diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensions.contribution.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensions.contribution.ts
index a4e883043b..286866787e 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensions.contribution.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 import { CommandsRegistry, ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
+import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
+import { IWorkbenchActionRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchActionExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/actions';
+import { SyncActionDescriptor } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
+import { ExtensionsLabel } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
+import { OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions';
 
+// Global Actions
+const actionRegistry = Registry.as<IWorkbenchActionRegistry>(WorkbenchActionExtensions.WorkbenchActions);
+actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.from(OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction), 'Extensions: Author an Extension...', ExtensionsLabel);
+
+// Register Commands
 CommandsRegistry.registerCommand('azdata.extension.open', (accessor: ServicesAccessor, extension: { id: string }) => {
 	if (extension && extension.id) {
 		const commandService = accessor.get(ICommandService);
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts
index 2667ece3de..d2ad9e89ed 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
 import { IViewletService } from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/browser/viewlet';
 import { IExtensionsWorkbenchService, VIEWLET_ID, IExtensionsViewPaneContainer } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/common/extensions';
 import { IExtensionRecommendation } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
+import { IOpenerService } from 'vs/platform/opener/common/opener';
+import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
 import { PagedModel } from 'vs/base/common/paging';
 
@@ -67,3 +69,22 @@ export class InstallRecommendedExtensionsByScenarioAction extends Action {
 			});
 	}
 }
+
+export class OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction extends Action {
+
+	static readonly ID = 'workbench.extensions.action.openExtensionAuthoringDocs';
+	static readonly LABEL = localize('openExtensionAuthoringDocs', "Author an Extension...");
+	private static readonly extensionAuthoringDocsURI = 'https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/azure-data-studio/extension-authoring';
+
+	constructor(
+		id: string = OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction.ID,
+		label: string = OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction.LABEL,
+		@IOpenerService private readonly openerService: IOpenerService,
+	) {
+		super(id, label);
+	}
+
+	run(): Promise<boolean> {
+		return this.openerService.open(URI.parse(OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction.extensionAuthoringDocsURI));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
index 4181cbf42f..dd122ce10c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 	/*RecentlyPublishedExtensionsAction, */ShowInstalledExtensionsAction, ShowOutdatedExtensionsAction, ShowDisabledExtensionsAction,
 	ShowEnabledExtensionsAction, PredefinedExtensionFilterAction
 } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions';
+import { OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsActions'; // {{ SQL CARBON EDIT }}
 import { IExtensionManagementService, IExtensionGalleryService } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 import { IWorkbenchExtensionEnablementService, IExtensionManagementServerService, IExtensionManagementServer } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 import { ExtensionsInput } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/common/extensionsInput';
@@ -555,6 +556,7 @@ export class ExtensionsViewPaneContainer extends ViewPaneContainer implements IE
 
 		actions.push(new Separator());
 		actions.push(this.instantiationService.createInstance(InstallVSIXAction, InstallVSIXAction.ID, InstallVSIXAction.LABEL));
+		actions.push(this.instantiationService.createInstance(OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction, OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction.ID, OpenExtensionAuthoringDocsAction.LABEL)); // {{SQL CARBON EDIT}}
 
 		return actions;
 	}