diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 415853fa8d4..788251bc6dc 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -55,11 +55,39 @@
 				}
 			}
 		},
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "watch-extension-mediad",
+			"label": "Ext Media - Build",
+			"isBackground": true,
+			"presentation": {
+				"reveal": "never",
+				"group": "buildWatchers"
+			},
+			"problemMatcher": {
+				"owner": "typescript",
+				"applyTo": "closedDocuments",
+				"fileLocation": [
+					"absolute"
+				],
+				"pattern": {
+					"regexp": "Error: ([^(]+)\\((\\d+|\\d+,\\d+|\\d+,\\d+,\\d+,\\d+)\\): (.*)$",
+					"file": 1,
+					"location": 2,
+					"message": 3
+				},
+				"background": {
+					"beginsPattern": "Starting compilation",
+					"endsPattern": "Finished compilation"
+				}
+			}
+		},
 		{
 			"label": "VS Code - Build",
 			"dependsOn": [
 				"Core - Build",
-				"Ext - Build"
+				"Ext - Build",
+				"Ext Media - Build",
 			],
 			"group": {
 				"kind": "build",
@@ -89,11 +117,23 @@
 			},
 			"problemMatcher": "$tsc"
 		},
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "kill-watch-extension-mediad",
+			"label": "Kill Ext Media - Build",
+			"group": "build",
+			"presentation": {
+				"reveal": "never",
+				"group": "buildKillers"
+			},
+			"problemMatcher": "$tsc"
+		},
 		{
 			"label": "Kill VS Code - Build",
 			"dependsOn": [
 				"Kill Core - Build",
-				"Kill Ext - Build"
+				"Kill Ext - Build",
+				"Kill Ext Media - Build",
 			],
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": []
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65b6eabc07d..5522544da03 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     "watch-extension-media": "node --max_old_space_size=4095 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch-extension-media",
     "watch-extensionsd": "deemon yarn watch-extensions",
     "kill-watch-extensionsd": "deemon --kill yarn watch-extensions",
+    "watch-extension-mediad": "deemon yarn watch-extension-media",
+    "kill-watch-extension-mediad": "deemon --kill yarn watch-extension-media",
     "mocha": "mocha test/unit/node/all.js --delay",
     "precommit": "node build/hygiene.js",
     "gulp": "node --max_old_space_size=8192 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js",