diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json
index 015e32e8018..c5d46bb836f 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@
 						"pattern": "^([a-z0-9A-Z][a-z0-9\\-A-Z]*)\\.([a-z0-9A-Z][a-z0-9\\-A-Z]*)$",
 						"errorMessage": "Expected format '${publisher}.${name}'. Example: 'vscode.csharp'."
 					}
+				},
+				"postAttachCommand": {
+					"type": [
+						"string",
+						"array"
+					],
+					"description": "A command to run after attaching to the container. If this is a single string, it will be run in a shell. If this is an array of strings, it will be run as a single command without shell.",
+					"items": {
+						"type": "string"
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json
index 5a69d57057b..b1d261d1c77 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@
 						"type": "string"
 					}
 				},
+				"postStartCommand": {
+					"type": [
+						"string",
+						"array"
+					],
+					"description": "A command to run after starting the container. If this is a single string, it will be run in a shell. If this is an array of strings, it will be run as a single command without shell.",
+					"items": {
+						"type": "string"
+					}
+				},
+				"postAttachCommand": {
+					"type": [
+						"string",
+						"array"
+					],
+					"description": "A command to run after attaching to the container. If this is a single string, it will be run in a shell. If this is an array of strings, it will be run as a single command without shell.",
+					"items": {
+						"type": "string"
+					}
+				},
 				"devPort": {
 					"type": "integer",
 					"description": "The port VS Code can use to connect to its backend."