diff --git a/src/sql/parts/query/editor/queryEditor.ts b/src/sql/parts/query/editor/queryEditor.ts
index 8db8df87eb..633dbddb06 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/query/editor/queryEditor.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/query/editor/queryEditor.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { Taskbar, ITaskbarContent } from 'sql/base/browser/ui/taskbar/taskbar';
 import {
 	RunQueryAction, CancelQueryAction, ListDatabasesAction, ListDatabasesActionItem,
 	ConnectDatabaseAction, ToggleConnectDatabaseAction, EstimatedQueryPlanAction,
-	ActualQueryPlanAction
+	ActualQueryPlanAction, ParseSyntaxAction
 } from 'sql/parts/query/execution/queryActions';
 import { IQueryModelService } from 'sql/parts/query/execution/queryModel';
 import { IEditorDescriptorService } from 'sql/parts/query/editor/editorDescriptorService';
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export class QueryEditor extends BaseEditor {
 	private _listDatabasesAction: ListDatabasesAction;
 	private _estimatedQueryPlanAction: EstimatedQueryPlanAction;
 	private _actualQueryPlanAction: ActualQueryPlanAction;
+	private _parseSyntaxAction: ParseSyntaxAction;
 
 	private _savedViewStates = new Map<IEditorInput, IEditorViewState>();
 
@@ -368,6 +369,22 @@ export class QueryEditor extends BaseEditor {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	public getAllText(): string {
+		if (this._sqlEditor && this._sqlEditor.getControl()) {
+			let control = this._sqlEditor.getControl();
+			let codeEditor: CodeEditor = <CodeEditor>control;
+			if (codeEditor) {
+				let value = codeEditor.getValue();
+				if (value !== undefined && value.length > 0) {
+					return value;
+				} else {
+					return '';
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
 	public getSelectionText(): string {
 		if (this._sqlEditor && this._sqlEditor.getControl()) {
 			let control = this._sqlEditor.getControl();
@@ -437,6 +454,7 @@ export class QueryEditor extends BaseEditor {
 		this._listDatabasesAction = this._instantiationService.createInstance(ListDatabasesAction, this);
 		this._estimatedQueryPlanAction = this._instantiationService.createInstance(EstimatedQueryPlanAction, this);
 		this._actualQueryPlanAction = this._instantiationService.createInstance(ActualQueryPlanAction, this);
+		this._parseSyntaxAction = this._instantiationService.createInstance(ParseSyntaxAction, this);
 
 		// Create HTML Elements for the taskbar
 		let separator = Taskbar.createTaskbarSeparator();
@@ -451,6 +469,7 @@ export class QueryEditor extends BaseEditor {
 			{ action: this._listDatabasesAction },
 			{ element: separator },
 			{ action: this._estimatedQueryPlanAction },
+			{ action: this._parseSyntaxAction }
 		];
 		this._taskbar.setContent(content);
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/query/execution/queryActions.ts b/src/sql/parts/query/execution/queryActions.ts
index f680764561..189647b815 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/query/execution/queryActions.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/query/execution/queryActions.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { QueryEditor } from 'sql/parts/query/editor/queryEditor';
 import { IQueryModelService } from 'sql/parts/query/execution/queryModel';
 import { INotificationService } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/notification';
 import Severity from 'vs/base/common/severity';
+import { IQueryManagementService } from 'sql/parts/query/common/queryManagement';
 
 /**
  * Action class that query-based Actions will extend. This base class automatically handles activating and
@@ -417,6 +418,55 @@ export class ListDatabasesAction extends QueryTaskbarAction {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Action class that parses the query string in the current SQL text document.
+ */
+export class ParseSyntaxAction extends QueryTaskbarAction {
+
+	public static EnabledClass = '';
+	public static ID = 'parseQueryAction';
+
+	constructor(
+		editor: QueryEditor,
+		@IConnectionManagementService connectionManagementService: IConnectionManagementService,
+		@IQueryManagementService private _queryManagementService: IQueryManagementService,
+		@INotificationService private _notificationService: INotificationService,
+	) {
+		super(connectionManagementService, editor, ParseSyntaxAction.ID, ParseSyntaxAction.EnabledClass);
+		this.enabled = true;
+		this.label = nls.localize('parseSyntaxLabel', 'Parse Query');
+	}
+
+	public run(): TPromise<void> {
+		if (!this.editor.isSelectionEmpty()) {
+			if (this.isConnected(this.editor)) {
+				let text = this.editor.getSelectionText();
+				if (text === '') {
+					text = this.editor.getAllText();
+				}
+				this._queryManagementService.parseSyntax(this.editor.connectedUri, text).then(result => {
+					if (result && result.parseable) {
+						this._notificationService.notify({
+							severity: Severity.Info,
+							message: nls.localize('queryActions.parseSyntaxSuccess', 'Commands completed successfully')
+						});
+					} else if (result && result.errors.length > 0) {
+						let errorMessage = nls.localize('queryActions.parseSyntaxFailure', 'Command failed: ');
+						this._notificationService.error(`${errorMessage}${result.errors[0]}`);
+
+					}
+				});
+			} else {
+				this._notificationService.notify({
+					severity: Severity.Error,
+					message: nls.localize('queryActions.notConnected', 'Please connect to a server')
+				});
+			}
+		}
+		return TPromise.as(null);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Action item that handles the dropdown (combobox) that lists the available databases.
  * Based off StartDebugActionItem.
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/query/views/queryOutput.component.ts b/src/sql/parts/query/views/queryOutput.component.ts
index c436f97016..6c3a4e2b03 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/query/views/queryOutput.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/query/views/queryOutput.component.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { IQueryComponentParams } from 'sql/services/bootstrap/bootstrapParams';
 import { QueryComponent } from 'sql/parts/grid/views/query/query.component';
 import { QueryPlanComponent } from 'sql/parts/queryPlan/queryPlan.component';
 import { TopOperationsComponent } from 'sql/parts/queryPlan/topOperations.component';
-import { ChartViewerComponent } from 'sql/parts/grid/views/query/chartViewer.component';
 import { toDisposableSubscription } from 'sql/parts/common/rxjsUtils';
 import { PanelComponent, IPanelOptions } from 'sql/base/browser/ui/panel/panel.component';
 
diff --git a/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts b/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts
index b9def8914d..5fcba5696a 100644
--- a/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts
+++ b/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ declare module 'sqlops' {
 
 	export interface SyntaxParseResult {
 		parseable: boolean;
-		errorMessages: string[];
+		errors: string[];
 	}
 
 	// Query Batch Notification -----------------------------------------------------------------------