diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCreateNewBranchAction.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCreateNewBranchAction.kt
index e98c97057f01..7663e516d961 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCreateNewBranchAction.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCreateNewBranchAction.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ internal class GitCreateNewBranchAction : DumbAwareAction() {
   private fun collectData(e: AnActionEvent): Data {
     val project = e.project ?: return Data.Invisible()
     val manager = getRepositoryManager(project)
+    if (manager.repositories.isEmpty()) return Data.Invisible()
 
     val log = e.getData(VcsLogDataKeys.VCS_LOG)
     if (log != null) {