diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 857e9d8364b..8fe89ca9a4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -993,6 +993,23 @@ void GitClient::reset(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &argument,
     vcsExec(workingDirectory, arguments, nullptr, true, flags);
 }
 
+void GitClient::recoverDeletedFiles(const QString &workingDirectory)
+{
+    const SynchronousProcessResponse response =
+            vcsFullySynchronousExec(workingDirectory, {"ls-files", "--deleted"},
+                                    VcsCommand::SuppressCommandLogging);
+    if (response.result == SynchronousProcessResponse::Finished) {
+        const QString stdOut = response.stdOut().trimmed();
+        if (stdOut.isEmpty()) {
+            VcsOutputWindow::appendError(tr("Nothing to recover"));
+            return;
+        }
+        const QStringList files = stdOut.split('\n');
+        synchronousCheckoutFiles(workingDirectory, files, QString(), nullptr, false);
+        VcsOutputWindow::append(tr("Files recovered"), VcsOutputWindow::Message);
+    }
+}
+
 void GitClient::addFile(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &fileName)
 {
     vcsExec(workingDirectory, {"add", fileName});
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
index 7d26709c40d..d98d46d4903 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public:
             const QString &workingDir, const QString &file, const QString &revision = QString(),
             int lineNumber = -1, const QStringList &extraOptions = QStringList()) override;
     void reset(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &argument, const QString &commit = QString());
+    void recoverDeletedFiles(const QString &workingDirectory);
     void addFile(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &fileName);
     bool synchronousLog(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList &arguments,
                         QString *output, QString *errorMessage = nullptr,
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index a310e132cb4..1bd8c518232 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ bool GitPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage)
     createRepositoryAction(localRepositoryMenu, tr("Reset..."), "Git.Reset",
                            context, true, std::bind(&GitPlugin::resetRepository, this));
 
+    createRepositoryAction(localRepositoryMenu, tr("Recover Deleted Files"), "Git.RecoverDeleted",
+                           context, true, std::bind(&GitPlugin::recoverDeletedFiles, this));
+
     m_interactiveRebaseAction
             = createRepositoryAction(localRepositoryMenu,
                                      tr("Interactive Rebase..."), "Git.InteractiveRebase",
@@ -807,6 +810,15 @@ void GitPlugin::resetRepository()
         m_gitClient->reset(topLevel, dialog.resetFlag(), dialog.commit());
 }
 
+void GitPlugin::recoverDeletedFiles()
+{
+    if (!DocumentManager::saveAllModifiedDocuments())
+        return;
+    const VcsBasePluginState state = currentState();
+    QTC_ASSERT(state.hasTopLevel(), return);
+    m_gitClient->recoverDeletedFiles(state.topLevel());
+}
+
 void GitPlugin::startRebase()
 {
     if (!DocumentManager::saveAllModifiedDocuments())
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h
index 2772cddcb90..aa157c4c87b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ private:
     void logRepository();
     void undoFileChanges(bool revertStaging);
     void resetRepository();
+    void recoverDeletedFiles();
     void startRebase();
     void startChangeRelatedAction(const Core::Id &id);
     void stageFile();