diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
index ea125d6cda4c6c60c25117e9817565db64165357..8fc3cff772a17c9004391ece20d1dc8ad96d8382 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ export interface IExtensionManagementService {
 	installFromGallery(extension: IGalleryExtension): TPromise<void>;
 	uninstall(extension: ILocalExtension, force?: boolean): TPromise<void>;
 	getInstalled(type?: LocalExtensionType): TPromise<ILocalExtension[]>;
+
+	updateMetadata(local: ILocalExtension, metadata: IGalleryMetadata): TPromise<ILocalExtension>;
 }
 
 export const IExtensionEnablementService = createDecorator<IExtensionEnablementService>('extensionEnablementService');
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts
index 5f5a8c39e747cb09ef5a3635d6aebedd0315752f..15bb2aa58dfd11d24e73eaa4966a6149ba3eaa70 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementIpc.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import { IChannel, eventToCall, eventFromCall } from 'vs/base/parts/ipc/common/ipc';
-import { IExtensionManagementService, ILocalExtension, InstallExtensionEvent, DidInstallExtensionEvent, IGalleryExtension, LocalExtensionType, DidUninstallExtensionEvent, IExtensionIdentifier } from './extensionManagement';
+import { IExtensionManagementService, ILocalExtension, InstallExtensionEvent, DidInstallExtensionEvent, IGalleryExtension, LocalExtensionType, DidUninstallExtensionEvent, IExtensionIdentifier, IGalleryMetadata } from './extensionManagement';
 import Event, { buffer } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 
 export interface IExtensionManagementChannel extends IChannel {
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class ExtensionManagementChannel implements IExtensionManagementChannel {
 			case 'installFromGallery': return this.service.installFromGallery(arg[0]);
 			case 'uninstall': return this.service.uninstall(arg[0], arg[1]);
 			case 'getInstalled': return this.service.getInstalled(arg);
+			case 'updateMetadata': return this.service.updateMetadata(arg[0], arg[1]);
 		}
 		return undefined;
 	}
@@ -84,4 +85,8 @@ export class ExtensionManagementChannelClient implements IExtensionManagementSer
 	getInstalled(type: LocalExtensionType = null): TPromise<ILocalExtension[]> {
 		return this.channel.call('getInstalled', type);
 	}
+
+	updateMetadata(local: ILocalExtension, metadata: IGalleryMetadata): TPromise<ILocalExtension> {
+		return this.channel.call('updateMetadata', [local, metadata]);
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
index ff9dd9a00167ae2b21499cce01d863a5c93d6791..bddb22b6f307e95621ca36408e3ba3314a847351 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionManagementService.ts
@@ -123,11 +123,17 @@ export class ExtensionManagementService implements IExtensionManagementService {
 
 				this._onInstallExtension.fire({ identifier, zipPath });
 
-				return this.installExtension({ zipPath, id: identifier.id, metadata: null })
-					.then(
-					local => this._onDidInstallExtension.fire({ identifier, zipPath, local }),
-					error => { this._onDidInstallExtension.fire({ identifier, zipPath, error }); return TPromise.wrapError(error); }
-					);
+				return this.galleryService.query({ names: [getGalleryExtensionId(manifest.publisher, manifest.name)], pageSize: 1 })
+					.then(galleryResult => {
+						const galleryExtension = galleryResult.firstPage[0];
+						const metadata = galleryExtension ? <IGalleryMetadata>{ id: galleryExtension.identifier.uuid, publisherDisplayName: galleryExtension.publisherDisplayName, publisherId: galleryExtension.publisherId } : null;
+						return this.installExtension({ zipPath, id: identifier.id, metadata })
+							.then(
+							local => this._onDidInstallExtension.fire({ identifier, zipPath, local }),
+							error => { this._onDidInstallExtension.fire({ identifier, zipPath, error }); return TPromise.wrapError(error); }
+							);
+					});
+
 			});
 		});
 	}
@@ -253,12 +259,8 @@ export class ExtensionManagementService implements IExtensionManagementService {
 						const identifier = { id, uuid: metadata ? metadata.id : null };
 
 						const local: ILocalExtension = { type, identifier, manifest, metadata, path: extensionPath, readmeUrl, changelogUrl };
-						const manifestPath = path.join(extensionPath, 'package.json');
 
-						return pfs.readFile(manifestPath, 'utf8')
-							.then(raw => parseManifest(raw))
-							.then(({ manifest }) => assign(manifest, { __metadata: metadata }))
-							.then(manifest => pfs.writeFile(manifestPath, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, '\t')))
+						return this.saveMetadataForLocalExtension(local)
 							.then(() => this.checkForRename(current, local))
 							.then(() => local);
 					});
@@ -279,6 +281,23 @@ export class ExtensionManagementService implements IExtensionManagementService {
 			.then(() => { /* drop resolved value */ });
 	}
 
+	updateMetadata(local: ILocalExtension, metadata: IGalleryMetadata): TPromise<ILocalExtension> {
+		local.metadata = metadata;
+		return this.saveMetadataForLocalExtension(local);
+	}
+
+	private saveMetadataForLocalExtension(local: ILocalExtension): TPromise<ILocalExtension> {
+		if (!local.metadata) {
+			return TPromise.as(local);
+		}
+		const manifestPath = path.join(this.extensionsPath, local.identifier.id, 'package.json');
+		return pfs.readFile(manifestPath, 'utf8')
+			.then(raw => parseManifest(raw))
+			.then(({ manifest }) => assign(manifest, { __metadata: local.metadata }))
+			.then(manifest => pfs.writeFile(manifestPath, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, '\t')))
+			.then(() => local);
+	}
+
 	private checkForRename(currentExtension: ILocalExtension, newExtension: ILocalExtension): TPromise<void> {
 		// Check if the gallery id for current and new exensions are same, if not, remove the current one.
 		if (currentExtension && getGalleryExtensionIdFromLocal(currentExtension) !== getGalleryExtensionIdFromLocal(newExtension)) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/node/extensionsWorkbenchService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/node/extensionsWorkbenchService.ts
index 5ff2eb89af6a79d5a72b0e0b12695878fafc82b4..a1fd8c446092e2b76e1f88b79cc701af8e96d11b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/node/extensionsWorkbenchService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/node/extensionsWorkbenchService.ts
@@ -459,9 +459,14 @@ export class ExtensionsWorkbenchService implements IExtensionsWorkbenchService {
 	}
 
 	private syncLocalWithGalleryExtension(local: Extension, gallery: IGalleryExtension) {
-		local.gallery = gallery;
-		this._onChange.fire();
-		this.eventuallyAutoUpdateExtensions();
+		// Sync the local extension with gallery extension if local extension doesnot has metadata
+		(local.local.metadata ? TPromise.as(local.local) : this.extensionService.updateMetadata(local.local, { id: gallery.identifier.uuid, publisherDisplayName: gallery.publisherDisplayName, publisherId: gallery.publisherId }))
+			.then(localExtension => {
+				local.local = localExtension;
+				local.gallery = gallery;
+				this._onChange.fire();
+				this.eventuallyAutoUpdateExtensions();
+			});
 	}
 
 	checkForUpdates(): TPromise<void> {