diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index 8e004259ade..a0945e730c8 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "tslib": "^1.10.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@stencil/core": "1.3.2",
+    "@stencil/core": "1.4.0",
     "@stencil/sass": "1.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "24.0.17",
     "@types/node": "12.7.1",
diff --git a/core/src/utils/watch-options.ts b/core/src/utils/watch-options.ts
index e40094fafe8..96acaae3c66 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/watch-options.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/watch-options.ts
@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ export const watchForOptions = <T extends HTMLElement>(containerEl: HTMLElement,
   return mutation;
 };
 
-const getSelectedOption = <T extends HTMLElement>(mutationList: MutationRecord[], tagName: string) => {
-  let newOption: T | undefined;
+const getSelectedOption = <T extends HTMLElement>(mutationList: MutationRecord[], tagName: string): T | undefined => {
+  let newOption: HTMLElement | undefined;
   mutationList.forEach(mut => {
     // tslint:disable-next-line: prefer-for-of
     for (let i = 0; i < mut.addedNodes.length; i++) {
       newOption = findCheckedOption(mut.addedNodes[i], tagName) || newOption;
     }
   });
-  return newOption;
+  return newOption as any;
 };
 
 export const findCheckedOption = (el: any, tagName: string) => {
   if (el.nodeType !== 1) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  const options = (el.tagName === tagName.toUpperCase())
+  const options: HTMLElement[] = (el.tagName === tagName.toUpperCase())
     ? [el]
     : Array.from(el.querySelectorAll(tagName));
 
diff --git a/core/stencil.config.ts b/core/stencil.config.ts
index d926aa87fac..39425c6f069 100644
--- a/core/stencil.config.ts
+++ b/core/stencil.config.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ export const config: Config = {
     })
   ],
   outputTargets: [
+    {
+      type: 'docs-vscode',
+      file: 'dist/html.html-data.json',
+      sourceCodeBaseUrl: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/tree/master/core/',
+    },
     {
       type: 'dist',
       esmLoaderPath: '../loader',