diff --git a/extensions/typescript/package.json b/extensions/typescript/package.json
index 162ac035bd2..db8f7b633d3 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/package.json
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
 			"command": "^acceptSelectedSuggestion",
 			"when": "editorTextFocus && suggestWidgetVisible && editorLangId == 'typescript' && suggestionSupportsAcceptOnKey"
 		},
+		"commands": [
+			{
+				"command": "typescript.reloadProjects",
+				"title": "TypeScript: Reload Projects"
+			}
+		],
 		"debuggers": [
 			{
 				"type": "node",
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/tsconfig.json b/extensions/typescript/src/tsconfig.json
index 42626bc2f90..1cb4fb973b0 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
 	"compilerOptions": {
 		"noLib": true,
-		"target": "ES5",
+		"target": "es5",
 		"module": "commonjs",
-		"sourceMap": true,
+		"sourceMap": false,
 		"outDir": "../out"
 	},
 	"exclude": [
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts
index 8faf86d1ff7..7303930d99c 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 'use strict';
 
-import { languages, workspace, Uri, ExtensionContext, IndentAction, Diagnostic, DiagnosticCollection, Range } from 'vscode';
+import { languages, commands, workspace, Uri, ExtensionContext, IndentAction, Diagnostic, DiagnosticCollection, Range } from 'vscode';
 
 import * as Proto from './protocol';
 import TypeScriptServiceClient from './typescriptServiceClient';
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): void {
 	client.onReady().then(() => {
 		registerSupports(MODE_ID_TS, clientHost, client);
 		registerSupports(MODE_ID_TSX, clientHost, client);
+		context.subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('typescript.reloadProjects', () => {
+			clientHost.reloadProjects();
+		}));
 	}, () => {
 		// Nothing to do here. The client did show a message;
 	})
@@ -166,6 +169,11 @@ class TypeScriptServiceClientHost implements ITypescriptServiceClientHost {
 		return this.client;
 	}
 
+	public reloadProjects(): void {
+		this.client.execute('reloadProjects', null, false);
+		this.triggerAllDiagnostics();
+	}
+
 	public addBufferSyncSupport(support: BufferSyncSupport): void {
 		this.bufferSyncSupports.push(support);
 	}