diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/health.lua b/lua/gitsigns/health.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b42dda694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/health.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+local M = {}
+
+function M.check()
+   local fns = vim.fn
+   local report_ok = fns['health#report_ok']
+   local report_error = fns['health#report_error']
+
+   local ok, v = pcall(vim.fn.systemlist, { 'git', '--version' })
+
+   if not ok then
+      report_error(v)
+   else
+      report_ok(v[1])
+   end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/teal/gitsigns/health.tl b/teal/gitsigns/health.tl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90f194695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/teal/gitsigns/health.tl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+local M = {}
+
+function M.check()
+  local fns = vim.fn as {string:function}
+  local report_ok = fns['health#report_ok']
+  local report_error = fns['health#report_error']
+
+  local ok, v = pcall(vim.fn.systemlist, {'git', '--version'})
+
+  if not ok then
+    report_error(v)
+  else
+    report_ok(v[1])
+  end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/types/types.d.tl b/types/types.d.tl
index 03649d5ad..61253a1fb 100644
--- a/types/types.d.tl
+++ b/types/types.d.tl
@@ -341,10 +341,12 @@ global record vim
     strdisplaywidth: function(string, integer): integer
     stridx: function(haystack: string, needle: string, start: integer): integer
     string: function(any): string
+    systemlist: function({string}): {string}
     tempname: function(): string
     type: function(any): integer
   end
 
+  call: function(string, ...:any)
   cmd: function(string): any
 
   deepcopy: function<T>(T): T