diff --git a/extensions/typescript/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/extensions/typescript/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index eba096f1b8c..fb10619a142 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-4.3.6.tgz"
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "2.0.7",
-      "from": "typescript@2.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.0.7.tgz"
+      "version": "2.0.8",
+      "from": "typescript@2.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.0.8.tgz"
     },
     "vscode-extension-telemetry": {
       "version": "0.0.5",
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/package.json b/extensions/typescript/package.json
index 7e1e50e9129..d0fe2abdb8f 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		"semver": "4.3.6",
 		"vscode-extension-telemetry": "^0.0.5",
 		"vscode-nls": "^2.0.1",
-		"typescript": "2.0.7"
+		"typescript": "2.0.8"
 	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"postinstall": "node ./bin/postinstall",
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/protocol.d.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/protocol.d.ts
index f6cf09b5c9b..c950c75950b 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/protocol.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/protocol.d.ts
@@ -1524,6 +1524,26 @@ declare namespace ts.server.protocol {
         spans: TextSpan[];
         childItems?: NavigationTree[];
     }
+    type TelemetryEventName = "telemetry";
+    interface TelemetryEvent extends Event {
+        event: TelemetryEventName;
+        body: TelemetryEventBody;
+    }
+    interface TelemetryEventBody {
+        telemetryEventName: string;
+        payload: any;
+    }
+    type TypingsInstalledTelemetryEventName = "typingsInstalled";
+    interface TypingsInstalledTelemetryEventBody extends TelemetryEventBody {
+        telemetryEventName: TypingsInstalledTelemetryEventName;
+        payload: TypingsInstalledTelemetryEventPayload;
+    }
+    interface TypingsInstalledTelemetryEventPayload {
+        /**
+         * Comma separated list of installed typing packages
+         */
+        installedPackages: string;
+    }
     interface NavBarResponse extends Response {
         body?: NavigationBarItem[];
     }
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptService.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptService.ts
index 4a5442e957f..da4e09ae680 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptService.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptService.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export class API {
 	public has206Features(): boolean {
 		return semver.gte(this._version, '2.0.6');
 	}
+
+	public has208Features(): boolean {
+		return semver.gte(this._version, '2.0.8');
+	}
 }
 
 export interface ITypescriptServiceClient {
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
index 20f07aee919..aa828d0c3d5 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient implements ITypescriptServiceClient
 							args.push('--disableAutomaticTypingAcquisition');
 						}
 					}
+					if (this.apiVersion.has208Features()) {
+						args.push('--enableTelemetry');
+					}
 					electron.fork(modulePath, args, options, (err: any, childProcess: cp.ChildProcess) => {
 						if (err) {
 							this.lastError = err;
@@ -648,6 +651,25 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient implements ITypescriptServiceClient
 					this.host.semanticDiagnosticsReceived(event as Proto.DiagnosticEvent);
 				} else if (event.event === 'configFileDiag') {
 					this.host.configFileDiagnosticsReceived(event as Proto.ConfigFileDiagnosticEvent);
+				} else if (event.event === 'telemetry') {
+					let telemetryData = (event as Proto.TelemetryEvent).body;
+					let properties: Map<string> = Object.create(null);
+					switch (telemetryData.telemetryEventName) {
+						case 'typingsInstalled':
+							properties['installedPackages'] = (telemetryData.payload as Proto.TypingsInstalledTelemetryEventPayload).installedPackages;
+							break;
+						default:
+							let payload = telemetryData.payload;
+							if (payload) {
+								Object.keys(payload).forEach((key) => {
+									if (payload.hasOwnProperty(key) && is.string(payload[key])) {
+										properties[key] = payload[key];
+									}
+								});
+							}
+							break;
+					}
+					this.logTelemetry(telemetryData.telemetryEventName, properties);
 				}
 			} else {
 				throw new Error('Unknown message type ' + message.type + ' recevied');