diff --git a/extensions/typescript/package.json b/extensions/typescript/package.json
index 415686fe9c980..652728d8a17ca 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
     "onLanguage:jsx-tags",
     "onCommand:typescript.reloadProjects",
     "onCommand:javascript.reloadProjects",
-    "onCommand:typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion"
+    "onCommand:typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion",
+    "onCommand:javascript.goToProjectConfig",
+    "onCommand:typescript.goToProjectConfig"
   ],
   "main": "./out/typescriptMain",
   "enableProposedApi": true,
@@ -257,15 +259,28 @@
     "commands": [
       {
         "command": "typescript.reloadProjects",
-        "title": "%typescript.reloadProjects.title%"
+        "title": "%typescript.reloadProjects.title%",
+        "category": "TypeScript"
       },
       {
         "command": "javascript.reloadProjects",
-        "title": "%javascript.reloadProjects.title%"
+        "title": "%javascript.reloadProjects.title%",
+        "category": "JavaScript"
       },
       {
         "command": "typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion",
-        "title": "%typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion.title%"
+        "title": "%typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion.title%",
+        "category": "TypeScript"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "typescript.goToProjectConfig",
+        "title": "%typescript.goToProjectConfig.title%",
+        "category": "TypeScript"
+      },
+       {
+        "command": "javascript.goToProjectConfig",
+        "title": "%javascript.goToProjectConfig.title%",
+        "category": "JavaScript"
       }
     ],
     "breakpoints": [
@@ -301,4 +316,4 @@
       }
     ]
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/package.nls.json b/extensions/typescript/package.nls.json
index 2d1589b98cf4d..d925d83f77964 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/package.nls.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-	"typescript.reloadProjects.title": "Reload TypeScript Project",
-	"javascript.reloadProjects.title": "Reload JavaScript Project",
+	"typescript.reloadProjects.title": "Reload Project",
+	"javascript.reloadProjects.title": "Reload Project",
 	"configuration.typescript": "TypeScript",
 	"typescript.useCodeSnippetsOnMethodSuggest.dec": "Complete functions with their parameter signature.",
 	"typescript.tsdk.desc": "Specifies the folder path containing the tsserver and lib*.d.ts files to use.",
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 	"format.placeOpenBraceOnNewLineForFunctions": "Defines whether an open brace is put onto a new line for functions or not.",
 	"format.placeOpenBraceOnNewLineForControlBlocks": "Defines whether an open brace is put onto a new line for control blocks or not.",
 	"javascript.validate.enable": "Enable/disable JavaScript validation.",
+	"typescript.goToProjectConfig.title": "Go to Project Configuration",
+	"javascript.goToProjectConfig.title": "Go to Project Configuration",
 	"typescript.referencesCodeLens.enabled": "Enable/disable the references code lens.",
-	"typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion.title": "Select TypeScript version."
+	"typescript.selectTypeScriptVersion.title": "Select TypeScript Version"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts
index 2fe25d90d57f6..dad29a5ea3f7a 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptMain.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 'use strict';
 
-import { env, languages, commands, workspace, window, ExtensionContext, Memento, IndentAction, Diagnostic, DiagnosticCollection, Range, DocumentFilter, Disposable, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { env, languages, commands, workspace, window, ExtensionContext, Memento, IndentAction, Diagnostic, DiagnosticCollection, Range, DocumentFilter, Disposable, Uri, MessageItem, TextEditor } from 'vscode';
 
 // This must be the first statement otherwise modules might got loaded with
 // the wrong locale.
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 nls.config({ locale: env.language });
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 import * as path from 'path';
 
@@ -52,6 +53,16 @@ interface LanguageDescription {
 	configFile: string;
 }
 
+enum ProjectConfigAction {
+	None,
+	CreateConfig,
+	LearnMore
+}
+
+interface ProjectConfigMessageItem extends MessageItem {
+	id: ProjectConfigAction;
+}
+
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): void {
 	const MODE_ID_TS = 'typescript';
 	const MODE_ID_TSX = 'typescriptreact';
@@ -89,6 +100,15 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): void {
 		client.onVersionStatusClicked();
 	}));
 
