diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/textFileServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/textFileServices.ts
index 7b79fb7ae5784bd8177116e06f24ba12ad0f1320..c47820eb33ceb815035f6006735fb79705bdc7fb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/textFileServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/textFileServices.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {IFilesConfiguration, IFileOperationResult, FileOperationResult} from 'vs
 import {IInstantiationService} from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import {ILifecycleService} from 'vs/platform/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
 import {IConfigurationService, IConfigurationServiceEvent, ConfigurationServiceEventTypes} from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
+import {ITelemetryService} from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 
 /**
  * The workbench file service implementation implements the raw file service spec and adds additional methods on top.
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export abstract class TextFileService implements ITextFileService {
 		@IWorkspaceContextService protected contextService: IWorkspaceContextService,
 		@IInstantiationService private instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 		@IConfigurationService private configurationService: IConfigurationService,
+		@ITelemetryService private telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
 		@ILifecycleService private lifecycleService: ILifecycleService
 	) {
 		this.listenerToUnbind = [];
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ export abstract class TextFileService implements ITextFileService {
 	private loadConfiguration(): void {
 		this.configurationService.loadConfiguration().done((configuration: IFilesConfiguration) => {
 			this.onConfigurationChange(configuration);
+
+			// we want to find out about this setting from telemetry
+			this.telemetryService.publicLog('autoSave', this.getAutoSaveConfiguration());
 		}, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts
index c0a6cf728ec914e4114be533b1a5b632fba4dae6..42466a6ce7db822cd0744f1437557df589464bba 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {IFileService} from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import {IInstantiationService, INullService} from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import {IWorkspaceContextService} from 'vs/workbench/services/workspace/common/contextService';
 import {ILifecycleService} from 'vs/platform/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
+import {ITelemetryService} from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import {IConfigurationService, IConfigurationServiceEvent, ConfigurationServiceEventTypes} from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 
 import remote = require('remote');
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ export class TextFileService extends BrowserTextFileService {
 		@IFileService private fileService: IFileService,
 		@IUntitledEditorService private untitledEditorService: IUntitledEditorService,
 		@ILifecycleService lifecycleService: ILifecycleService,
+		@ITelemetryService telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
 		@IConfigurationService configurationService: IConfigurationService
 	) {
-		super(contextService, instantiationService, configurationService, lifecycleService);
+		super(contextService, instantiationService, configurationService, telemetryService, lifecycleService);
 	}
 
 	public beforeShutdown(): boolean | TPromise<boolean> {