diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 62bae1422df..5bdfd655dbc 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -348,10 +348,15 @@ function getGitErrorCode(stderr: string): string | undefined {
 	return undefined;
 }
 
-// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/89373
-// https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/2478
 function sanitizePath(path: string): string {
-	return path.replace(/^([a-z]):\\/i, (_, letter) => `${letter.toUpperCase()}:\\`);
+	return path
+		// Drive letter
+		// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/89373
+		// https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/2478
+		.replace(/^([a-z]):\\/i, (_, letter) => `${letter.toUpperCase()}:\\`)
+		// Shell-sensitive characters
+		// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/133566
+		.replace(/(["'\\\$!><#()\[\]*&^| ;{}?`])/g, '\\$1');
 }
 
 const COMMIT_FORMAT = '%H%n%aN%n%aE%n%at%n%ct%n%P%n%D%n%B';