diff --git a/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAuthorityResolver.ts b/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAuthorityResolver.ts
index 6c43f9252d3..d5b97ca9121 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAuthorityResolver.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAuthorityResolver.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface ResolvedAuthority {
 export interface ResolvedOptions {
 	readonly extensionHostEnv?: { [key: string]: string | null };
 	readonly isTrusted?: boolean;
-	readonly initializeUsingAccount?: { providerId: string, sessionId: string };
+	readonly authenticationSession?: { id: string, providerId: string };
 }
 
 export interface TunnelDescription {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
index 7be1359c2ec..4d412233d10 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
@@ -698,7 +698,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractExtHostExtensionService extends Disposable impleme
 			};
 			const options: ResolvedOptions = {
 				extensionHostEnv: result.extensionHostEnv,
-				isTrusted: result.isTrusted
+				isTrusted: result.isTrusted,
+				authenticationSession: result.authenticationSession ? { id: result.authenticationSession.id, providerId: result.authenticationSession.providerId } : undefined
 			};
 
 			return {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-sandbox/remoteExtensionsInit.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-sandbox/remoteExtensionsInit.ts
index 746deed82ea..d1d29adc444 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-sandbox/remoteExtensionsInit.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-sandbox/remoteExtensionsInit.ts
@@ -67,20 +67,20 @@ export class RemoteExtensionsInitializerContribution implements IWorkbenchContri
 		}
 		// Skip: No account is provided to initialize
 		const resolvedAuthority = await this.remoteAuthorityResolverService.resolveAuthority(connection.remoteAuthority);
-		if (!resolvedAuthority.options?.initializeUsingAccount) {
+		if (!resolvedAuthority.options?.authenticationSession) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const sessions = await this.authenticationService.getSessions(resolvedAuthority.options?.initializeUsingAccount.providerId);
-		const session = sessions.find(s => s.id === resolvedAuthority.options?.initializeUsingAccount?.sessionId);
+		const sessions = await this.authenticationService.getSessions(resolvedAuthority.options?.authenticationSession.providerId);
+		const session = sessions.find(s => s.id === resolvedAuthority.options?.authenticationSession?.id);
 		// Skip: Session is not found
 		if (!session) {
-			this.logService.info('Skipping initializing remote extensions because the account with given session id is not found', resolvedAuthority.options.initializeUsingAccount.sessionId);
+			this.logService.info('Skipping initializing remote extensions because the account with given session id is not found', resolvedAuthority.options.authenticationSession.id);
 			return;
 		}
 
 		const userDataSyncStoreClient = this.instantiationService.createInstance(UserDataSyncStoreClient, this.userDataSyncStoreManagementService.userDataSyncStore.url);
-		userDataSyncStoreClient.setAuthToken(session.accessToken, resolvedAuthority.options.initializeUsingAccount.providerId);
+		userDataSyncStoreClient.setAuthToken(session.accessToken, resolvedAuthority.options.authenticationSession.providerId);
 		const userData = await userDataSyncStoreClient.read(SyncResource.Extensions, null);
 
 		const serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
diff --git a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.resolvers.d.ts b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.resolvers.d.ts
index 9847b67bac3..8936603d970 100644
--- a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.resolvers.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.resolvers.d.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		extensionHostEnv?: { [key: string]: string | null; };
 
 		isTrusted?: boolean;
+
+		/**
+		 * When provided, remote server will be initialized with the data synced using given user account.
+		 * **Note:** Initialization happens only when VSCode is opened in Desktop and only extensions are initialized as of now.
+		 */
+		// authenticationSession(ForInitialization|ForInitializingExtensions)?
+		authenticationSession?: AuthenticationSession & { providerId: string };
 	}
 
 	export interface TunnelPrivacy {