diff --git a/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts b/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts
index f32f33bdc96..288157ba00d 100644
--- a/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts
+++ b/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ export class AzureActiveDirectoryService {
 		if (!scopes.includes('profile')) {
 			scopes.push('profile');
 		}
+		if (!scopes.includes('offline_access')) {
+			scopes.push('offline_access');
+		}
 		scopes = scopes.sort();
 		const scopeData: IScopeData = {
 			scopes,