diff --git a/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts b/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts
index f966518e109..6222d09d045 100644
--- a/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts
+++ b/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/AADHelper.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { toBase64UrlEncoding } from './utils';
 import fetch, { Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import { sha256 } from './env/node/sha256';
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+import { MicrosoftAuthenticationSession } from './microsoft-authentication';
 
 const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const tenant = 'organizations';
 
 interface IToken {
 	accessToken?: string; // When unable to refresh due to network problems, the access token becomes undefined
+	idToken?: string; // depending on the scopes can be either supplied or empty
 
 	expiresIn?: number; // How long access token is valid, in seconds
 	expiresAt?: number; // UNIX epoch time at which token will expire
@@ -71,6 +73,11 @@ export interface ITokenResponse {
 	id_token?: string;
 }
 
+export interface IMicrosoftTokens {
+	accessToken: string;
+	idToken?: string;
+}
+
 function parseQuery(uri: vscode.Uri) {
 	return uri.query.split('&').reduce((prev: any, current) => {
 		const queryString = current.split('=');
@@ -228,29 +235,36 @@ export class AzureActiveDirectoryService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private async convertToSession(token: IToken): Promise<vscode.AuthenticationSession> {
-		const resolvedToken = await this.resolveAccessToken(token);
+	private async convertToSession(token: IToken): Promise<MicrosoftAuthenticationSession> {
+		const resolvedTokens = await this.resolveAccessAndIdTokens(token);
 		return {
 			id: token.sessionId,
-			accessToken: resolvedToken,
+			accessToken: resolvedTokens.accessToken,
+			idToken: resolvedTokens.idToken,
 			account: token.account,
 			scopes: token.scope.split(' ')
 		};
 	}
 
-	private async resolveAccessToken(token: IToken): Promise<string> {
+	private async resolveAccessAndIdTokens(token: IToken): Promise<IMicrosoftTokens> {
 		if (token.accessToken && (!token.expiresAt || token.expiresAt > Date.now())) {
 			token.expiresAt
 				? Logger.info(`Token available from cache, expires in ${token.expiresAt - Date.now()} milliseconds`)
 				: Logger.info('Token available from cache');
-			return Promise.resolve(token.accessToken);
+			return Promise.resolve({
+				accessToken: token.accessToken,
+				idToken: token.idToken
+			});
 		}
 
 		try {
 			Logger.info('Token expired or unavailable, trying refresh');
 			const refreshedToken = await this.refreshToken(token.refreshToken, token.scope, token.sessionId);
 			if (refreshedToken.accessToken) {
-				return refreshedToken.accessToken;
+				return {
+					accessToken: refreshedToken.accessToken,
+					idToken: refreshedToken.idToken
+				};
 			} else {
 				throw new Error();
 			}
@@ -501,6 +515,7 @@ export class AzureActiveDirectoryService {
 			expiresIn: json.expires_in,
 			expiresAt: json.expires_in ? Date.now() + json.expires_in * 1000 : undefined,
 			accessToken: json.access_token,
+			idToken: json.id_token,
 			refreshToken: json.refresh_token,
 			scope,
 			sessionId: existingId || `${claims.tid}/${(claims.oid || (claims.altsecid || '' + claims.ipd || ''))}/${uuid()}`,
diff --git a/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/microsoft-authentication.d.ts b/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/microsoft-authentication.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c04107ff5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/microsoft-authentication/src/microsoft-authentication.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { AuthenticationSession } from 'vscode';
+
+/**
+ * Represents a session of a currently logged in Microsoft user.
+ */
+export interface MicrosoftAuthenticationSession extends AuthenticationSession {
+	/**
+	 * The id token.
+	 */
+	idToken?: string;
+}
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