diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts b/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts
index 291889faad9..1f51b66733d 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 
 	let documentSelector = ['json', 'jsonc'];
 
-	let schemaResolutionErrorStatusBarItem = window.createStatusBarItem(StatusBarAlignment.Right, 0);
+	let schemaResolutionErrorStatusBarItem = window.createStatusBarItem({
+		id: 'status.json.resolveError',
+		name: localize('json.resolveError', "JSON: Schema Resolution Error"),
+		alignment: StatusBarAlignment.Right,
+		priority: 0
+	});
 	schemaResolutionErrorStatusBarItem.command = '_json.retryResolveSchema';
 	schemaResolutionErrorStatusBarItem.tooltip = localize('json.schemaResolutionErrorMessage', 'Unable to resolve schema.') + ' ' + localize('json.clickToRetry', 'Click to retry.');
 	schemaResolutionErrorStatusBarItem.text = '$(alert)';
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/projectStatus.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/projectStatus.ts
index 4eb9b8c7686..15aa72a80d0 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/projectStatus.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/projectStatus.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ class ExcludeHintItem {
 	constructor(
 		private readonly telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter
 	) {
-		this._item = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right, 98 /* to the right of typescript version status (99) */);
+		this._item = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem({
+			id: 'status.typescript.exclude',
+			name: localize('statusExclude', "TypeScript: Configure Excludes"),
+			alignment: vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right,
+			priority: 98 /* to the right of typescript version status (99) */
+		});
 		this._item.command = 'js.projectStatus.command';
 	}
 
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/versionStatus.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/versionStatus.ts
index 0b3e3412617..07bd2e5921a 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/versionStatus.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/versionStatus.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as languageModeIds from './languageModeIds';
 import { TypeScriptVersion } from './versionProvider';
 import { Disposable } from './dispose';
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 export default class VersionStatus extends Disposable {
 	private readonly _versionBarEntry: vscode.StatusBarItem;
@@ -15,7 +18,12 @@ export default class VersionStatus extends Disposable {
 		private readonly _normalizePath: (resource: vscode.Uri) => string | undefined
 	) {
 		super();
-		this._versionBarEntry = this._register(vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right, 99 /* to the right of editor status (100) */));
+		this._versionBarEntry = this._register(vscode.window.createStatusBarItem({
+			id: 'status.typescript.version',
+			name: localize('typescriptVersion', "TypeScript: Version"),
+			alignment: vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right,
+			priority: 99 /* to the right of editor status (100) */
+		}));
 		vscode.window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(this.showHideStatus, this, this._disposables);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 317a06d6a5b..7aad5441466 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -1436,4 +1436,53 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	}
 
 	// #endregion
+
+
+	// #region Ben - status bar item with ID and Name
+
+	export namespace window {
+
+		/**
+		 * Options to configure the status bar item.
+		 */
+		export interface StatusBarItemOptions {
+
+			/**
+			 * A unique identifier of the status bar item. The identifier
+			 * is for example used to allow a user to show or hide the
+			 * status bar item in the UI.
+			 */
+			id: string;
+
+			/**
+			 * A human readable name of the status bar item. The name is
+			 * for example used as a label in the UI to show or hide the
+			 * status bar item.
+			 */
+			name: string;
+
+			/**
+			 * The alignment of the status bar item.
+			 */
+			alignment?: StatusBarAlignment;
+
+			/**
+			 * The priority of the status bar item. Higher value means the item should
+			 * be shown more to the left.
+			 */
+			priority?: number;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a status bar [item](#StatusBarItem).
+		 *
+		 * @param options The options of the item. If not provided, some default values
+		 * will be assumed. For example, the `StatusBarItemOptions.id` will be the id
+		 * of the extension and the `StatusBarItemOptions.name` will be the extension name.
+		 * @return A new status bar item.
+		 */
+		export function createStatusBarItem(options?: StatusBarItemOptions): StatusBarItem;
+	}
+
+	//#endregion
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index dc6f2cd2e16..6944f8e767e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -465,11 +465,24 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 			showSaveDialog(options) {
 				return extHostDialogs.showSaveDialog(options);
 			},
-			createStatusBarItem(position?: vscode.StatusBarAlignment, priority?: number): vscode.StatusBarItem {
-				const id = extension.identifier.value;
-				const name = nls.localize('extensionLabel', "{0} (Extension)", extension.displayName || extension.name);
+			createStatusBarItem(alignmentOrOptions?: vscode.StatusBarAlignment | vscode.window.StatusBarItemOptions, priority?: number): vscode.StatusBarItem {
+				let id: string;
+				let name: string;
+				let alignment: number | undefined;
 
-				return extHostStatusBar.createStatusBarEntry(id, name, <number>position, priority);
+				if (alignmentOrOptions && typeof alignmentOrOptions !== 'number') {
+					id = alignmentOrOptions.id;
+					name = alignmentOrOptions.name;
+					alignment = alignmentOrOptions.alignment;
+					priority = alignmentOrOptions.priority;
+				} else {
+					id = extension.identifier.value;
+					name = nls.localize('extensionLabel', "{0} (Extension)", extension.displayName || extension.name);
+					alignment = alignmentOrOptions;
+					priority = priority;
+				}
+
+				return extHostStatusBar.createStatusBarEntry(id, name, alignment, priority);
 			},
 			setStatusBarMessage(text: string, timeoutOrThenable?: number | Thenable<any>): vscode.Disposable {
 				return extHostStatusBar.setStatusBarMessage(text, timeoutOrThenable);