diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/resourceDeployment/browser/resourceDeployment.contribution.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/resourceDeployment/browser/resourceDeployment.contribution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86e16c0edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/resourceDeployment/browser/resourceDeployment.contribution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the Source EULA. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { CommandsRegistry, ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
+import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
+
+// New Resource Deployment
+const RESOURCE_DEPLOYMENT_COMMAND_ID = 'resourceDeployment.new';
+CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
+	id: RESOURCE_DEPLOYMENT_COMMAND_ID,
+	handler: (accessor: ServicesAccessor, actionContext: any) => {
+		const commandService = accessor.get(ICommandService);
+		return commandService.executeCommand('azdata.resource.deploy');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/az_data_welcome_page.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/az_data_welcome_page.ts
index ca1ee28302..6d7293a1ef 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/az_data_welcome_page.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/az_data_welcome_page.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ export default () => `
 				</div>
 				<div class="section deploy">
 					<h2 class="caption">${escape(localize('welcomePage.deploy', "Deploy"))}</h2>
+					<!--The resourceDeployment.new command can be removed if this option is removed from the welcome page-->
 					<ul>
-						<li><a href="command:azdata.resource.deploy">${escape(localize('welcomePage.newDeployment', "New Deployment…"))}</a></li>
+						<li><a href="command:resourceDeployment.new">${escape(localize('welcomePage.newDeployment', "New Deployment…"))}</a></li>
 					</ul>
 				</div>
 				<div class="section recent">
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.common.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.common.main.ts
index 9dd110d0db..d1592b48a2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/workbench.common.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/workbench.common.main.ts
@@ -466,4 +466,7 @@ import 'sql/workbench/contrib/restore/browser/restore.contribution';
 // Scripting
 import 'sql/workbench/contrib/scripting/browser/scripting.contribution';
 
+// Resource Deployment
+import 'sql/workbench/contrib/resourceDeployment/browser/resourceDeployment.contribution';
+
 //#endregion