diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/taskPanel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/taskPanel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4f1359b6be417f172c1260d892d9380127f03b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/taskPanel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+'use strict';
+
+import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
+import { Builder, Dimension } from 'vs/base/browser/builder';
+import { Panel, PanelRegistry, PanelDescriptor, Extensions } from 'vs/workbench/browser/panel';
+import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
+import { IThemeService } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
+import { ITaskService } from 'vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskService';
+import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/platform';
+import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
+
+const TASK_PANEL_ID = 'workbench.panel.task';
+
+
+export class TaskPanel extends Panel {
+
+	constructor(
+
+		@ITelemetryService telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
+		@IThemeService protected themeService: IThemeService,
+		@ITaskService private taskService: ITaskService
+
+	) {
+		super(TASK_PANEL_ID, telemetryService, themeService);
+	}
+
+	public create(parent: Builder): TPromise<any> {
+		super.create(parent);
+		return TPromise.as(void 0);
+	}
+
+	public layout(dimension?: Dimension): void {
+		if (!dimension) {
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public setVisible(visible: boolean): TPromise<void> {
+		return super.setVisible(visible);
+	}
+}
+
+(<PanelRegistry>Registry.as(Extensions.Panels)).registerPanel(new PanelDescriptor(
+	'vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/taskPanel.ts',
+	'TaskPanel',
+	TASK_PANEL_ID,
+	nls.localize('task', "Task"),
+	'task',
+	41,
+	'testing'
+));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts
index 59e8a78b8ab12096b6a761c0843f9ffc83aabfb2..0dabe01ece7c6e74ac5f37bb300b72f205f84580 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.main.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import 'vs/workbench/parts/trust/electron-browser/unsupportedWorkspaceSettings.c
 import 'vs/workbench/parts/relauncher/electron-browser/relauncher.contribution';
 
 import 'vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/task.contribution';
+import 'vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/taskPanel';
 
 import 'vs/workbench/parts/emmet/browser/emmet.browser.contribution';
 import 'vs/workbench/parts/emmet/electron-browser/emmet.contribution';