diff --git a/src/bootstrap-node.ts b/src/bootstrap-node.ts
index 8cb580e738b..837dcc91424 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap-node.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap-node.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ export function configurePortable(product: Partial<IProductConfiguration>): { po
 			return path.dirname(path.dirname(path.dirname(appRoot)));
 		}
 
+		// appRoot = ..\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\<version>\resources\app
+		if (process.platform === 'win32' && product.quality === 'insider') {
+			return path.dirname(path.dirname(path.dirname(appRoot)));
+		}
+
 		return path.dirname(path.dirname(appRoot));
 	}