diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
index e4a307e4059f139eede5b8a4a27a51ff13944ac9..79138f8545a7afd5f9036d07958173cbaaed0863 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import { Emitter, Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { basename } from 'vs/base/common/path';
 import { IExtensionManagementService } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 import { ExtensionType } from 'vs/platform/extensions/common/extensions';
+import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
+import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
+import { InstallRecommendedExtensionAction } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions';
+import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/product';
 
 const MINIMUM_FONT_SIZE = 6;
 const MAXIMUM_FONT_SIZE = 25;
@@ -40,7 +44,10 @@ export class TerminalConfigHelper implements IBrowserTerminalConfigHelper {
 		@IConfigurationService private readonly _configurationService: IConfigurationService,
 		@IExtensionManagementService private readonly _extensionManagementService: IExtensionManagementService,
 		@INotificationService private readonly _notificationService: INotificationService,
-		@IStorageService private readonly _storageService: IStorageService
+		@IStorageService private readonly _storageService: IStorageService,
+		@ITelemetryService private readonly telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
+		@IInstantiationService private readonly instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
+		@IProductService private readonly productService: IProductService
 	) {
 		this._updateConfig();
 		this._configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
@@ -263,18 +270,42 @@ export class TerminalConfigHelper implements IBrowserTerminalConfigHelper {
 		this.recommendationsShown = true;
 
 		if (platform.isWindows && shellLaunchConfig.executable && basename(shellLaunchConfig.executable).toLowerCase() === 'wsl.exe') {
-			if (! await this.isExtensionInstalled('ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl')) {
+			const exeBasedExtensionTips = this.productService.exeBasedExtensionTips;
+			if (!exeBasedExtensionTips || !exeBasedExtensionTips.wsl) {
+				return;
+			}
+			const extId = exeBasedExtensionTips.wsl.recommendations[0];
+			if (extId && ! await this.isExtensionInstalled(extId)) {
 				this._notificationService.prompt(
 					Severity.Info,
 					nls.localize(
-						'useWslExtension.title',
-						"Check out the 'Visual Studio Code Remote - WSL' extension for a great development experience in WSL. Click [here]({0}) to learn more.",
-						'https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2097212'
-					),
-					[],
+						'useWslExtension.title', "The '{0}' extension is recommended for opening a terminal in WSL.", exeBasedExtensionTips.wsl.friendlyName),
+					[
+						{
+							label: nls.localize('install', 'Install'),
+							run: () => {
+								/* __GDPR__
+								"terminalLaunchRecommendation:popup" : {
+									"userReaction" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" },
+									"extensionId": { "classification": "PublicNonPersonalData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
+								}
+								*/
+								this.telemetryService.publicLog('terminalLaunchRecommendation:popup', { userReaction: 'install', extId });
+								this.instantiationService.createInstance(InstallRecommendedExtensionAction, extId).run();
+							}
+						}
+					],
 					{
 						sticky: true,
-						neverShowAgain: { id: 'terminalConfigHelper/launchRecommendationsIgnore', scope: NeverShowAgainScope.WORKSPACE }
+						neverShowAgain: { id: 'terminalConfigHelper/launchRecommendationsIgnore', scope: NeverShowAgainScope.WORKSPACE },
+						onCancel: () => {
+							/* __GDPR__
+								"terminalLaunchRecommendation:popup" : {
+									"userReaction" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
+								}
+							*/
+							this.telemetryService.publicLog('terminalLaunchRecommendation:popup', { userReaction: 'cancelled' });
+						}
 					}
 				);
 			}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts
index 0babdeccff0ac6dde31b06a934fdb41799e97722..139d6ea06d7fed20ab01ed4cf2334445c8e9512b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 		const configurationService = new TestConfigurationService();
 		configurationService.setUserConfiguration('editor', { fontFamily: 'foo' });
 		configurationService.setUserConfiguration('terminal', { integrated: { fontFamily: null } });
-		const configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Fedora, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		const configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Fedora, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, '\'DejaVu Sans Mono\', monospace', 'Fedora should have its font overridden when terminal.integrated.fontFamily not set');
 	});
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 		const configurationService = new TestConfigurationService();
 		configurationService.setUserConfiguration('editor', { fontFamily: 'foo' });
 		configurationService.setUserConfiguration('terminal', { integrated: { fontFamily: null } });
-		const configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Ubuntu, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		const configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Ubuntu, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, '\'Ubuntu Mono\', monospace', 'Ubuntu should have its font overridden when terminal.integrated.fontFamily not set');
 	});
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 		const configurationService = new TestConfigurationService();
 		configurationService.setUserConfiguration('editor', { fontFamily: 'foo' });
 		configurationService.setUserConfiguration('terminal', { integrated: { fontFamily: null } });
-		const configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		const configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, 'foo', 'editor.fontFamily should be the fallback when terminal.integrated.fontFamily not set');
 	});
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				fontSize: 10
 			}
 		});
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, 10, 'terminal.integrated.fontSize should be selected over editor.fontSize');
 
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				fontSize: 0
 			}
 		});
-		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Ubuntu, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Ubuntu, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, 8, 'The minimum terminal font size (with adjustment) should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize less than it');
 
-		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, 6, 'The minimum terminal font size should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize less than it');
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				fontSize: 1500
 			}
 		});
-		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, 25, 'The maximum terminal font size should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize more than it');
 
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				fontSize: null
 			}
 		});
-		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Ubuntu, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Ubuntu, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize + 2, 'The default editor font size (with adjustment) should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize is not set');
 
-		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize, 'The default editor font size should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize is not set');
 	});
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				lineHeight: 2
 			}
 		});
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().lineHeight, 2, 'terminal.integrated.lineHeight should be selected over editor.lineHeight');
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				lineHeight: 0
 			}
 		});
-		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().lineHeight, 1, 'editor.lineHeight should be 1 when terminal.integrated.lineHeight not set');
 	});
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 			}
 		});
 
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.configFontIsMonospace(), true, 'monospace is monospaced');
 	});
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				fontFamily: 'sans-serif'
 			}
 		});
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.configFontIsMonospace(), false, 'sans-serif is not monospaced');
 	});
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 				fontFamily: 'serif'
 			}
 		});
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.configFontIsMonospace(), false, 'serif is not monospaced');
 	});
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 			}
 		});
 
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.configFontIsMonospace(), true, 'monospace is monospaced');
 	});
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 			}
 		});
 
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.configFontIsMonospace(), false, 'sans-serif is not monospaced');
 	});
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 			}
 		});
 
-		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!);
+		let configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(LinuxDistro.Unknown, configurationService, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!, null!);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		assert.equal(configHelper.configFontIsMonospace(), false, 'serif is not monospaced');
 	});