1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor.py
index 25e2e239cb..ea1113c645 100755
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor.py
@@ -154,6 +154,17 @@ def check_submodules():
     return CheckStatus.OK
 
 
+def check_git_repo():
+    """Checks that the .git directory exists inside QMK_HOME.
+
+    This is a decent enough indicator that the qmk_firmware directory is a
+    proper Git repository, rather than a .zip download from GitHub.
+    """
+    dot_git_dir = QMK_FIRMWARE / '.git'
+
+    return CheckStatus.OK if dot_git_dir.is_dir() else CheckStatus.WARNING
+
+
 def check_udev_rules():
     """Make sure the udev rules look good.
     """
@@ -338,6 +349,13 @@ def doctor(cli):
 
     cli.log.info('QMK home: {fg_cyan}%s', QMK_FIRMWARE)
 
+    # Make sure our QMK home is a Git repo
+    git_ok = check_git_repo()
+
+    if git_ok == CheckStatus.WARNING:
+        cli.log.warning("QMK home does not appear to be a Git repository! (no .git folder)")
+        status = CheckStatus.WARNING
+
     # Make sure the basic CLI tools we need are available and can be executed.
     bin_ok = check_binaries()