diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index d4aca7a0220..59e66d558df 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -1672,6 +1672,11 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * @return The uri of the resource.
 		 */
 		asExtensionUri(relativePath: string): Uri;
+
+		/**
+		 *
+		 */
+		readonly extensionUri: Uri;
 	}
 
 	export interface Extension<T> {
@@ -1682,6 +1687,11 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * @return The uri of the resource.
 		 */
 		asExtensionUri(relativePath: string): Uri;
+
+		/**
+		 *
+		 */
+		readonly extensionUri: Uri;
 	}
 
 	//#endregion
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index cb57cc82270..c190ad1c7c4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ class Extension<T> implements vscode.Extension<T> {
 	private _identifier: ExtensionIdentifier;
 
 	readonly id: string;
+	readonly extensionUri: URI;
 	readonly extensionPath: string;
 	readonly packageJSON: IExtensionDescription;
 	readonly extensionKind: vscode.ExtensionKind;
@@ -1024,6 +1025,7 @@ class Extension<T> implements vscode.Extension<T> {
 		this._originExtensionId = originExtensionId;
 		this._identifier = description.identifier;
 		this.id = description.identifier.value;
+		this.extensionUri = description.extensionLocation;
 		this.extensionPath = path.normalize(originalFSPath(description.extensionLocation));
 		this.packageJSON = description;
 		this.extensionKind = kind;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
index 197aa88c85c..904c5afd8c8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService.ts
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensio
 				globalState,
 				workspaceState,
 				subscriptions: [],
+				get extensionUri() { return extensionDescription.extensionLocation; },
 				get extensionPath() { return extensionDescription.extensionLocation.fsPath; },
 				get storagePath() { return that._storagePath.workspaceValue(extensionDescription); },
 				get globalStoragePath() { return that._storagePath.globalValue(extensionDescription); },