diff --git a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
index b74e8e1..f9ec04b 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ interface RepositoryInfo {
 }
 
 export class LocalGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
-	readonly descriptor: GitProviderDescriptor = { id: GitProviderId.Git, name: 'Git' };
+	readonly descriptor: GitProviderDescriptor = { id: GitProviderId.Git, name: 'Git', virtual: false };
 	readonly supportedSchemes: Set<string> = new Set([
 		Schemes.File,
 		Schemes.Git,
diff --git a/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts
index b8fef9c..55776fa 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ export class VslsGit extends Git {
 }
 
 export class VslsGitProvider extends LocalGitProvider {
-	override readonly descriptor: GitProviderDescriptor = { id: GitProviderId.Vsls, name: 'Live Share' };
+	override readonly descriptor: GitProviderDescriptor = {
+		id: GitProviderId.Vsls,
+		name: 'Live Share',
+		virtual: false,
+	};
 	override readonly supportedSchemes: Set<string> = new Set([Schemes.Vsls, Schemes.VslsScc]);
 
 	override async discoverRepositories(uri: Uri): Promise<Repository[]> {
diff --git a/src/git/gitProvider.ts b/src/git/gitProvider.ts
index cf9bcb5..2b54bba 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProvider.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const enum GitProviderId {
 export interface GitProviderDescriptor {
 	readonly id: GitProviderId;
 	readonly name: string;
+	readonly virtual: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface RepositoryInitWatcher extends Disposable {
diff --git a/src/git/models/repository.ts b/src/git/models/repository.ts
index a9ecf23..c2a0cb4 100644
--- a/src/git/models/repository.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/repository.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		this._disposable.dispose();
 	}
 
+	get virtual(): boolean {
+		return this.provider.virtual;
+	}
+
 	get path(): string {
 		return this.uri.scheme === Schemes.File ? normalizePath(this.uri.fsPath) : this.uri.toString();
 	}
diff --git a/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts b/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
index 7a7a4ac..2377182 100644
--- a/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ interface RepositoryInfo {
 }
 
 export class GitHubGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
-	descriptor = { id: GitProviderId.GitHub, name: 'GitHub' };
+	descriptor = { id: GitProviderId.GitHub, name: 'GitHub', virtual: true };
 	readonly supportedSchemes: Set<string> = new Set([Schemes.Virtual, Schemes.GitHub, Schemes.PRs]);
 
 	private _onDidChangeRepository = new EventEmitter<RepositoryChangeEvent>();