diff --git a/src/vs/code/node/cliProcessMain.ts b/src/vs/code/node/cliProcessMain.ts
index 38b0cc0f768ec4d8ff4cded3cb174224b14241df..5b5c84c0be986f6bca1913b17061a2b04fffa283 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/node/cliProcessMain.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/node/cliProcessMain.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Main {
 							console.log(localize('foundExtension', "Found '{0}' in the marketplace.", id));
 							console.log(localize('installing', "Installing..."));
 
-							return this.extensionManagementService.installFromGallery(extension)
+							return this.extensionManagementService.installFromGallery(extension, false)
 								.then(() => console.log(localize('successInstall', "Extension '{0}' v{1} was successfully installed!", id, extension.version)));
 						});
 				});
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Main {
 
 				console.log(localize('uninstalling', "Uninstalling {0}...", id));
 
-				return this.extensionManagementService.uninstall(extension)
+				return this.extensionManagementService.uninstall(extension, true)
 					.then(() => console.log(localize('successUninstall', "Extension '{0}' was successfully uninstalled!", id)));
 			});
 		}));
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
index 963d11f302941c2ec4d22818bab257fc0bfb51ea..3f4d683feaf41f02887815d6aa02301545ee3ec7 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export interface IExtensionManagementService {
 
 	install(zipPath: string): TPromise<void>;
 	installFromGallery(extension: IGalleryExtension, promptToInstallDependencies?: boolean): TPromise<void>;
-	uninstall(extension: ILocalExtension): TPromise<void>;
+	uninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, force?: boolean): TPromise<void>;
 	getInstalled(type?: LocalExtensionType): TPromise<ILocalExtension[]>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts
index 20dc457855a011a7093a91b651f7423ae2de675b..ecdb8c088165b0157c81d4375ed6831105fee7cc 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface IExtensionManagementChannel extends IChannel {
 	call(command: 'event:onDidUninstallExtension'): TPromise<void>;
 	call(command: 'install', path: string): TPromise<void>;
 	call(command: 'installFromGallery', extension: IGalleryExtension): TPromise<void>;
-	call(command: 'uninstall', extension: ILocalExtension): TPromise<void>;
+	call(command: 'uninstall', args: [ILocalExtension, boolean]): TPromise<void>;
 	call(command: 'getInstalled'): TPromise<ILocalExtension[]>;
 	call(command: string, arg?: any): TPromise<any>;
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class ExtensionManagementChannel implements IExtensionManagementChannel {
 			case 'event:onDidUninstallExtension': return eventToCall(this.onDidUninstallExtension);
 			case 'install': return this.service.install(arg);
 			case 'installFromGallery': return this.service.installFromGallery(arg[0], arg[1]);
-			case 'uninstall': return this.service.uninstall(arg);
+			case 'uninstall': return this.service.uninstall(arg[0], arg[1]);
 			case 'getInstalled': return this.service.getInstalled(arg);
 		}
 		return undefined;
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ export class ExtensionManagementChannelClient implements IExtensionManagementSer
 		return this.channel.call('installFromGallery', [extension, promptToInstallDependencies]);
 	}
 
-	uninstall(extension: ILocalExtension): TPromise<void> {
-		return this.channel.call('uninstall', extension);
+	uninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, force = false): TPromise<void> {
+		return this.channel.call('uninstall', [extension, force]);
 	}
 
 	getInstalled(type: LocalExtensionType = null): TPromise<ILocalExtension[]> {
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
index 280f28b41838949c8290100cb6d47ff735f616d6..9e8ec4533ccfe92c992765be7595d6b127ef3d18 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
@@ -290,20 +290,20 @@ export class ExtensionManagementService implements IExtensionManagementService {
 			});
 	}
 
-	uninstall(extension: ILocalExtension): TPromise<void> {
+	uninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, force = false): TPromise<void> {
 		return this.removeOutdatedExtensions().then(() => {
 			return this.scanUserExtensions().then<void>(installed => {
 				const promises = installed
 					.filter(e => e.manifest.publisher === extension.manifest.publisher && e.manifest.name === extension.manifest.name)
-					.map(e => this.checkForDependenciesAndUninstall(e, installed));
+					.map(e => this.checkForDependenciesAndUninstall(e, installed, force));
 				return TPromise.join(promises);
 			});
 		});
 	}
 
-	private checkForDependenciesAndUninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, installed: ILocalExtension[]): TPromise<void> {
+	private checkForDependenciesAndUninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, installed: ILocalExtension[], force: boolean): TPromise<void> {
 		return this.preUninstallExtension(extension.id)
-			.then(() => this.hasDependencies(extension, installed) ? this.promptForDependenciesAndUninstall(extension, installed) : this.promptAndUninstall(extension, installed))
+			.then(() => this.hasDependencies(extension, installed) ? this.promptForDependenciesAndUninstall(extension, installed, force) : this.promptAndUninstall(extension, installed, force))
 			.then(() => this.postUninstallExtension(extension.id),
 			error => {
 				this.postUninstallExtension(extension.id, error);
@@ -318,7 +318,12 @@ export class ExtensionManagementService implements IExtensionManagementService {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	private promptForDependenciesAndUninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, installed: ILocalExtension[]): TPromise<void> {
+	private promptForDependenciesAndUninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, installed: ILocalExtension[], force: boolean): TPromise<void> {
+		if (force) {
+			const dependencies = distinct(this.getDependenciesToUninstallRecursively(extension, installed, [])).filter(e => e !== extension);
+			return this.uninstallWithDependencies(extension, dependencies, installed);
+		}
+
 		const message = nls.localize('uninstallDependeciesConfirmation', "Would you like to uninstall '{0}' only or its dependencies also?", extension.manifest.displayName || extension.manifest.name);
 		const options = [
 			nls.localize('uninstallOnly', "Only"),
@@ -338,7 +343,11 @@ export class ExtensionManagementService implements IExtensionManagementService {
 			}, error => TPromise.wrapError(errors.canceled()));
 	}
 
-	private promptAndUninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, installed: ILocalExtension[]): TPromise<void> {
+	private promptAndUninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, installed: ILocalExtension[], force: boolean): TPromise<void> {
+		if (force) {
+			return this.uninstallWithDependencies(extension, [], installed);
+		}
+
 		const message = nls.localize('uninstallConfirmation', "Are you sure you want to uninstall '{0}'?", extension.manifest.displayName || extension.manifest.name);
 		const options = [
 			nls.localize('ok', "Ok"),