diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 7820b3b85..e07f6d6d3 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -491,34 +491,56 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       mockArgv('init');
       await importCli();
 
-      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith({});
+      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ requireGit: true }),
+      );
     });
 
     it('should respect the provided folder', async () => {
       mockArgv('init', 'path/to/folder');
       await importCli();
 
-      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith({
-        directory: 'path/to/folder',
-      });
+      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          directory: 'path/to/folder',
+          requireGit: true,
+        }),
+      );
     });
 
     it('should respect passing --template', async () => {
       mockArgv('init', '-t', 'vue');
       await importCli();
 
-      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith({
-        template: 'vue',
-      });
+      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          template: 'vue',
+          requireGit: true,
+        }),
+      );
     });
 
     it('should respect passing --pm', async () => {
       mockArgv('init', '--pm', 'pnpm');
       await importCli();
 
-      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith({
-        packageManager: 'pnpm',
-      });
+      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          packageManager: 'pnpm',
+          requireGit: true,
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should respect passing --no-git', async () => {
+      mockArgv('init', '--no-git');
+      await importCli();
+
+      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          requireGit: false,
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts b/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts
index bcbe58ebf..deef80e4f 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ cli
   .command('init [directory]', 'initialize a new project')
   .option('-t, --template <template>', 'template to use')
   .option('--pm <packageManager>', 'which package manager to use')
+  .option('--no-git', 'skip initialize git repo')
   .action(
     wrapAction(
       async (directory, flags) => {
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ cli
           directory,
           template: flags.template,
           packageManager: flags.pm,
+          requireGit: flags.git,
         });
       },
       { disableFinishedLog: true },
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts b/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts
index 77cfa8f17..8e0ecb4f6 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-import { question, select } from '@topcli/prompts';
+import { question, select, confirm } from '@topcli/prompts';
 import { consola } from 'consola';
 import { downloadTemplate } from 'giget';
 import { readdir, rename } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { pathExists } from './internal-utils/fs-utils';
+import { normalizePath } from './internal-utils/path-utils';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { styleText } from 'node:util';
 import { TextStyle } from './internal-utils/type-utils';
 import { createSpinner } from './internal/spinner';
+import { x as spawn } from 'tinyexec';
 
 export async function initialize(options: {
   directory?: string;
   template?: string;
   packageManager?: string;
+  requireGit?: boolean;
 }) {
   consola.info('Initializing new project');
 
@@ -51,6 +54,11 @@ export async function initialize(options: {
       ],
     }));
 
+  // Asks whether require git initialized or not?
+  const requireGitInitialized =
+    options.requireGit ??
+    (await confirm('Initialize a new git repository?', { initial: true }));
+
   const isExists = await pathExists(directory);
   if (isExists) {
     const isEmpty =
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ export async function initialize(options: {
       process.exit(1);
     }
   }
-  await cloneProject({ directory, template });
+  await cloneProject({ directory, template, requireGitInitialized });
 
   const cdPath = path.relative(process.cwd(), path.resolve(directory));
   console.log();
@@ -151,14 +159,16 @@ async function listTemplatesGithub(): Promise<Template[]> {
 async function cloneProject({
   directory,
   template,
+  requireGitInitialized,
 }: {
   directory: string;
   template: Template;
+  requireGitInitialized: boolean;
 }) {
   const spinner = createSpinner('Downloading template').start();
   try {
     // 1. Clone repo
-    await downloadTemplate(`gh:${REPO}/${template.path}`, {
+    const response = await downloadTemplate(`gh:${REPO}/${template.path}`, {
       dir: directory,
       force: true,
     });
@@ -171,6 +181,19 @@ async function cloneProject({
       consola.warn('Failed to move _gitignore to .gitignore:', err),
     );
 
+    // 3. Initializing Git
+    if (requireGitInitialized) {
+      try {
+        const dirPath = normalizePath(response.dir);
+        await spawn('git', ['init'], {
+          throwOnError: true,
+          nodeOptions: { cwd: dirPath, shell: true },
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+      }
+    }
+
     spinner.success();
   } catch (err) {
     spinner.error();