diff --git a/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts b/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts
index ffd299bfdf3..7821ce112e8 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export class Askpass implements IIPCHandler, ITerminalEnvironmentProvider {
 	private cache = new Map<string, Credentials>();
 	private credentialsProviders = new Set<CredentialsProvider>();
 
+	readonly featureDescription = 'git auth provider';
+
 	constructor(private ipc?: IIPCServer) {
 		if (ipc) {
 			this.disposable = ipc.registerHandler('askpass', this);
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/gitEditor.ts b/extensions/git/src/gitEditor.ts
index fb0688e4401..f43e6f68209 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/gitEditor.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/gitEditor.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export class GitEditor implements IIPCHandler, ITerminalEnvironmentProvider {
 	private env: { [key: string]: string };
 	private disposable: IDisposable = EmptyDisposable;
 
+	readonly featureDescription = 'git editor';
+
 	constructor(ipc?: IIPCServer) {
 		if (ipc) {
 			this.disposable = ipc.registerHandler('git-editor', this);
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/terminal.ts b/extensions/git/src/terminal.ts
index 9501cc88bba..4f6d95488bb 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/terminal.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/terminal.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { ExtensionContext, workspace } from 'vscode';
+import { ExtensionContext, l10n, workspace } from 'vscode';
 import { filterEvent, IDisposable } from './util';
 
 export interface ITerminalEnvironmentProvider {
+	featureDescription?: string;
 	getTerminalEnv(): { [key: string]: string };
 }
 
@@ -29,12 +30,19 @@ export class TerminalEnvironmentManager {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		const features: string[] = [];
 		for (const envProvider of this.envProviders) {
 			const terminalEnv = envProvider?.getTerminalEnv() ?? {};
 
 			for (const name of Object.keys(terminalEnv)) {
 				this.context.environmentVariableCollection.replace(name, terminalEnv[name]);
 			}
+			if (envProvider?.featureDescription && Object.keys(terminalEnv).length > 0) {
+				features.push(envProvider.featureDescription);
+			}
+		}
+		if (features.length) {
+			this.context.environmentVariableCollection.description = l10n.t('Enables the following features: {0}', features.join(', '));
 		}
 	}