diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d0fdc406efd..7a5518db0c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ lib/
 !test/types
 !global.d.ts
 
-.vscode
+.vscode/**
+!.vscode/extensions.json
 output
 
 serverless-expansion.yml
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5750fd6b951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+        "hbenl.vscode-test-explorer",
+        "hbenl.vscode-mocha-test-adapter",
+        "ryanluker.vscode-coverage-gutters",
+        "github.vscode-pull-request-github",
+        "mongodb.mongodb-vscode",
+        "eamodio.gitlens",
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file