diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
index 2185299d26a787b3b2607ba648bafeb091613d1f..76a7fedbf43615e441a2f715d4163952ddf85993 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
@@ -8970,7 +8970,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		/**
 		 * The uri of the document the thread has been created on.
 		 */
-		readonly resource: Uri;
+		readonly uri: Uri;
 
 		/**
 		 * The range the comment thread is located within the document. The thread icon will be shown
@@ -9003,25 +9003,29 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 */
 		acceptInputCommand?: Command;
 
+
 		/**
-		 * Optional additonal commands.
+		 * Dispose this comment thread.
 		 *
-		 * `additionalCommands` are the secondary actions rendered on Comment Widget.
+		 * Once disposed, this comment thread will be removed from visible editors and Comment Panel when approriate.
 		 */
-		additionalCommands?: Command[];
+		dispose(): void;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Author information of a [comment](#Comment)
+	 */
 
+	export interface CommentAuthorInformation {
 		/**
-		 * The command to be executed when users try to delete the comment thread. Currently, this is only called
-		 * when the user collapses a comment thread that has no comments in it.
+		 * The display name of the author of the comment
 		 */
-		deleteCommand?: Command;
+		name: string;
 
 		/**
-		 * Dispose this comment thread.
-		 *
-		 * Once disposed, this comment thread will be removed from visible editors and Comment Panel when approriate.
+		 * The optional icon path for the author
 		 */
-		dispose(): void;
+		iconPath?: Uri;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -9074,11 +9078,6 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * The command to be executed when users try to save the edits to the comment
 		 */
 		editCommand?: Command;
-
-		/**
-		 * The command to be executed when users try to delete the comment
-		 */
-		deleteCommand?: Command;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -9193,7 +9192,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * @param range The range the comment thread is located within the document.
 		 * @param comments The ordered comments of the thread.
 		 */
-		createCommentThread(id: string, resource: Uri, range: Range, comments: Comment[]): CommentThread;
+		createCommentThread(id: string, uri: Uri, range: Range, comments: Comment[]): CommentThread;
 
 		/**
 		 * Dispose this comment controller.
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 27758cdb3075cfdd1a91052907de8a255e287e62..0324fb4fc836eacef43e7d7763a3dd41e18f2276 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -792,6 +792,11 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 */
 		isDraft?: boolean;
 
+		/**
+		 * The command to be executed when users try to delete the comment
+		 */
+		deleteCommand?: Command;
+
 		/**
 		 * Proposed Comment Reaction
 		 */
@@ -905,6 +910,26 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		toggleReaction?(document: TextDocument, comment: Comment, reaction: CommentReaction): Promise<void>;
 	}
 
+	export interface CommentThread {
+		/**
+		 * The uri of the document the thread has been created on.
+		 */
+		readonly resource: Uri;
+
+		/**
+		 * Optional additonal commands.
+		 *
+		 * `additionalCommands` are the secondary actions rendered on Comment Widget.
+		 */
+		additionalCommands?: Command[];
+
+		/**
+		 * The command to be executed when users try to delete the comment thread. Currently, this is only called
+		 * when the user collapses a comment thread that has no comments in it.
+		 */
+		deleteCommand?: Command;
+	}
+
 
 	export interface CommentController {
 		/**
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostComments.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostComments.ts
index d4c5f74621d1eb24ac8e74f358da2838fe7836cc..a36f7409934f280368087edd4a7f7d4cc2953aac 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostComments.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostComments.ts
@@ -385,7 +385,11 @@ export class ExtHostCommentThread implements vscode.CommentThread {
 	}
 
 	get resource(): vscode.Uri {
-		return this._resource;
+		return this._uri;
+	}
+
+	get uri(): vscode.Uri {
+		return this._uri;
 	}
 
 	private _onDidUpdateCommentThread = new Emitter<void>();
@@ -476,7 +480,7 @@ export class ExtHostCommentThread implements vscode.CommentThread {
 		private readonly _commandsConverter: CommandsConverter,
 		private _commentController: ExtHostCommentController,
 		private _id: string,
-		private _resource: vscode.Uri,
+		private _uri: vscode.Uri,
 		private _range: vscode.Range,
 		private _comments: vscode.Comment[]
 	) {
@@ -484,7 +488,7 @@ export class ExtHostCommentThread implements vscode.CommentThread {
 			this._commentController.handle,
 			this.handle,
 			this._id,
-			this._resource,
+			this._uri,
 			extHostTypeConverter.Range.from(this._range)
 		);
 
@@ -513,7 +517,7 @@ export class ExtHostCommentThread implements vscode.CommentThread {
 			this._commentController.handle,
 			this.handle,
 			this._id,
-			this._resource,
+			this._uri,
 			commentThreadRange,
 			label,
 			comments,
@@ -717,6 +721,7 @@ function convertFromCommentThread(commentThread: modes.CommentThread): vscode.Co
 	return {
 		id: commentThread.threadId!,
 		threadId: commentThread.threadId!,
+		uri: URI.parse(commentThread.resource!),
 		resource: URI.parse(commentThread.resource!),
 		range: extHostTypeConverter.Range.to(commentThread.range),
 		comments: commentThread.comments ? commentThread.comments.map(convertFromComment) : [],