diff --git a/extensions/emmet/package.json b/extensions/emmet/package.json
index 719d8a9d17f..96755add3fc 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/package.json
+++ b/extensions/emmet/package.json
@@ -15,19 +15,7 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-emmet"
     },
     "activationEvents": [
-        "onLanguage:html",
-        "onLanguage:jade",
-        "onLanguage:slim",
-        "onLanguage:haml",
-        "onLanguage:xml",
-        "onLanguage:xsl",
-        "onLanguage:css",
-        "onLanguage:scss",
-        "onLanguage:sass",
-        "onLanguage:less",
-        "onLanguage:stylus",
-        "onLanguage:javascriptreact",
-        "onLanguage:typescriptreact"
+        "*"
     ],
     "main": "./out/extension",
     "contributes": {
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
index 767e8497d97..43ca6ee681e 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
@@ -49,39 +49,51 @@ export function expandAbbreviation() {
 		return;
 	}
 	let syntax = getSyntax(editor.document);
-	let output = expandAbbreviationHelper(syntax, editor.document, editor.selection);
+	let mappedSyntax = false;
+	let emmetConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('emmet');
+	if (emmetConfig && emmetConfig['syntaxProfiles']) {
+		let syntaxProfiles = emmetConfig['syntaxProfiles'];
+		if (typeof syntaxProfiles[syntax] === 'string') {
+			syntax = syntaxProfiles[syntax];
+			mappedSyntax = true;
+		}
+	}
+	let output = expandAbbreviationHelper(syntax, editor.document, editor.selection, mappedSyntax);
 	if (output) {
-		editor.insertSnippet(new vscode.SnippetString(output.expandedText), output.rangeToReplace);
+		editor.insertSnippet(new vscode.SnippetString(output.expandedText), output.abbreviationRange);
 	}
 }
 
 export interface ExpandAbbreviationHelperOutput {
 	expandedText: string;
-	rangeToReplace: vscode.Range;
+	abbreviationRange: vscode.Range;
 	abbreviation: string;
 	syntax: string;
 }
 
 /**
  * Expands abbreviation at given range in the given document
- * @param syntax 
- * @param document 
- * @param rangeToReplace 
- */
-export function expandAbbreviationHelper(syntax: string, document: vscode.TextDocument, rangeToReplace: vscode.Range): ExpandAbbreviationHelperOutput {
-	let parseContent = isStyleSheet(syntax) ? parseStylesheet : parse;
-	let rootNode: Node = parseContent(new DocumentStreamReader(document));
-	let currentNode = getNode(rootNode, rangeToReplace.end);
+ * @param syntax string syntax to be used for expanding abbreviations
+ * @param document vscode.TextDocument
+ * @param abbreviationRange vscode.Range range of the abbreviation that needs to be expanded
+ * @param mappedSyntax Boolean Pass true if given document language was mapped to given syntax to get emmet abbreviation expansions.
+ * */
+export function expandAbbreviationHelper(syntax: string, document: vscode.TextDocument, abbreviationRange: vscode.Range, mappedSyntax: boolean): ExpandAbbreviationHelperOutput {
+	if (!mappedSyntax) {
+		let parseContent = isStyleSheet(syntax) ? parseStylesheet : parse;
+		let rootNode: Node = parseContent(new DocumentStreamReader(document));
+		let currentNode = getNode(rootNode, abbreviationRange.end);
 
-	if (forceCssSyntax(syntax, currentNode, rangeToReplace.end)) {
-		syntax = 'css';
-	} else if (!isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode, syntax, rangeToReplace.end)) {
-		return;
+		if (forceCssSyntax(syntax, currentNode, abbreviationRange.end)) {
+			syntax = 'css';
+		} else if (!isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode, syntax, abbreviationRange.end)) {
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
-	let abbreviation = document.getText(rangeToReplace);
-	if (rangeToReplace.isEmpty) {
-		[rangeToReplace, abbreviation] = extractAbbreviation(document, rangeToReplace.start);
+	let abbreviation = document.getText(abbreviationRange);
+	if (abbreviationRange.isEmpty) {
+		[abbreviationRange, abbreviation] = extractAbbreviation(document, abbreviationRange.start);
 	}
 
 	let options = {
@@ -92,7 +104,7 @@ export function expandAbbreviationHelper(syntax: string, document: vscode.TextDo
 	};
 
 	let expandedText = expand(abbreviation, options);
-	return { expandedText, rangeToReplace, abbreviation, syntax };
+	return { expandedText, abbreviationRange, abbreviation, syntax };
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/emmetCompletionProvider.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/emmetCompletionProvider.ts
index 98e80d16995..3a0a0c35396 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/emmetCompletionProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/emmetCompletionProvider.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ const field = (index, placeholder) => `\${${index}${placeholder ? ':' + placehol
 const snippetCompletionsCache = new Map<string, vscode.CompletionItem[]>();
 