+	const goToProjectConfig = (isTypeScript: boolean) => {
+		const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
+		if (editor) {
+			clientHost.goToProjectConfig(isTypeScript, editor.document.uri, editor.document.languageId);
+		}
+	};
+	context.subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('typescript.goToProjectConfig', goToProjectConfig.bind(null, true)));
+	context.subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('javascript.goToProjectConfig', goToProjectConfig.bind(null, false)));
+
 	window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(VersionStatus.showHideStatus, null, context.subscriptions);
 	client.onReady().then(() => {
 		context.subscriptions.push(ProjectStatus.create(client,
@@ -378,6 +398,76 @@ class TypeScriptServiceClientHost implements ITypescriptServiceClientHost {
 		return !!this.findLanguage(file);
 	}
 
+	public goToProjectConfig(
+		isTypeScriptProject: boolean,
+		resource: Uri,
+		languageId: string
+	): Thenable<TextEditor> | undefined {
+		const rootPath = workspace.rootPath;
+		if (!rootPath) {
+			window.showInformationMessage(
+				localize(
+					'typescript.projectConfigNoWorkspace',
+					'Please open a folder in VS Code to use a TypeScript or JavaScript project'));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const file = this.client.normalizePath(resource);
+		// TODO: TSServer errors when 'projectInfo' is invoked on a non js/ts file
+		if (!file || !this.languagePerId[languageId]) {
+			window.showWarningMessage(
+				localize(
+					'typescript.projectConfigUnsupportedFile',
+					'Could not determine TypeScript or JavaScript project. Unsupported file type'));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		return this.client.execute('projectInfo', { file, needFileNameList: false }).then(res => {
+			if (!res || !res.body) {
+				return window.showWarningMessage(localize('typescript.projectConfigCouldNotGetInfo', 'Could not determine TypeScript or JavaScript project'));
+			}
+
+			const { configFileName } = res.body;
+			if (configFileName && configFileName.indexOf('/dev/null/') !== 0) {
+				return workspace.openTextDocument(configFileName)
+					.then(window.showTextDocument);
+			}
+
+			return window.showInformationMessage<ProjectConfigMessageItem>(
+				(isTypeScriptProject
+					? localize('typescript.noTypeScriptProjectConfig', 'File is not part of a TypeScript project')
+					: localize('typescript.noJavaScriptProjectConfig', 'File is not part of a JavaScript project')
+				), {
+					title: isTypeScriptProject
+						? localize('typescript.configureTsconfigQuickPick', 'Configure tsconfig.json')
+						: localize('typescript.configureJsconfigQuickPick', 'Configure jsconfig.json'),
+					id: ProjectConfigAction.CreateConfig
+				}, {
+					title: localize('typescript.projectConfigLearnMore', 'Learn More'),
+					id: ProjectConfigAction.LearnMore
+				}).then(selected => {
+					switch (selected && selected.id) {
+						case ProjectConfigAction.CreateConfig:
+							const configFile = Uri.file(path.join(rootPath, isTypeScriptProject ? 'tsconfig.json' : 'jsconfig.json'));
+							return workspace.openTextDocument(configFile)
+								.then(undefined, _ => workspace.openTextDocument(configFile.with({ scheme: 'untitled' })))
+								.then(window.showTextDocument);
+
+						case ProjectConfigAction.LearnMore:
+							if (isTypeScriptProject) {
+								commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', Uri.parse('https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=841896'));
+							} else {
+								commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', Uri.parse('https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=759670'));
+							}
+							return;
+
+						default:
+							return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+					}
+				});
+		});
+	}
+
 	private findLanguage(file: string): LanguageProvider | null {
 		for (let i = 0; i < this.languages.length; i++) {
 			let language = this.languages[i];