diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d96768b..5a21d3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1611,6 +1611,11 @@
                     "command": "gitlens.showQuickFileHistory",
                     "when": "gitlens:isTracked && view == gitlens.gitExplorer && viewItem == gitlens:stash-file",
                     "group": "5_gitlens@1"
+                },
+                {
+                    "command": "gitlens.gitExplorer.refresh",
+                    "when": "gitlens:enabled && view == gitlens.gitExplorer && viewItem != gitlens:commit-file && viewItem != gitlens:stash-file",
+                    "group": "9_gitlens@1"
                 }
             ]
         },
diff --git a/src/gitService.ts b/src/gitService.ts
index 9252e07..c942ba9 100644
--- a/src/gitService.ts
+++ b/src/gitService.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ export const GitRepoSearchBy = {
     Sha: 'sha' as GitRepoSearchBy
 };
 
-type RepoChangedReasons = 'stash' | 'unknown';
+export type RepoChangedReasons = 'stash' | 'unknown';
+export const RepoChangedReasons = {
+    Stash: 'stash' as RepoChangedReasons,
+    Unknown: 'unknown' as RepoChangedReasons
+};
 
 export class GitService extends Disposable {
 
diff --git a/src/views/gitExplorer.ts b/src/views/gitExplorer.ts
index 8975805..dbad12f 100644
--- a/src/views/gitExplorer.ts
+++ b/src/views/gitExplorer.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Commands, DiffWithPreviousCommandArgs, DiffWithWorkingCommandArgs, open
 import { UriComparer } from '../comparers';
 import { CommandContext, setCommandContext } from '../constants';
 import { CommitFileNode, CommitNode, ExplorerNode, HistoryNode, MessageNode, RepositoryNode, StashNode } from './explorerNodes';
-import { GitService, GitUri } from '../gitService';
+import { GitService, GitUri, RepoChangedReasons } from '../gitService';
 
 export * from './explorerNodes';
 
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ export class GitExplorer implements TreeDataProvider<ExplorerNode> {
         commands.registerCommand('gitlens.gitExplorer.openChangedFileRevisions', this.openChangedFileRevisions, this);
         commands.registerCommand('gitlens.gitExplorer.applyChanges', this.applyChanges, this);
 
+        context.subscriptions.push(this.git.onDidChangeRepo(this.onRepoChanged, this));
+
         const fn = Functions.debounce(this.onActiveEditorChanged, 500);
         context.subscriptions.push(window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(fn, this));
 
@@ -90,15 +92,26 @@ export class GitExplorer implements TreeDataProvider<ExplorerNode> {
 
     private onActiveEditorChanged(editor: TextEditor | undefined) {
         if (this._view !== GitExplorerView.History) return;
+
         const root = this.getRootNode(editor);
         if (root === this._root) return;
 
-        this.refresh(root);
+        this._root = root;
+        this.refresh(undefined, root);
     }
 
-    refresh(root?: ExplorerNode) {
-        this._root = root || this.getRootNode();
-        this._onDidChangeTreeData.fire();
+    private onRepoChanged(reasons: RepoChangedReasons[]) {
+        if (this._view !== GitExplorerView.Repository) return;
+
+        this.refresh();
+    }
+
+    refresh(node?: ExplorerNode, root?: ExplorerNode) {
+        if (root === undefined && this._view === GitExplorerView.History) {
+            this._root = this.getRootNode(window.activeTextEditor);
+        }
+
+        this._onDidChangeTreeData.fire(node);
     }
 
     switchTo(view: GitExplorerView) {
@@ -107,7 +120,7 @@ export class GitExplorer implements TreeDataProvider<ExplorerNode> {
         this._view = view;
         setCommandContext(CommandContext.GitExplorerView, this._view);
 
-        this._root = undefined;
+        this._root = this.getRootNode(window.activeTextEditor);
         this.refresh();
     }