diff --git a/extensions/python/extension-browser.webpack.config.js b/extensions/python/extension-browser.webpack.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cce20bf3da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/python/extension-browser.webpack.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+//@ts-check
+
+'use strict';
+
+const withDefaults = require('../shared.webpack.config');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const clientConfig = withDefaults({
+	target: 'webworker',
+	context: __dirname,
+	entry: {
+		extension: './src/pythonMain.ts'
+	},
+	output: {
+		filename: 'pythonMain.js'
+	},
+	performance: {
+		hints: false
+	},
+	resolve: {
+		alias: {
+			'vscode-nls': path.resolve(__dirname, '../../build/polyfills/vscode-nls.js')
+		}
+	}
+});
+clientConfig.module.rules[0].use.shift(); // remove nls loader
+
+module.exports = clientConfig;
diff --git a/extensions/python/package.json b/extensions/python/package.json
index 1a7a65b2dee..ab813f048d1 100644
--- a/extensions/python/package.json
+++ b/extensions/python/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	"engines": { "vscode": "*" },
 	"activationEvents": ["onLanguage:python"],
 	"main": "./out/pythonMain",
+	"browser": "./dist/pythonMain",
 	"extensionKind": [ "ui", "workspace" ],
 	"contributes": {
 		"languages": [{