diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/default.nix
index 5d4fafacadde0..22e97cd4d8801 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/default.nix
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ in
 
   ms-vscode.cpptools = callPackage ./cpptools {};
 
+  ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh = callPackage ./remote-ssh {};
+
   ms-python.python = callPackage ./python {
     extractNuGet = callPackage ./python/extract-nuget.nix { };
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/remote-ssh/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/remote-ssh/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c6750a6c94ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/remote-ssh/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{ stdenv
+, vscode-utils
+, useLocalExtensions ? false}:
+# Note that useLocalExtensions requires that vscode-server is not running
+# on host. If it is, you'll need to remove ~/.vscode-server,
+# and redo the install by running "Connect to host" on client
+
+let
+  inherit (vscode-utils) buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension;
+  
+  # patch runs on remote machine hence use of which
+  patch = ''
+    f="/home/''$USER/.vscode-server/bin/''$COMMIT_ID/node"
+    nodePath=''$(which node)
+    if [ -x "''$nodePath" ]; then
+      nodeVersion=''$(node -v)
+      if [[ "${nodeVersion:1:2}" == "12" ]]; then
+        echo PATCH: replacing ''$f with ''$nodePath
+        rm ''$f
+        ln -s ''$nodePath ''$f
+      fi
+    fi
+    ${stdenv.lib.optionalString useLocalExtensions ''
+      # Use local extensions
+      if test -f "~/.vscode/extensions"; then
+        if ! test -L "~/.vscode-server/extensions"; then
+          ln -s ~/.vscode/extensions ~/.vscode-server/
+        fi
+      fi
+    ''}
+  '';
+in
+  buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
+    mktplcRef = {
+      name = "remote-ssh";
+      publisher = "ms-vscode-remote";
+      version = "0.48.0";
+      sha256 = "04q53gljqh5snkrdf5l69g0ahn1s5z35a4ipfcbf1rsjjmm85a19";
+    };
+
+    postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace "out/extension.js" \
+        --replace "# install extensions" '${patch}'
+    '';
+
+    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+      description ="Use any remote machine with a SSH server as your development environment.";
+      license = licenses.unfree;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [
+        tbenst
+      ];
+    };
+  }