diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd6e33ab..49ad50de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 ### 🎨 Enhancements
 
+- [#673](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/pull/673): Added git settings to the welcome view and settings view
 - [#727](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/pull/727): Updated Japanese translations thanks to [mayumihara](https://github.com/mayumih387)
 - [#737](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/737): Optimize the grid layout of the content and media dashboards
 - [#741](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/741): Added message on the content dashboard when content is processed
diff --git a/l10n/bundle.l10n.json b/l10n/bundle.l10n.json
index 25d3f0ef..b145ea1d 100644
--- a/l10n/bundle.l10n.json
+++ b/l10n/bundle.l10n.json
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@
   "settings.diagnostic": "Diagnostic",
   "settings.diagnostic.description": "You can run the diagnostics to check the whole Front Matter CMS configuration.",
   "settings.diagnostic.link": "Run full diagnostics",
-  "settings.git.enabled": "Git synchronization",
-  "settings.git.enabled.description": "Enable Git synchronization to easily sync your changes with your repository.",
+  "settings.git": "Git synchronization",
+  "settings.git.enabled": "Enable Git synchronization to easily sync your changes with your repository.",
+  "settings.git.commitMessage": "Commit message",
+  "settings.git.submoduleInfo": "When working with Git submodules, you can refer to the submodule settings in the documentation.",
+  "settings.git.submoduleLink": "Read more about Git submodules",
 
   "settings.commonSettings.website.title": "Website and SSG settings",
   "settings.commonSettings.previewUrl": "Preview URL",
diff --git a/src/constants/Git.ts b/src/constants/Git.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d9dfd69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants/Git.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export const GIT_CONFIG = {
+  defaultCommitMessage: 'Synced by Front Matter'
+};
diff --git a/src/constants/Links.ts b/src/constants/Links.ts
index 72c07f04..1bea4ebe 100644
--- a/src/constants/Links.ts
+++ b/src/constants/Links.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ export const DOCUMENTATION_SETTINGS_LINK = 'https://frontmatter.codes/docs/setti
 
 export const SENTRY_LINK =
   'https://1ac45704bbe74264a7b4674bdc2abf48@o1022172.ingest.sentry.io/5988293';
+
+export const DOCS_SUBMODULES = 'https://frontmatter.codes/docs/git-integration#git-submodules';
diff --git a/src/constants/index.ts b/src/constants/index.ts
index ca2aea05..ee247c3b 100644
--- a/src/constants/index.ts
+++ b/src/constants/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export * from './ExtensionState';
 export * from './Features';
 export * from './FrameworkDetectors';
 export * from './GeneralCommands';
+export * from './Git';
 export * from './Links';
 export * from './LocalStore';
 export * from './Navigation';
diff --git a/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/CommonSettings.tsx b/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/CommonSettings.tsx
index 75acd3a9..c1d5d55c 100644
--- a/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/CommonSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/CommonSettings.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 import { SettingsSelector } from '../../state';
 import { SettingsInput } from './SettingsInput';
 import { VSCodeButton } from '@vscode/webview-ui-toolkit/react';
-import { FrameworkDetectors, SETTING_FRAMEWORK_START, SETTING_GIT_ENABLED, SETTING_PREVIEW_HOST, SETTING_WEBSITE_URL } from '../../../constants';
+import { DOCS_SUBMODULES, FrameworkDetectors, GIT_CONFIG, SETTING_FRAMEWORK_START, SETTING_GIT_COMMIT_MSG, SETTING_GIT_ENABLED, SETTING_PREVIEW_HOST, SETTING_WEBSITE_URL } from '../../../constants';
 import { messageHandler } from '@estruyf/vscode/dist/client';
 import { DashboardMessage } from '../../DashboardMessage';
 import { SettingsCheckbox } from './SettingsCheckbox';
+import { ChevronRightIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
 
 export interface ICommonSettingsProps { }
 
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ export const CommonSettings: React.FunctionComponent<ICommonSettingsProps> = (pr
       SETTING_PREVIEW_HOST,
       SETTING_WEBSITE_URL,
       SETTING_FRAMEWORK_START,
-      SETTING_GIT_ENABLED
+      SETTING_GIT_ENABLED,
+      SETTING_GIT_COMMIT_MSG,
     ]).then((config) => {
       setConfig(config);
       setUpdated(false);
@@ -72,15 +74,38 @@ export const CommonSettings: React.FunctionComponent<ICommonSettingsProps> = (pr
       </div>
 
       <div className='py-4'>
-        <h2 className='text-xl mb-2'>{l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGitEnabled)}</h2>
+        <h2 className='text-xl mb-2'>{l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGit)}</h2>
 
