diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts
index 5f2ffc7831d..4f5c1625e33 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class ExtHostApiCommands {
 		this._register('vscode.open', (resource: URI, column: vscode.ViewColumn) => {
 			return this._commands.executeCommand('_workbench.open', [resource, typeConverters.fromViewColumn(column)]);
 		}, {
-				description: 'Opens the provided resource in the editor. Can be a text or binary file.',
+				description: 'Opens the provided resource in the editor. Can be a text or binary file, or a http(s) url',
 				args: [
 					{ name: 'resource', description: 'Resource to open', constraint: URI },
 					{ name: 'column', description: '(optional) Column in which to open', constraint: v => v === void 0 || typeof v === 'number' }