diff --git a/src/bootstrap-fork.js b/src/bootstrap-fork.js
index 0f247ed809131..e3671222ccd04 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap-fork.js
+++ b/src/bootstrap-fork.js
@@ -239,13 +239,22 @@ function terminateWhenParentTerminates() {
 function configureCrashReporter() {
 	const crashReporterSandboxedHint = process.env['VSCODE_CRASH_REPORTER_SANDBOXED_HINT'];
 	if (crashReporterSandboxedHint) {
-		try {
-			if (process['crashReporter'] && typeof process['crashReporter'].addExtraParameter === 'function' /* Electron only */) {
-				process['crashReporter'].addExtraParameter('_sandboxed', 'true');
-			}
-		} catch (error) {
-			console.error(error);
+		addCrashReporterParameter('_sandboxed', 'true');
+	}
+
+	const crashReporterProcessType = process.env['VSCODE_CRASH_REPORTER_PROCESS_TYPE'];
+	if (crashReporterProcessType) {
+		addCrashReporterParameter('processType', crashReporterProcessType);
+	}
+}
+
+function addCrashReporterParameter(key, value) {
+	try {
+		if (process['crashReporter'] && typeof process['crashReporter'].addExtraParameter === 'function' /* Electron only */) {
+			process['crashReporter'].addExtraParameter(key, value);
 		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error(error);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/utilityProcess/electron-main/utilityProcess.ts b/src/vs/platform/utilityProcess/electron-main/utilityProcess.ts
index 0d907ece06325..22759147b521d 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/utilityProcess/electron-main/utilityProcess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/utilityProcess/electron-main/utilityProcess.ts
@@ -237,8 +237,9 @@ export class UtilityProcess extends Disposable {
 			env['VSCODE_PARENT_PID'] = String(configuration.parentLifecycleBound);
 		}
 		if (isWindowSandboxed) {
-			env['VSCODE_CRASH_REPORTER_SANDBOXED_HINT'] = '1';
+			env['VSCODE_CRASH_REPORTER_SANDBOXED_HINT'] = '1'; // TODO@bpasero remove me once sandbox is final
 		}
+		env['VSCODE_CRASH_REPORTER_PROCESS_TYPE'] = configuration.type;
 
 		// Remove any environment variables that are not allowed
 		removeDangerousEnvVariables(env);