diff --git a/extensions/python/package.json b/extensions/python/package.json
index c500b586f45..1a7a65b2dee 100644
--- a/extensions/python/package.json
+++ b/extensions/python/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	"engines": { "vscode": "*" },
 	"activationEvents": ["onLanguage:python"],
 	"main": "./out/pythonMain",
+	"extensionKind": [ "ui", "workspace" ],
 	"contributes": {
 		"languages": [{
 			"id": "python",