diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e7aff65789f0..6824caf10ceda 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 - [Previous Changelogs](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/tree/master/doc/changelogs/)
 
+## v1.28.0 - Unreleased
+- [plugin] added support for property `SourceControlInputBox#visible` [#11412](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/11412) - Contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
+
 ## v1.27.0 - 6/30/2022
 
 - [core] added better styling for active sidepanel borders [#11330](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/11330)
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts
index 53066e6c5e5fe..d7c06e5d304c3 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts
@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@ export interface ScmMain {
 
     $setInputBoxValue(sourceControlHandle: number, value: string): void;
     $setInputBoxPlaceholder(sourceControlHandle: number, placeholder: string): void;
+    $setInputBoxVisible(sourceControlHandle: number, visible: boolean): void;
 }
 
 export interface SourceControlProviderFeatures {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/scm-main.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/scm-main.ts
index 685e8d7e6bbe7..280471cb2d73e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/scm-main.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/scm-main.ts
@@ -430,4 +430,14 @@ export class ScmMainImpl implements ScmMain {
 
         repository.input.placeholder = placeholder;
     }
+
+    $setInputBoxVisible(sourceControlHandle: number, visible: boolean): void {
+        const repository = this.repositories.get(sourceControlHandle);
+
+        if (!repository) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        repository.input.visible = visible;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/scm.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/scm.ts
index bd6f57b8d3eb1..200326b713716 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/scm.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/scm.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,17 @@ export class ScmInputBoxImpl implements theia.SourceControlInputBox {
         this._placeholder = placeholder;
     }
 
+    private _visible: boolean = true;
+
+    get visible(): boolean {
+        return this._visible;
+    }
+
+    set visible(visible: boolean) {
+        this.proxy.$setInputBoxVisible(this.sourceControlHandle, visible);
+        this._visible = visible;
+    }
+
     private _validateInput: ValidateInput | undefined;
 
     get validateInput(): ValidateInput | undefined {
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts b/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
index ef0147ebc0056..03ecb3e4c1e81 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
@@ -9609,6 +9609,11 @@ export module '@theia/plugin' {
          * A string to show as place holder in the input box to guide the user.
          */
         placeholder: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Controls whether the input box is visible (default is true).
+         */
+        visible: boolean;
     }
 
     interface QuickDiffProvider {
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
index 445357c42ac87..276be910864cc 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export class ScmCommitWidget extends ReactWidget implements StatefulWidget {
 
         const keybinding = this.keybindings.acceleratorFor(this.keybindings.getKeybindingsForCommand('scm.acceptInput')[0]).join('+');
         const message = format(input.placeholder || '', keybinding);
-        return <div className={ScmCommitWidget.Styles.INPUT_MESSAGE_CONTAINER}>
+        const textArea = input.visible ?
             <TextareaAutosize
                 className={`${ScmCommitWidget.Styles.INPUT_MESSAGE} theia-input theia-scm-input-message-${validationStatus}`}
                 id={ScmCommitWidget.Styles.INPUT_MESSAGE}
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ export class ScmCommitWidget extends ReactWidget implements StatefulWidget {
                 ref={this.inputRef}
                 rows={1}
                 maxRows={6} /* from VS Code */>
-            </TextareaAutosize>
+            </TextareaAutosize> : '';
+        return <div className={ScmCommitWidget.Styles.INPUT_MESSAGE_CONTAINER}>
+            {textArea}
             <div
                 className={
                     `${ScmCommitWidget.Styles.VALIDATION_MESSAGE} ${ScmCommitWidget.Styles.NO_SELECT}
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-input.ts b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-input.ts
index b7675d04a666b..42f291d9c7918 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-input.ts
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-input.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface ScmInputValidator {
 export interface ScmInputOptions {
     placeholder?: string
     validator?: ScmInputValidator
+    visible?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface ScmInputData {
@@ -94,6 +95,19 @@ export class ScmInput implements Disposable {
         this.validate();
     }
 
+    protected _visible = this.options.visible;
+    get visible(): boolean {
+        return this._visible ?? true;
+    }
+    set visible(visible: boolean) {
+        if (this.visible === visible) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this._visible = visible;
+        this.fireDidChange();
+        this.validate();
+    }
+
     protected _issue: ScmInputIssue | undefined;
     get issue(): ScmInputIssue | undefined {
         return this._issue;