diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6b89f633d..5abfcb8979 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ __pycache__/
 *.pyc
 
 # Visual Studio Code workspace settings.
-.vscode/
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
 
 # Release package files go here:
 release/
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..945465607f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "ms-vscode.csharp",
+        "editorconfig.editorconfig"
+    ]
+}