         <div className='space-y-2'>
           <SettingsCheckbox
-            label={l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGitEnabledDescription)}
+            label={l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGitEnabled)}
             name={SETTING_GIT_ENABLED}
             value={(config.find((c) => c.name === SETTING_GIT_ENABLED)?.value || false) as boolean}
             onChange={onSettingChange}
           />
+
+          <SettingsInput
+            label={l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGitCommitMessage)}
+            name={SETTING_GIT_COMMIT_MSG}
+            value={(config.find((c) => c.name === SETTING_GIT_COMMIT_MSG)?.value || "") as string}
+            placeholder={GIT_CONFIG.defaultCommitMessage}
+            onChange={onSettingChange}
+          />
+
+          <p className={`text-[var(--frontmatter-secondary-text)] flex items-center`}>
+            <ChevronRightIcon className='h-4 w-4 inline' />
+
+            <span>
+              {l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGitSubmoduleInfo)}&nbsp;
+            </span>
+
+            <a
+              href={DOCS_SUBMODULES}
+              title={l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGitSubmoduleLink)}
+              className='text-[var(--vscode-textLink-foreground)] hover:text-[var(--vscode-textLink-activeForeground)]'>
+              {l10n.t(LocalizationKey.settingsGitSubmoduleLink)}
+            </a>
+          </p>
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/SettingsInput.tsx b/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/SettingsInput.tsx
index 6785cc37..74730746 100644
--- a/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/SettingsInput.tsx
+++ b/src/dashboardWebView/components/SettingsView/SettingsInput.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface ISettingsInputProps {
   label: string;
   name: string;
   value: string;
+  placeholder?: string;
   onChange: (key: string, value: string) => void;
   fallback?: string;
 }
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export const SettingsInput: React.FunctionComponent<ISettingsInputProps> = ({
   label,
   name,
   value,
+  placeholder,
   onChange,
   fallback
 }: React.PropsWithChildren<ISettingsInputProps>) => {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ export const SettingsInput: React.FunctionComponent<ISettingsInputProps> = ({
         boxShadow: 'none'
       }}
       value={value || fallback || ""}
+      placeholder={placeholder}
       onInput={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => onChange(name, e.target.value)}>
       {label}
     </VSCodeTextField>
diff --git a/src/listeners/general/GitListener.ts b/src/listeners/general/GitListener.ts
index 32813c07..7a288b30 100644
--- a/src/listeners/general/GitListener.ts
+++ b/src/listeners/general/GitListener.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 import {
+  COMMAND_NAME,
+  CONTEXT,
+  GIT_CONFIG,
+  SETTING_DATE_FORMAT,
+  SETTING_GIT_COMMIT_MSG,
+  SETTING_GIT_ENABLED,
   SETTING_GIT_SUBMODULE_BRANCH,
   SETTING_GIT_SUBMODULE_FOLDER,
   SETTING_GIT_SUBMODULE_PULL,
-  SETTING_GIT_SUBMODULE_PUSH
-} from './../../constants/settings';
+  SETTING_GIT_SUBMODULE_PUSH,
+  TelemetryEvent
+} from './../../constants';
 import { Settings } from './../../helpers/SettingsHelper';
 import { Dashboard } from '../../commands/Dashboard';
 import { PanelProvider } from '../../panelWebView/PanelProvider';
@@ -17,14 +24,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../helpers';
 import { GeneralCommands } from './../../constants/GeneralCommands';
 import simpleGit, { SimpleGit } from 'simple-git';
-import {
-  COMMAND_NAME,
-  CONTEXT,
-  SETTING_DATE_FORMAT,
-  SETTING_GIT_COMMIT_MSG,
-  SETTING_GIT_ENABLED,
-  TelemetryEvent
-} from '../../constants';
 import { Folders } from '../../commands/Folders';
 import { commands } from 'vscode';
 import { PostMessageData } from '../../models';
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ export class GitListener {
           // Check if anything changed
           if (status.files.length > 0) {
             await subGit.raw(['add', '.', '-A']);
-            await subGit.commit(commitMsg || 'Synced by Front Matter');
+            await subGit.commit(commitMsg || GIT_CONFIG.defaultCommitMessage);
           }
           await subGit.push();
         } catch (e) {
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ export class GitListener {
               'git',
               'commit',
               '-m',
-              commitMsg || 'Synced by Front Matter'
+              commitMsg || GIT_CONFIG.defaultCommitMessage
             ]);
             await git.subModule(['foreach', 'git', 'push']);
           }
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ export class GitListener {
 
     if (status.files.length > 0) {
       await git.raw(['add', '.', '-A']);
-      await git.commit(commitMsg || 'Synced by Front Matter');
+      await git.commit(commitMsg || GIT_CONFIG.defaultCommitMessage);
     }
 
     await git.push();
diff --git a/src/localization/localization.enum.ts b/src/localization/localization.enum.ts
index bcc85994..15053bc7 100644
--- a/src/localization/localization.enum.ts
+++ b/src/localization/localization.enum.ts
@@ -194,11 +194,23 @@ export enum LocalizationKey {
   /**
    * Git synchronization
    */
-  settingsGitEnabled = 'settings.git.enabled',
+  settingsGit = 'settings.git',
   /**
    * Enable Git synchronization to easily sync your changes with your repository.
    */
-  settingsGitEnabledDescription = 'settings.git.enabled.description',
+  settingsGitEnabled = 'settings.git.enabled',
+  /**
+   * Commit message
+   */
+  settingsGitCommitMessage = 'settings.git.commitMessage',
+  /**
+   * When working with Git submodules, you can refer to the submodule settings in the documentation.
+   */
+  settingsGitSubmoduleInfo = 'settings.git.submoduleInfo',
+  /**
+   * Read more about Git submodules
+   */
+  settingsGitSubmoduleLink = 'settings.git.submoduleLink',
   /**
    * Website and SSG settings
    */