diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts
index 6314faeadf4f751ba02a92c6425fc0f5d1130486..14a2c9cc9e653e89990c6ade5c643e46106eaf6c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTerminalService.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ export class ExtHostPseudoterminal implements ITerminalChildProcess {
 		}
 
 		this._pty.open(initialDimensions ? initialDimensions : undefined);
+		this._onProcessReady.fire({ pid: -1, cwd: '' });
 	}
 }