diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
index 5828b5bb88a..6000b0300db 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
@@ -4537,6 +4537,13 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * [`globalState`](#ExtensionContext.globalState) to store key value data.
 		 */
 		storagePath: string | undefined;
+
+		/**
+		 * An absolute file path of a directory in which the extension can create log files.
+		 * The directory might not exist on disk and creation is up to the extension. However,
+		 * the parent directory is guaranteed to be existent.
+		 */
+		logPath: string;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts
index c37e7b2dfe7..cbd8a70d649 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface IExtensionContext {
 	asAbsolutePath(relativePath: string): string;
 	logger: ExtHostLogger;
 	readonly logDirectory: string;
+	readonly logPath: string;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
index 61ec236d842..f29e288412b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
@@ -366,9 +366,11 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 					return that._extHostLogService.getExtLogger(extensionDescription.id);
 				},
 				get logDirectory() {
+					console.warn(`this PROPOSED API has been RENAMED to 'logPath'`);
 					checkProposedApiEnabled(extensionDescription);
 					return that._extHostLogService.getLogDirectory(extensionDescription.id);
-				}
+				},
+				logPath: that._extHostLogService.getLogDirectory(extensionDescription.id)
 			});
 		});
 	}