWorkspaces())
     await plugin.workspaceCreated(workspaceName)
+
+    if (isGitRepo) await plugin.call('dGitProvider', 'init')
     if (!isEmpty) await loadWorkspacePreset(workspaceTemplateName, opts)
+
     cb && cb(null, workspaceName)
   }).catch((error) => {
     dispatch(createWorkspaceError({ error }))
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts
index e6b8242bdf..2fd6a71b46 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const FileSystemContext = createContext<{
   dispatchFetchDirectory:(path: string) => Promise<void>,
   dispatchAddInputField:(path: string, type: 'file' | 'folder') => Promise<void>,
   dispatchRemoveInputField:(path: string) => Promise<void>,
-  dispatchCreateWorkspace: (workspaceName: string, workspaceTemplateName: string, opts?) => Promise<void>,
+  dispatchCreateWorkspace: (workspaceName: string, workspaceTemplateName: string, opts?, initGitRepo?: boolean) => Promise<void>,
   toast: (toasterMsg: string) => void,
   dispatchFetchWorkspaceDirectory: (path: string) => Promise<void>,
   dispatchSwitchToWorkspace: (name: string) => Promise<void>,
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx
index b1b321c189..2b1409fe86 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export const FileSystemProvider = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
     await removeInputField(path)
   }
 
-  const dispatchCreateWorkspace = async (workspaceName: string, workspaceTemplateName: WorkspaceTemplate, opts?) => {
-    await createWorkspace(workspaceName, workspaceTemplateName, opts)
+  const dispatchCreateWorkspace = async (workspaceName: string, workspaceTemplateName: WorkspaceTemplate, opts?, initGitRepo?: boolean) => {
+    await createWorkspace(workspaceName, workspaceTemplateName, opts, null, null, initGitRepo)
   }
 
   const dispatchFetchWorkspaceDirectory = async (path: string) => {
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
index c3631ef1e0..29750fb63f 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function Workspace () {
   const workspaceCreateInput = useRef()
   const workspaceCreateTemplateInput = useRef()
   const cloneUrlRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>()
+  const initGitRepoRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setCurrentWorkspace(localStorage.getItem('currentWorkspace') ? localStorage.getItem('currentWorkspace') : '')
@@ -106,13 +107,14 @@ export function Workspace () {
     const workspaceName = workspaceCreateInput.current.value
     // @ts-ignore: Object is possibly 'null'.
     const workspaceTemplateName = workspaceCreateTemplateInput.current.value || 'remixDefault'
+    const initGitRepo = initGitRepoRef.current.checked
 
     const opts = {
       upgradeable: upgradeable.current
     }
 
     try {
-      await global.dispatchCreateWorkspace(workspaceName, workspaceTemplateName, opts)
+      await global.dispatchCreateWorkspace(workspaceName, workspaceTemplateName, opts, initGitRepo)
     } catch (e) {
       global.modal('Create Workspace', e.message, 'OK', () => {}, '')
       console.error(e)
@@ -211,6 +213,26 @@ export function Workspace () {
 
         <label id="wsName" className="form-check-label">Workspace name</label>
         <input type="text" data-id="modalDialogCustomPromptTextCreate" defaultValue={`remixDefault_${Date.now()}`} ref={workspaceCreateInput} className="form-control" />
+
+        <div className="d-flex py-2 align-items-center custom-control custom-checkbox">
+          <input
+            ref={initGitRepoRef}
+            id="initGitRepository"
+            data-id="initGitRepository"
+            className="form-check-input custom-control-input"
+            type="checkbox"
+            onChange={() => {}}
+          />
+          <label
+            htmlFor="initGitRepository"
+            data-id="initGitRepositoryLabel"
+            className="m-0 form-check-label custom-control-label udapp_checkboxAlign"
+            title="Check option to initialize workspace as a new git repository"
+          >
+            Initialize workspace as a new git repository
+          </label>
+        </div>
+
       </>
     )
   }