diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts
index c80709d5e91..df64227750e 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export interface IWindowsService {
 	unmaximizeWindow(windowId: number): TPromise<void>;
 	setDocumentEdited(windowId: number, flag: boolean): TPromise<void>;
 	quit(): TPromise<void>;
+	relaunch(options: { addArgs?: string[], removeArgs?: string[] }): TPromise<void>;
 
 	// Global methods
 	openWindow(paths: string[], options?: { forceNewWindow?: boolean, forceReuseWindow?: boolean }): TPromise<void>;
@@ -95,4 +96,4 @@ export interface IWindowSettings {
 	autoDetectHighContrast: boolean;
 	menuBarVisibility: MenuBarVisibility;
 	newWindowDimensions: 'default' | 'inherit' | 'maximized' | 'fullscreen';
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windowsIpc.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windowsIpc.ts
index ab94cf41709..45665b734f2 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windowsIpc.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windowsIpc.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export class WindowsChannel implements IWindowsChannel {
 			case 'showWindow': return this.service.showWindow(arg);
 			case 'getWindows': return this.service.getWindows();
 			case 'getWindowCount': return this.service.getWindowCount();
+			case 'relaunch': return this.service.relaunch(arg[0]);
 			case 'quit': return this.service.quit();
 			case 'log': return this.service.log(arg[0], arg[1]);
 			case 'closeExtensionHostWindow': return this.service.closeExtensionHostWindow(arg);
@@ -175,6 +176,10 @@ export class WindowsChannelClient implements IWindowsService {
 		return this.channel.call('quit');
 	}
 
+	relaunch(options: { addArgs?: string[], removeArgs?: string[] }): TPromise<void> {
+		return this.channel.call('relaunch', [options]);
+	}
+
 	openWindow(paths: string[], options?: { forceNewWindow?: boolean, forceReuseWindow?: boolean }): TPromise<void> {
 		return this.channel.call('openWindow', [paths, options]);
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
index a5924f65105..3727fd66516 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,24 @@ export class WindowsService implements IWindowsService, IDisposable {
 		return TPromise.as(null);
 	}
 
+	relaunch(options: { addArgs?: string[], removeArgs?: string[] }): TPromise<void> {
+		const args = process.argv.slice(1);
+		if (options.addArgs) {
+			args.push(...options.addArgs);
+		}
+		if (options.removeArgs) {
+			for (const a of options.removeArgs) {
+				const idx = args.indexOf(a);
+				if (idx >= 0) {
+					args.splice(idx, 1);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		app.quit();
+		app.once('quit', () => app.relaunch({ args }));
+		return TPromise.as(null);
+	}
+
 	private openFileForURI(filePath: string): TPromise<void> {
 		const cli = assign(Object.create(null), this.environmentService.args, { goto: true });
 		const pathsToOpen = [filePath];
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/workbenchTestServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/workbenchTestServices.ts
index 95fa8521883..47b92497eac 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/workbenchTestServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/workbenchTestServices.ts
@@ -917,6 +917,10 @@ export class TestWindowsService implements IWindowsService {
 		return TPromise.as(void 0);
 	}
 
+	relaunch(options: { addArgs?: string[], removeArgs?: string[] }): TPromise<void> {
+		return TPromise.as(void 0);
+	}
+
 	// Global methods
 	openWindow(paths: string[], options?: { forceNewWindow?: boolean, forceReuseWindow?: boolean }): TPromise<void> {
 		return TPromise.as(void 0);