diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 7ae8527b101..8175e9b576a 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -957,11 +957,14 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 				: new ThemeIcon('repo');
 
 		// Hidden
-		// This is a temporary solution to hide worktrees created by Copilot
-		// when the main repository is opened. Users can still manually open
-		// the worktree from the Repositories view.
-		this._isHidden = repository.kind === 'worktree' &&
-			isCopilotWorktree(repository.root) && parent !== undefined;
+		// This is a temporary solution to hide:
+		// * repositories in the empty window
+		// * worktrees created by Copilot when the main repository
+		//   is opened. Users can still manually open the worktree
+		//   from the Repositories view.
+		this._isHidden = workspace.workspaceFolders === undefined ||
+			(repository.kind === 'worktree' &&
+				isCopilotWorktree(repository.root) && parent !== undefined);
 
 		const root = Uri.file(repository.root);
 		this._sourceControl = scm.createSourceControl('git', 'Git', root, icon, this._isHidden, parent);
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
index 6a06209eb41..d5cbe86ee7c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
@@ -292,13 +292,17 @@ export class StatusBarCommands {
 	private checkoutStatusBar: CheckoutStatusBar;
 	private disposables: Disposable[] = [];
 
-	constructor(repository: Repository, remoteSourcePublisherRegistry: IRemoteSourcePublisherRegistry) {
+	constructor(private readonly repository: Repository, remoteSourcePublisherRegistry: IRemoteSourcePublisherRegistry) {
 		this.syncStatusBar = new SyncStatusBar(repository, remoteSourcePublisherRegistry);
 		this.checkoutStatusBar = new CheckoutStatusBar(repository);
 		this.onDidChange = anyEvent(this.syncStatusBar.onDidChange, this.checkoutStatusBar.onDidChange);
 	}
 
 	get commands(): Command[] {
+		if (this.repository.isHidden) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
 		return [this.checkoutStatusBar.command, this.syncStatusBar.command]
 			.filter((c): c is Command => !!c);
 	}