diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts
index 41cd7d3082a..ffd7fb0faee 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ export class MainThreadTerminalService implements MainThreadTerminalServiceShape
 			executable: terminalInstance.shellLaunchConfig.executable,
 			args: terminalInstance.shellLaunchConfig.args,
 			cwd: terminalInstance.shellLaunchConfig.cwd,
-			env: terminalInstance.shellLaunchConfig.env
+			env: terminalInstance.shellLaunchConfig.env,
+			hideFromUser: terminalInstance.shellLaunchConfig.hideFromUser
 		};
 		if (terminalInstance.title) {
 			this._proxy.$acceptTerminalOpened(terminalInstance.id, terminalInstance.title, shellLaunchConfigDto);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
index d155c7ac978..75ec09c478f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
@@ -1383,6 +1383,7 @@ export interface IShellLaunchConfigDto {
 	args?: string[] | string;
 	cwd?: string | UriComponents;
 	env?: { [key: string]: string | null; };
+	hideFromUser?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IShellDefinitionDto {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts
index e01ab6a1513..6e957dbe109 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ export abstract class BaseExtHostTerminalService implements IExtHostTerminalServ
 			shellPath: shellLaunchConfigDto.executable,
 			shellArgs: shellLaunchConfigDto.args,
 			cwd: typeof shellLaunchConfigDto.cwd === 'string' ? shellLaunchConfigDto.cwd : URI.revive(shellLaunchConfigDto.cwd),
-			env: shellLaunchConfigDto.env
+			env: shellLaunchConfigDto.env,
+			hideFromUser: shellLaunchConfigDto.hideFromUser
 		};
 		const terminal = new ExtHostTerminal(this._proxy, creationOptions, name, id);
 		this._terminals.push(terminal);