diff --git a/rc/tools/git.kak b/rc/tools/git.kak
index 21b5627b..3398dd2d 100644
--- a/rc/tools/git.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/git.kak
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ declare-option -hidden line-specs git_diff_flags
 define-command -params 1.. \
   -docstring %sh{printf 'git [<arguments>]: git wrapping helper
 All the optional arguments are forwarded to the git utility
-Available commands:\n  add\n  rm\n  blame\n  commit\n  checkout\n  diff\n  hide-blame\n  hide-diff\n  log\n  show\n  show-diff\n  status\n  update-diff'} \
+Available commands:\n  add\n  rm\n  blame\n  commit\n  checkout\n  diff\n  hide-blame\n  hide-diff\n \init\n log\n  show\n  show-diff\n  status\n  update-diff'} \
   -shell-script-candidates %{
     if [ $kak_token_to_complete -eq 0 ]; then
-        printf "add\nrm\nblame\ncommit\ncheckout\ndiff\nhide-blame\nhide-diff\nlog\nshow\nshow-diff\nstatus\nupdate-diff\n"
+        printf "add\nrm\nblame\ncommit\ncheckout\ndiff\nhide-blame\nhide-diff\nlog\nshow\nshow-diff\ninit\nstatus\nupdate-diff\n"
     else
         case "$1" in
             commit) printf -- "--amend\n--no-edit\n--all\n--reset-author\n--fixup\n--squash\n"; git ls-files -m ;;
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ Available commands:\n  add\n  rm\n  blame\n  commit\n  checkout\n  diff\n  hide-
         '
     }
 
+   
     commit() {
         # Handle case where message needs not to be edited
         if grep -E -q -e "-m|-F|-C|--message=.*|--file=.*|--reuse-message=.*|--no-edit|--fixup.*|--squash.*"; then
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ Available commands:\n  add\n  rm\n  blame\n  commit\n  checkout\n  diff\n  hide-
            ;;
        update-diff) update_diff ;;
        commit) shift; commit "$@" ;;
+       init) shift; git init "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 ;;
        checkout)
            name="${2:-${kak_buffile}}"
            git checkout "${name}" > /dev/null 2>&1