 export class EmmetCompletionItemProvider implements vscode.CompletionItemProvider {
-
+	private _mappedSyntax = false;
+	constructor(mappedSyntax?: boolean) {
+		if (mappedSyntax) {
+			this._mappedSyntax = true;
+		}
+	}
 	public provideCompletionItems(document: vscode.TextDocument, position: vscode.Position, token: vscode.CancellationToken): Thenable<vscode.CompletionList> {
 
 		if (!vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('emmet')['useNewEmmet']) {
@@ -23,12 +28,12 @@ export class EmmetCompletionItemProvider implements vscode.CompletionItemProvide
 		let syntax = getSyntax(document);
 		let expandedAbbr: vscode.CompletionItem;
 		if (vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('emmet')['showExpandedAbbreviation']) {
-			let output: ExpandAbbreviationHelperOutput = expandAbbreviationHelper(syntax, document, new vscode.Range(position, position));
+			let output: ExpandAbbreviationHelperOutput = expandAbbreviationHelper(syntax, document, new vscode.Range(position, position), this._mappedSyntax);
 			if (output) {
 				expandedAbbr = new vscode.CompletionItem(output.abbreviation);
 				expandedAbbr.insertText = new vscode.SnippetString(output.expandedText);
 				expandedAbbr.documentation = removeTabStops(output.expandedText);
-				expandedAbbr.range = output.rangeToReplace;
+				expandedAbbr.range = output.abbreviationRange;
 				expandedAbbr.detail = 'Expand Emmet Abbreviation';
 				syntax = output.syntax;
 			}
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
index da9ce80a275..8222b0eef69 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
@@ -16,34 +16,39 @@ import { toggleComment } from './toggleComment';
 import { fetchEditPoint } from './editPoint';
 import { fetchSelectItem } from './selectItem';
 
-interface ISupportedLanguageMode {
-	id: string;
-	triggerCharacters: string[];
-}
-
-const LANGUAGE_MODES: ISupportedLanguageMode[] = [
-	{ id: 'html', triggerCharacters: ['!', '.', '}'] },
-	{ id: 'jade', triggerCharacters: ['!', '.', '}'] },
-	{ id: 'slim', triggerCharacters: ['!', '.', '}'] },
-	{ id: 'haml', triggerCharacters: ['!', '.', '}'] },
-	{ id: 'xml', triggerCharacters: ['.', '}'] },
-	{ id: 'xsl', triggerCharacters: ['.', '}'] },
-
-	{ id: 'javascriptreact', triggerCharacters: ['.'] },
-	{ id: 'typescriptreact', triggerCharacters: ['.'] },
-
-	{ id: 'css', triggerCharacters: [':'] },
-	{ id: 'scss', triggerCharacters: [':'] },
-	{ id: 'sass', triggerCharacters: [':'] },
-	{ id: 'less', triggerCharacters: [':'] },
-	{ id: 'stylus', triggerCharacters: [':'] }
-];
+const LANGUAGE_MODES: Object = {
+	'html': ['!', '.', '}'],
+	'jade': ['!', '.', '}'],
+	'slim': ['!', '.', '}'],
+	'haml': ['!', '.', '}'],
+	'xml': ['.', '}'],
+	'xsl': ['.', '}'],
+	'javascriptreact': ['.'],
+	'typescriptreact': ['.'],
+	'css': [':'],
+	'scss': [':'],
+	'sass': [':'],
+	'less': [':'],
+	'stylus': [':']
+};
 
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	let completionProvider = new EmmetCompletionItemProvider();
-	for (let language of LANGUAGE_MODES) {
-		const provider = vscode.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider({ language: language.id }, completionProvider, ...language.triggerCharacters);
+	Object.keys(LANGUAGE_MODES).forEach(language => {
+		const provider = vscode.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider(language, completionProvider, ...LANGUAGE_MODES[language]);
 		context.subscriptions.push(provider);
+	});
+
+	let completionProviderForMappedSyntax = new EmmetCompletionItemProvider(true);
+	let emmetConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('emmet');
+	if (emmetConfig && emmetConfig['syntaxProfiles']) {
+		let syntaxProfiles = emmetConfig['syntaxProfiles'];
+		Object.keys(syntaxProfiles).forEach(syntax => {
+			if (typeof syntaxProfiles[syntax] === 'string' && LANGUAGE_MODES[syntaxProfiles[syntax]]) {
+				const provider = vscode.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider(syntax, completionProviderForMappedSyntax, ...LANGUAGE_MODES[syntaxProfiles[syntax]]);
+				context.subscriptions.push(provider);
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
 	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('emmet.wrapWithAbbreviation', () => {