diff --git a/scripts/importTypescript.js b/scripts/importTypescript.js
index 722b267bc5..f962d86951 100644
--- a/scripts/importTypescript.js
+++ b/scripts/importTypescript.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
+const child_process = require('child_process');
 
 const TYPESCRIPT_LIB_SOURCE = path.join(__dirname, '../node_modules/typescript/lib');
 const TYPESCRIPT_LIB_DESTINATION = path.join(__dirname, '../src/lib');
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ const TYPESCRIPT_LIB_DESTINATION = path.join(__dirname, '../src/lib');
 	}
 	importLibs();
 
+	const npmLsOutput = JSON.parse(child_process.execSync("npm ls typescript --depth=0 --json=true").toString());
+	const typeScriptDependencyVersion = npmLsOutput.dependencies.typescript.version;
+
+	fs.writeFileSync(
+		path.join(TYPESCRIPT_LIB_DESTINATION, 'typescriptServicesMetadata.ts'),
+		`export const typescriptVersion = "${typeScriptDependencyVersion}";\n`
+	);
+
 	var tsServices = fs.readFileSync(path.join(TYPESCRIPT_LIB_SOURCE, 'typescriptServices.js')).toString();
 
 	// Ensure we never run into the node system...
diff --git a/src/lib/typescriptServicesMetadata.ts b/src/lib/typescriptServicesMetadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..433e642ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/typescriptServicesMetadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const typescriptVersion = "3.5.1";
diff --git a/src/monaco.contribution.ts b/src/monaco.contribution.ts
index 62da8db94c..a5d9f1a68f 100644
--- a/src/monaco.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/monaco.contribution.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import * as mode from './tsMode';
+import { typescriptVersion } from './lib/typescriptServicesMetadata'; // do not import the whole typescriptServices here
 
 import Emitter = monaco.Emitter;
 import IEvent = monaco.IEvent;
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ function createAPI(): typeof monaco.languages.typescript {
 		NewLineKind: NewLineKind,
 		ScriptTarget: ScriptTarget,
 		ModuleResolutionKind: ModuleResolutionKind,
+		typescriptVersion,
 		typescriptDefaults: typescriptDefaults,
 		javascriptDefaults: javascriptDefaults,
 		getTypeScriptWorker: getTypeScriptWorker,
diff --git a/src/monaco.d.ts b/src/monaco.d.ts
index 2a3bab0c97..59fc8e1cd6 100644
--- a/src/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/src/monaco.d.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ declare module monaco.languages.typescript {
         setEagerModelSync(value: boolean): void;
     }
 
+    export var typescriptVersion: string;
+
     export var typescriptDefaults: LanguageServiceDefaults;
     export var javascriptDefaults: LanguageServiceDefaults;