diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index da0ec3d..2e83594 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 	}
 
 	@command('git.clone')
-	async clone(url?: string, folder?: string, branch?: string): Promise<void> {
+	async clone(url?: string): Promise<void> {
 		if (!url) {
 			url = await window.showInputBox({
 				prompt: localize('repourl', "Repository URL"),
@@ -408,37 +408,25 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		let defaultCloneDirectory = config.get<string>('defaultCloneDirectory') || os.homedir();
 		defaultCloneDirectory = defaultCloneDirectory.replace(/^~/, os.homedir());
 
-		let uri: Uri;
-		if (folder) {
-			uri = Uri.file(folder);
-		} else {
-			const folders = workspace.workspaceFolders;
-			if (folders && folders[0]) {
-				const repoName = decodeURI(url).replace(/^.*\//, '').replace(/\.git$/, '') || 'repository';
-				uri = Uri.parse(path.join(folders[0].uri.fsPath, repoName));
-			} else {
-				const uris = await window.showOpenDialog({
-					canSelectFiles: false,
-					canSelectFolders: true,
-					canSelectMany: false,
-					defaultUri: Uri.file(defaultCloneDirectory),
-					openLabel: localize('selectFolder', "Select Repository Location")
-				});
+		const uris = await window.showOpenDialog({
+			canSelectFiles: false,
+			canSelectFolders: true,
+			canSelectMany: false,
+			defaultUri: Uri.file(defaultCloneDirectory),
+			openLabel: localize('selectFolder', "Select Repository Location")
+		});
 
-				if (!uris || uris.length === 0) {
-					/* __GDPR__
-                        "clone" : {
-                            "outcome" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
-                        }
-                    */
-					this.telemetryReporter.sendTelemetryEvent('clone', { outcome: 'no_directory' });
-					return;
+		if (!uris || uris.length === 0) {
+			/* __GDPR__
+				"clone" : {
+					"outcome" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
 				}
-
-				uri = uris[0];
-			}
+			*/
+			this.telemetryReporter.sendTelemetryEvent('clone', { outcome: 'no_directory' });
+			return;
 		}
 
+		const uri = uris[0];
 		const parentPath = uri.fsPath;
 
 		try {
@@ -448,16 +436,40 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 				cancellable: true
 			};
 
-			await window.withProgress(
+			const repositoryPath = await window.withProgress(
 				opts,
-				async (_, token) => {
-					const result = await this.git.clone(url!, parentPath, token);
-					if (branch) {
-						await this.git.exec(parentPath, ['checkout', branch], { cancellationToken: token });
-					}
-					return result;
-				}
+				(_, token) => this.git.clone(url!, parentPath, token)
 			);
+
+			const choices = [];
+			let message = localize('proposeopen', "Would you like to open the cloned repository?");
+			const open = localize('openrepo', "Open Repository");
+			choices.push(open);
+
+			const addToWorkspace = localize('add', "Add to Workspace");
+			if (workspace.workspaceFolders) {
+				message = localize('proposeopen2', "Would you like to open the cloned repository, or add it to the current workspace?");
+				choices.push(addToWorkspace);
+			}
+
+			const result = await window.showInformationMessage(message, ...choices);
+
+			const openFolder = result === open;
+			/* __GDPR__
+				"clone" : {
+					"outcome" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" },
+					"openFolder": { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "PerformanceAndHealth", "isMeasurement": true }
+				}
+			*/
+			this.telemetryReporter.sendTelemetryEvent('clone', { outcome: 'success' }, { openFolder: openFolder ? 1 : 0 });
+
+			const uri = Uri.file(repositoryPath);
+
+			if (openFolder) {
+				commands.executeCommand('vscode.openFolder', uri);
+			} else if (result === addToWorkspace) {
+				workspace.updateWorkspaceFolders(workspace.workspaceFolders!.length, 0, { uri });
+			}
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (/already exists and is not an empty directory/.test(err && err.stderr || '')) {
 				/* __GDPR__
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index e8a0217..ff7e7bd 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export class Git {
 		await mkdirp(parentPath);
 
 		try {
-            await this.exec(parentPath.substring(0, parentPath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1), ['clone', url, parentPath], { cancellationToken });
+			await this.exec(parentPath, ['clone', url, folderPath], { cancellationToken });
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err.stderr) {
 				err.stderr = err.stderr.replace(/^Cloning.+$/m, '').trim();