diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.json b/extensions/npm/package.json
index a57db1747a0..b86114ae816 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
         "command": "npm.openScript",
         "title": "%command.openScript%"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "npm.runInstall",
+        "title": "%command.runInstall%"
+      },
       {
         "command": "npm.refresh",
         "title": "%command.refresh%",
@@ -84,9 +88,13 @@
         {
           "command": "npm.openScript",
           "when": "view == npm && viewItem == packageJSON",
-          "group": "navigation"
+          "group": "navigation@1"
         },
         {
+          "command": "npm.runInstall",
+          "when": "view == npm && viewItem == packageJSON",
+          "group": "navigation@2"
+        },        {
           "command": "npm.openScript",
           "when": "view == npm && viewItem == script",
           "group": "navigation@1"
diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.nls.json b/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
index dedd7af6161..ccc6aa3114c 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.nls.json
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 	"command.refresh": "Refresh",
 	"command.run": "Run",
 	"command.debug": "Debug",
-	"command.openScript": "Open"
+	"command.openScript": "Open",
+	"command.runInstall": "Run Install"
 }
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
index db2e086d50a..7fbbd73e7a0 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import {
 	WorkspaceFolder, commands, debug, window, workspace, Selection, TaskGroup
 } from 'vscode';
 import { visit, JSONVisitor } from 'jsonc-parser';
-import { NpmTaskDefinition, getPackageJsonUriFromTask, getScripts, isWorkspaceFolder, getPackageManager, getTaskName } from './tasks';
+import {
+	NpmTaskDefinition, getPackageJsonUriFromTask, getScripts,
+	isWorkspaceFolder, getPackageManager, getTaskName, createTask
+} from './tasks';
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 
 const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.debugScript', this.debugScript, this));
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.openScript', this.openScript, this));
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.refresh', this.refresh, this));
+		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.runInstall', this.runInstall, this));
 	}
 
 	private scriptIsValid(scripts: any, task: Task): boolean {
@@ -258,6 +262,19 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 		return scriptOffset;
 
 	}
+
+	private async runInstall(selection: PackageJSON) {
+		let uri: Uri | undefined = undefined;
+		if (selection instanceof PackageJSON) {
+			uri = selection.resourceUri;
+		}
+		if (!uri) {
+			return;
+		}
+		let task = createTask('install', 'install', selection.folder.workspaceFolder, uri, []);
+		workspace.executeTask(task);
+	}
+
 	private async openScript(selection: PackageJSON | NpmScript) {
 		let uri: Uri | undefined = undefined;
 		if (selection instanceof PackageJSON) {
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts b/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts
index 0b99a008fea..63cd80a1409 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export function getTaskName(script: string, relativePath: string | undefined) {
 	return script;
 }
 
-function createTask(script: string, cmd: string, folder: WorkspaceFolder, packageJsonUri: Uri, matcher?: any): Task {
+export function createTask(script: string, cmd: string, folder: WorkspaceFolder, packageJsonUri: Uri, matcher?: any): Task {
 
 	function getCommandLine(folder: WorkspaceFolder, cmd: string): string {
 		let packageManager = getPackageManager(folder);