diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/workbench/workbench.js b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/workbench/workbench.js
index 3999f28558c..e71e4a031b1 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/workbench/workbench.js
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/workbench/workbench.js
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 			performance.mark('workbench-start');
 
 			// Wait for process environment being fully resolved
+			perf.mark('willWaitForShellEnv');
 			await whenEnvResolved;
+			perf.mark('didWaitForShellEnv');
 
 			perf.mark('main/startup');
 
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
index bd434c85190..6aa77d125fd 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'vs/base/common/path';
 import * as objects from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
+import * as perf from 'vs/base/common/performance';
 import { Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { screen, BrowserWindow, systemPreferences, app, TouchBar, nativeImage, Rectangle, Display, TouchBarSegmentedControl, NativeImage, BrowserWindowConstructorOptions, SegmentedControlSegment, nativeTheme, Event, Details } from 'electron';
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import { IWorkspaceIdentifier } from 'vs/platform/workspaces/common/workspaces';
 import { IWorkspacesMainService } from 'vs/platform/workspaces/electron-main/workspacesMainService';
 import { IBackupMainService } from 'vs/platform/backup/electron-main/backup';
 import { ISerializableCommandAction } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
-import * as perf from 'vs/base/common/performance';
 import { resolveMarketplaceHeaders } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService';
 import { IThemeMainService } from 'vs/platform/theme/electron-main/themeMainService';
 import { RunOnceScheduler } from 'vs/base/common/async';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/performance/browser/perfviewEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/performance/browser/perfviewEditor.ts
index 65af94d0c35..c7bb057a334 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/performance/browser/perfviewEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/performance/browser/perfviewEditor.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class PerfModelContentProvider implements ITextModelContentProvider {
 		table.push(['app.isReady => window.loadUrl()', metrics.timers.ellapsedWindowLoad, '[main]', `initial startup: ${metrics.initialStartup}`]);
 		table.push(['window.loadUrl() => begin to require(workbench.desktop.main.js)', metrics.timers.ellapsedWindowLoadToRequire, '[main->renderer]', StartupKindToString(metrics.windowKind)]);
 		table.push(['require(workbench.desktop.main.js)', metrics.timers.ellapsedRequire, '[renderer]', `cached data: ${(metrics.didUseCachedData ? 'YES' : 'NO')}${stats ? `, node_modules took ${stats.nodeRequireTotal}ms` : ''}`]);
+		table.push(['wait for shell environment', metrics.timers.ellapsedWaitForShellEnv, '[renderer]', undefined]);
 		table.push(['require & init workspace storage', metrics.timers.ellapsedWorkspaceStorageInit, '[renderer]', undefined]);
 		table.push(['init workspace service', metrics.timers.ellapsedWorkspaceServiceInit, '[renderer]', undefined]);
 		table.push(['register extensions & spawn extension host', metrics.timers.ellapsedExtensions, '[renderer]', undefined]);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/timer/browser/timerService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/timer/browser/timerService.ts
index cab6c54f0b9..b63386aa9f2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/timer/browser/timerService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/timer/browser/timerService.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ export interface IStartupMetrics {
 		 */
 		readonly ellapsedWindowLoadToRequire: number;
 
+		/**
+		 * The time it took to wait for resolving the shell environment. This time the workbench
+		 * will not continue to load and be blocked entirely.
+		 *
+		 * * Happens in the renderer-process
+		 * * Measured with the `willWaitForShellEnv` and `didWaitForShellEnv` performance marks.
+		 */
+		readonly ellapsedWaitForShellEnv?: number;
+
 		/**
 		 * The time it took to require the workspace storage DB, connect to it
 		 * and load the initial set of values.
@@ -388,6 +397,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractTimerService implements ITimerService {
 				ellapsedWindowLoad: initialStartup ? perf.getDuration('main:appReady', 'main:loadWindow') : undefined,
 				ellapsedWindowLoadToRequire: perf.getDuration('main:loadWindow', 'willLoadWorkbenchMain'),
 				ellapsedRequire: perf.getDuration('willLoadWorkbenchMain', 'didLoadWorkbenchMain'),
+				ellapsedWaitForShellEnv: perf.getDuration('willWaitForShellEnv', 'didWaitForShellEnv'),
 				ellapsedWorkspaceStorageInit: perf.getDuration('willInitWorkspaceStorage', 'didInitWorkspaceStorage'),
 				ellapsedWorkspaceServiceInit: perf.getDuration('willInitWorkspaceService', 'didInitWorkspaceService'),
 				ellapsedExtensions: perf.getDuration('willLoadExtensions', 'didLoadExtensions'),