diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index 74cd460f5e3..e9fc7ad9cf3 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { app, ipcMain as ipc, systemPreferences, shell, Event, contentTracing, protocol, powerMonitor, IpcMainEvent, BrowserWindow, dialog } from 'electron';
+import { app, ipcMain as ipc, systemPreferences, shell, Event, contentTracing, protocol, powerMonitor, IpcMainEvent, BrowserWindow, dialog, session } from 'electron';
 import { IProcessEnvironment, isWindows, isMacintosh } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { WindowsMainService } from 'vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsMainService';
 import { IWindowOpenable } from 'vs/platform/windows/common/windows';
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 			}
 		});
 
-		// Security related measures (https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/security)
+		//#region Security related measures (https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/security)
 		//
 		// !!! DO NOT CHANGE without consulting the documentation !!!
 		//
@@ -212,8 +212,14 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 
 				shell.openExternal(url);
 			});
+
+			session.defaultSession.setPermissionRequestHandler((webContents, permission /* 'media' | 'geolocation' | 'notifications' | 'midiSysex' | 'pointerLock' | 'fullscreen' | 'openExternal' */, callback) => {
+				return callback(false);
+			});
 		});
 
+		//#endregion
+
 		let macOpenFileURIs: IWindowOpenable[] = [];
 		let runningTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
 		app.on('open-file', (event: Event, path: string) => {