diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scm.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scm.contribution.ts
index 6f533f17b438f..c38dc40be0647 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scm.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scm.contribution.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { RepositoryPicker, SCMViewService } from './scmViewService.js';
 import { SCMRepositoriesViewPane } from './scmRepositoriesViewPane.js';
 import { IInstantiationService, ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
 import { Context as SuggestContext } from '../../../../editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggest.js';
+import { InlineCompletionContextKeys } from '../../../../editor/contrib/inlineCompletions/browser/controller/inlineCompletionContextKeys.js';
 import { MANAGE_TRUST_COMMAND_ID, WorkspaceTrustContext } from '../../workspace/common/workspace.js';
 import { IQuickDiffService } from '../common/quickDiff.js';
 import { QuickDiffService } from '../common/quickDiffService.js';
@@ -459,10 +460,28 @@ KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	}
 });
 
+KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
+	id: 'scm.clearValidation',
+	weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
+		ContextKeyExpr.has('scmRepository'),
+		ContextKeys.SCMInputHasValidationMessage),
+	primary: KeyCode.Escape,
+	handler: async (accessor) => {
+		const scmViewService = accessor.get(ISCMViewService);
+		scmViewService.activeRepository.get()?.repository.input.clearValidation();
+	}
+});
+
 KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	id: 'scm.clearInput',
 	weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
-	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.has('scmRepository'), SuggestContext.Visible.toNegated(), EditorContextKeys.hasNonEmptySelection.toNegated()),
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
+		ContextKeyExpr.has('scmRepository'),
+		SuggestContext.Visible.toNegated(),
+		InlineCompletionContextKeys.inlineSuggestionVisible.toNegated(),
+		ContextKeys.SCMInputHasValidationMessage.toNegated(),
+		EditorContextKeys.hasNonEmptySelection.toNegated()),
 	primary: KeyCode.Escape,
 	handler: async (accessor) => {
 		const scmService = accessor.get(ISCMService);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
index cfea0879c9d7f..158af1b23887b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ export const ContextKeys = {
 	SCMCurrentHistoryItemRefInFilter: new RawContextKey<boolean>('scmCurrentHistoryItemRefInFilter', false),
 	RepositoryCount: new RawContextKey<number>('scmRepositoryCount', 0),
 	RepositoryVisibilityCount: new RawContextKey<number>('scmRepositoryVisibleCount', 0),
+	SCMInputHasValidationMessage: new RawContextKey<boolean>('scmInputHasValidationMessage', false),
 	RepositoryVisibility(repository: ISCMRepository) {
 		return new RawContextKey<boolean>(`scmRepositoryVisible:${repository.provider.id}`, false);
 	}
@@ -1696,6 +1697,7 @@ class SCMInputWidget {
 
 	private model: { readonly input: ISCMInput; readonly textModel: ITextModel } | undefined;
 	private repositoryIdContextKey: IContextKey<string | undefined>;
+	private validationMessageContextKey: IContextKey<boolean>;
 	private readonly repositoryDisposables = new DisposableStore();
 
 	private validation: IInputValidation | undefined;
@@ -1777,6 +1779,7 @@ class SCMInputWidget {
 		this.repositoryDisposables.add(input.onDidChangeFocus(() => this.focus()));
 		this.repositoryDisposables.add(input.onDidChangeValidationMessage((e) => this.setValidation(e, { focus: true, timeout: true })));
 		this.repositoryDisposables.add(input.onDidChangeValidateInput((e) => triggerValidation()));
+		this.repositoryDisposables.add(input.onDidClearValidation(() => this.clearValidation()));
 
 		// Keep API in sync with model and validate
 		this.repositoryDisposables.add(textModel.onDidChangeContent(() => {
@@ -1906,6 +1909,7 @@ class SCMInputWidget {
 
 		this.contextKeyService = contextKeyService.createScoped(this.element);
 		this.repositoryIdContextKey = this.contextKeyService.createKey('scmRepository', undefined);
+		this.validationMessageContextKey = ContextKeys.SCMInputHasValidationMessage.bindTo(this.contextKeyService);
 
 		this.inputEditorOptions = new SCMInputWidgetEditorOptions(overflowWidgetsDomNode, this.configurationService);
 		this.disposables.add(this.inputEditorOptions.onDidChange(this.onDidChangeEditorOptions, this));
@@ -2069,6 +2073,7 @@ class SCMInputWidget {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		this.validationMessageContextKey.set(true);
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 
 		this.validationContextView = this.contextViewService.showContextView({
@@ -2146,6 +2151,7 @@ class SCMInputWidget {
 		this.validationContextView?.close();
 		this.validationContextView = undefined;
 		this.validationHasFocus = false;
+		this.validationMessageContextKey.set(false);
 	}
 
 	dispose(): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scm.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scm.ts
index 63a864b9faa41..1bf661ed07248 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scm.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scm.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ export interface ISCMInput {
 	showValidationMessage(message: string | IMarkdownString, type: InputValidationType): void;
 	readonly onDidChangeValidationMessage: Event<IInputValidation>;
 
+	clearValidation(): void;
+	readonly onDidClearValidation: Event<void>;
+
 	showNextHistoryValue(): void;
 	showPreviousHistoryValue(): void;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scmService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scmService.ts
index bd3c282b499e1..a0f2ebc47dad4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scmService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/common/scmService.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ class SCMInput extends Disposable implements ISCMInput {
 	private readonly _onDidChangeValidationMessage = new Emitter<IInputValidation>();
 	readonly onDidChangeValidationMessage: Event<IInputValidation> = this._onDidChangeValidationMessage.event;
 
+	clearValidation(): void {
+		this._onDidClearValidation.fire();
+	}
+
+	private readonly _onDidClearValidation = new Emitter<void>();
+	readonly onDidClearValidation: Event<void> = this._onDidClearValidation.event;
+
 	private _validateInput: IInputValidator = () => Promise.resolve(undefined);
 
 	get validateInput(): IInputValidator {