diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
index 8fe108cabdb45ace311bcdce8ac78dac9ab5cd7f..34fa6e435bac20ffef333ff21a98dae46d7e521b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import { ContextKeyExpr } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { ExtensionActivationProgress } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsActivationProgress';
 import { ExtensionsAutoProfiler } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsAutoProfiler';
 import { onUnexpectedError } from 'vs/base/common/errors';
+import { ExtensionDependencyChecker } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsDependencyChecker';
 
 // Singletons
 registerSingleton(IExtensionsWorkbenchService, ExtensionsWorkbenchService);
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ workbenchRegistry.registerWorkbenchContribution(KeymapExtensions, LifecyclePhase
 workbenchRegistry.registerWorkbenchContribution(ExtensionsViewletViewsContribution, LifecyclePhase.Starting);
 workbenchRegistry.registerWorkbenchContribution(ExtensionActivationProgress, LifecyclePhase.Eventually);
 workbenchRegistry.registerWorkbenchContribution(ExtensionsAutoProfiler, LifecyclePhase.Eventually);
+workbenchRegistry.registerWorkbenchContribution(ExtensionDependencyChecker, LifecyclePhase.Eventually);
 
 Registry.as<IOutputChannelRegistry>(OutputExtensions.OutputChannels)
 	.registerChannel({ id: ExtensionsChannelId, label: ExtensionsLabel, log: false });
@@ -239,6 +241,13 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration)
 				description: localize('extensionsCloseExtensionDetailsOnViewChange', "When enabled, editors with extension details will be automatically closed upon navigating away from the Extensions View."),
 				default: false
 			},
+			'extensions.autoInstallMissingDependencies': {
+				type: 'boolean',
+				description: localize('autoInstallMissingDependencies', "When enabled, automatically installs the missing dependencies of currently enabled extensions."),
+				default: false,
+				scope: ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
+				tags: ['usesOnlineServices']
+			},
 			'extensions.enableExperimentalAzureSearch': {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				description: localize('enableExperimentalAzureSearch', "Enable experimental Azure based search for searching extensions in Marketplace."),
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsDependencyChecker.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsDependencyChecker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c0d50251245de8d9b514a6dba01446f2b3af60ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsDependencyChecker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { IExtensionsWorkbenchService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/common/extensions';
+import { IWorkbenchContribution } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
+import { IExtensionService } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions';
+import { CommandsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
+import { MenuRegistry, MenuId } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
+import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
+import { values } from 'vs/base/common/map';
+import { areSameExtensions } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagementUtil';
+import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
+import { INotificationService, Severity } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/notification';
+import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
+import { IWindowService } from 'vs/platform/windows/common/windows';
+import { Disposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
+
+export class ExtensionDependencyChecker extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribution {
+
+	constructor(
+		@IExtensionService private readonly extensionService: IExtensionService,
+		@IExtensionsWorkbenchService private readonly extensionsWorkbenchService: IExtensionsWorkbenchService,
+		@IConfigurationService private readonly configurationService: IConfigurationService,
+		@INotificationService private readonly notificationService: INotificationService,
+		@IWindowService private readonly windowService: IWindowService
+	) {
+		super();
+		CommandsRegistry.registerCommand('workbench.extensions.installMissingDepenencies', () => this.installMissingDependencies());
+		MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
+			command: {
+				id: 'workbench.extensions.installMissingDepenencies',
+				category: localize('extensions', "Extensions"),
+				title: localize('auto install missing deps', "Install Missing Dependencies")
+			}
+		});
+		this.checkAndInstallMissingDependencies();
+		this._register(this.configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => { if (e.affectsConfiguration('extensions.autoInstallMissingDependencies')) { this.checkAndInstallMissingDependencies(); } }));
+	}
+
+	private async getUninstalledMissingDependencies(): Promise<string[]> {
+		const allMissingDependencies = await this.getAllMissingDependencies();
+		const localExtensions = await this.extensionsWorkbenchService.queryLocal();
+		return allMissingDependencies.filter(id => localExtensions.every(l => !areSameExtensions(l.identifier, { id })));
+	}
+
+	private async getAllMissingDependencies(): Promise<string[]> {
+		const runningExtensions = await this.extensionService.getExtensions();
+		const runningExtensionsIds: Set<string> = runningExtensions.reduce((result, r) => { result.add(r.identifier.value.toLowerCase()); return result; }, new Set<string>());
+		const missingDependencies: Set<string> = new Set<string>();
+		for (const extension of runningExtensions) {
+			if (extension.extensionDependencies) {
+				extension.extensionDependencies.forEach(dep => {
+					if (!runningExtensionsIds.has(dep.toLowerCase())) {
+						missingDependencies.add(dep);
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		}
+		return values(missingDependencies);
+	}
+
+	private async checkAndInstallMissingDependencies(): Promise<void> {
+		const missingDependencies = await this.getUninstalledMissingDependencies();
+		if (missingDependencies.length > 0 && this.configurationService.getValue<boolean>('extensions.autoInstallMissingDependencies')) {
+			this.installMissingDependencies();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private async installMissingDependencies(): Promise<void> {
+		const missingDependencies = await this.getUninstalledMissingDependencies();
+		if (missingDependencies.length) {
+			const extensions = (await this.extensionsWorkbenchService.queryGallery({ names: missingDependencies, pageSize: missingDependencies.length })).firstPage;
+			if (extensions.length) {
+				await Promise.all(extensions.map(extension => this.extensionsWorkbenchService.install(extension)));
+				this.notificationService.notify({
+					severity: Severity.Info,
+					message: localize('finished installing missing deps', "Finished installing missing dependencies. Please reload the window now."),
+					actions: {
+						primary: [new Action('realod', localize('reload', "Realod Window"), '', true,
+							() => this.windowService.reloadWindow())]
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		} else {
+			this.notificationService.info(localize('no missing deps', "There are no missing dependencies to install."));
+		}
+	}
+}
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