diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.ts
index 0302d64755b898d80faeec018b9d792e2f0de068..f9b6ca36539138c5f3e00d89df69b79efea655b2 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ import { KeytarCredentialsService } from 'vs/platform/credentials/node/credentia
 import { UserDataAutoSync } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/electron-browser/userDataAutoSync';
 import { SettingsSynchroniser } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/common/settingsSync';
 import { UserDataAuthTokenService } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataAuthTokenService';
+import { GlobalStorageDatabaseChannelClient } from 'vs/platform/storage/node/storageIpc';
+import { NativeStorageService } from 'vs/platform/storage/node/storageService';
+import { IStorageService } from 'vs/platform/storage/common/storage';
 
 export interface ISharedProcessConfiguration {
 	readonly machineId: string;
@@ -113,10 +116,18 @@ async function main(server: Server, initData: ISharedProcessInitData, configurat
 	disposables.add(logService);
 	logService.info('main', JSON.stringify(configuration));
 
+	const mainProcessService = new MainProcessService(server, mainRouter);
+	services.set(IMainProcessService, mainProcessService);
+
 	const configurationService = new ConfigurationService(environmentService.settingsResource);
 	disposables.add(configurationService);
 	await configurationService.initialize();
 
+	const storageService = new NativeStorageService(new GlobalStorageDatabaseChannelClient(mainProcessService.getChannel('storage')), logService, environmentService);
+	await storageService.initialize();
+	services.set(IStorageService, storageService);
+	disposables.add(toDisposable(() => storageService.flush()));
+
 	services.set(IEnvironmentService, environmentService);
 	services.set(IProductService, { _serviceBrand: undefined, ...product });
 	services.set(ILogService, logService);
@@ -124,8 +135,6 @@ async function main(server: Server, initData: ISharedProcessInitData, configurat
 	services.set(IRequestService, new SyncDescriptor(RequestService));
 	services.set(ILoggerService, new SyncDescriptor(LoggerService));
 
-	const mainProcessService = new MainProcessService(server, mainRouter);
-	services.set(IMainProcessService, mainProcessService);
 
 	const electronService = createChannelSender<IElectronService>(mainProcessService.getChannel('electron'), { context: configuration.windowId });
 	services.set(IElectronService, electronService);
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/storage/node/storageService.ts b/src/vs/platform/storage/node/storageService.ts
index db8c578e75b5b3b0e1878934b38e27295fc9628f..d51956f6ac478b93b3865c0b4f468124c6e3e42c 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/storage/node/storageService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/storage/node/storageService.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class NativeStorageService extends Disposable implements IStorageService
 		this._onDidChangeStorage.fire({ key, scope });
 	}
 
-	initialize(payload: IWorkspaceInitializationPayload): Promise<void> {
+	initialize(payload?: IWorkspaceInitializationPayload): Promise<void> {
 		if (!this.initializePromise) {
 			this.initializePromise = this.doInitialize(payload);
 		}
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ export class NativeStorageService extends Disposable implements IStorageService
 		return this.initializePromise;
 	}
 
-	private async doInitialize(payload: IWorkspaceInitializationPayload): Promise<void> {
+	private async doInitialize(payload?: IWorkspaceInitializationPayload): Promise<void> {
 
 		// Init all storage locations
 		await Promise.all([
 			this.initializeGlobalStorage(),
-			this.initializeWorkspaceStorage(payload)
+			payload ? this.initializeWorkspaceStorage(payload) : Promise.resolve()
 		]);
 
 		// On some OS we do not get enough time to persist state on shutdown (e.g. when
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ export class NativeStorageService extends Disposable implements IStorageService
 		this.getStorage(scope).delete(key);
 	}
 
+	private getStorage(scope: StorageScope): IStorage {
+		return assertIsDefined(scope === StorageScope.GLOBAL ? this.globalStorage : this.workspaceStorage);
+	}
+
 	private doFlushWhenIdle(): void {
 
 		// Dispose any previous idle runner
@@ -227,15 +231,11 @@ export class NativeStorageService extends Disposable implements IStorageService
 
 		// Do it
 		await Promise.all([
-			this.getStorage(StorageScope.GLOBAL).close(),
-			this.getStorage(StorageScope.WORKSPACE).close()
+			this.globalStorage.close(),
+			this.workspaceStorage ? this.workspaceStorage.close() : Promise.resolve()
 		]);
 	}
 
-	private getStorage(scope: StorageScope): IStorage {
-		return assertIsDefined(scope === StorageScope.GLOBAL ? this.globalStorage : this.workspaceStorage);
-	}
-
 	async logStorage(): Promise<void> {
 		const [workspaceStorage, workspaceStoragePath] = assertAllDefined(this.workspaceStorage, this.workspaceStoragePath);