diff --git a/ci/vscode.patch b/ci/vscode.patch
index ab4f19a9e..c7e58872b 100644
--- a/ci/vscode.patch
+++ b/ci/vscode.patch
@@ -486,10 +486,10 @@ index eab8591492..26668701f7 100644
  					options.logService.error(`${logPrefix} socketFactory.connect() failed. Error:`);
 diff --git a/src/vs/server/browser/client.ts b/src/vs/server/browser/client.ts
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000..95e70869f2
+index 0000000000..3f53907de0
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/vs/server/browser/client.ts
-@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
 +import { Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 +import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 +import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ index 0000000000..95e70869f2
 +
 +const TELEMETRY_SECTION_ID = 'telemetry';
 +
++const el = document.getElementById("vscode-disable-telemetry");
++const disableTelemetry = el && el.getAttribute("data-value") === "true" || false;
++
 +Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(Extensions.Configuration).registerConfiguration({
 +	'id': TELEMETRY_SECTION_ID,
 +	'order': 110,
@@ -527,7 +530,7 @@ index 0000000000..95e70869f2
 +		'telemetry.enableTelemetry': {
 +			'type': 'boolean',
 +			'description': localize('telemetry.enableTelemetry', 'Enable usage data and errors to be sent to a Microsoft online service.'),
-+			'default': true,
++			'default': !disableTelemetry,
 +			'tags': ['usesOnlineServices']
 +		}
 +	}
diff --git a/src/browser/pages/vscode.html b/src/browser/pages/vscode.html
index acead2e4e..aeea05661 100644
--- a/src/browser/pages/vscode.html
+++ b/src/browser/pages/vscode.html
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     <meta id="vscode-remote-commit" data-settings="{{COMMIT}}" />
     <meta id="vscode-remote-product-configuration" data-settings="{{PRODUCT_CONFIGURATION}}" />
     <meta id="vscode-remote-nls-configuration" data-settings="{{NLS_CONFIGURATION}}" />
+    <meta id="vscode-disable-telemetry" data-value="{{DISABLE_TELEMETRY}}" />
 
     <!-- Workbench Icon/Manifest/CSS -->
     <link rel="icon" href="{{BASE}}/static/{{COMMIT}}/src/browser/media/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
diff --git a/src/node/app/vscode.ts b/src/node/app/vscode.ts
index 29e5c48e6..c31785092 100644
--- a/src/node/app/vscode.ts
+++ b/src/node/app/vscode.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ export class VscodeHttpProvider extends HttpProvider {
       .replace(`"{{PRODUCT_CONFIGURATION}}"`, `'${JSON.stringify(options.productConfiguration)}'`)
       .replace(`"{{WORKBENCH_WEB_CONFIGURATION}}"`, `'${JSON.stringify(options.workbenchWebConfiguration)}'`)
       .replace(`"{{NLS_CONFIGURATION}}"`, `'${JSON.stringify(options.nlsConfiguration)}'`)
+      .replace("{{DISABLE_TELEMETRY}}", this.args["disable-telemetry"] ? "true" : "false")
     return this.replaceTemplates(route, response)
   }