diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
index e4d482d177e9c24c6fc70b413ca465700ffd35b5..f6df945eaace36de0c59f90b34abd2c7d738cecf 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
@@ -6222,15 +6222,15 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 
 		/**
 		 * Creates a new [output channel](#OutputChannel) with the given name.
-		 * By default the channel will not push the appended data and hence there will be a delay while showing it in the UI.
-		 * Pass `true` for `push` argument to push the data and show immediately.
+		 * By default the UI will not show the appended data immediately.
+		 * To force UI to show the data immediately pass options with `force` parameter set to `true`.
 		 *
 		 * *NOTE* Default output channels help in improving the performance of VS Code.
 		 *
 		 * @param name Human-readable string which will be used to represent the channel in the UI.
-		 * @param push Set to `true` to push the data and show in the UI immediately.
+		 * @param options Optional options to control how the channel will be created.
 		 */
-		export function createOutputChannel(name: string, push?: boolean): OutputChannel;
+		export function createOutputChannel(name: string, options?: { force?: boolean }): OutputChannel;
 
 		/**
 		 * Create and show a new webview panel.
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index d05dc69358618789e0d82b4ccca51cda4473566d..38dfaab5085a8726ef42605e60dc1e30ef300803 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 			withProgress<R>(options: vscode.ProgressOptions, task: (progress: vscode.Progress<{ message?: string; worked?: number }>, token: vscode.CancellationToken) => Thenable<R>) {
 				return extHostProgress.withProgress(extension, options, task);
 			},
-			createOutputChannel(name: string, push?: boolean): vscode.OutputChannel {
-				return extHostOutputService.createOutputChannel(name, push);
+			createOutputChannel(name: string, options?: { force?: boolean }): vscode.OutputChannel {
+				return extHostOutputService.createOutputChannel(name, options);
 			},
 			createWebviewPanel(viewType: string, title: string, showOptions: vscode.ViewColumn | { viewColumn: vscode.ViewColumn, preserveFocus?: boolean }, options: vscode.WebviewPanelOptions & vscode.WebviewOptions): vscode.WebviewPanel {
 				return extHostWebviews.createWebview(extension.extensionLocation, viewType, title, showOptions, options);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostOutputService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostOutputService.ts
index d2a9206224e76d7b8d2f1613235b42b6b0f3d07e..5245670f5af243227c7876df14b29fe08be478d3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostOutputService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostOutputService.ts
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ export class ExtHostOutputService {
 		this._proxy = mainContext.getProxy(MainContext.MainThreadOutputService);
 	}
 
-	createOutputChannel(name: string, push: boolean): vscode.OutputChannel {
+	createOutputChannel(name: string, options?: { force?: boolean }): vscode.OutputChannel {
 		name = name.trim();
 		if (!name) {
 			throw new Error('illegal argument `name`. must not be falsy');
 		} else {
-			return push ? new ExtHostPushOutputChannel(name, this._proxy) : new ExtHostPullOutputChannel(name, this._outputDir, this._proxy);
+			return options && options.force ? new ExtHostPushOutputChannel(name, this._proxy) : new ExtHostPullOutputChannel(name, this._outputDir, this._proxy);
 		}
 	}
 }