diff --git a/src/sql/parts/notebook/notebook.component.ts b/src/sql/parts/notebook/notebook.component.ts
index 2a3225b7af..add5631e96 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/notebook/notebook.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/notebook/notebook.component.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instanti
 import { IContextMenuService, IContextViewService } from 'vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextView';
 import { KernelsDropdown, AttachToDropdown, AddCellAction, TrustedAction, SaveNotebookAction } from 'sql/parts/notebook/notebookActions';
 import { attachSelectBoxStyler } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/styler';
+import { MenuId, IMenuService, MenuItemAction } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
+import { IAction, Action, IActionItem } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
+import { IContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
+import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
+import { fillInActions, LabeledMenuItemActionItem } from 'vs/platform/actions/browser/menuItemActionItem';
 import { IObjectExplorerService } from 'sql/parts/objectExplorer/common/objectExplorerService';
 import * as TaskUtilities from 'sql/workbench/common/taskUtilities';
 import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
@@ -72,7 +77,10 @@ export class NotebookComponent extends AngularDisposable implements OnInit {
 		@Inject(IInstantiationService) private instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 		@Inject(IContextMenuService) private contextMenuService: IContextMenuService,
 		@Inject(IContextViewService) private contextViewService: IContextViewService,
-		@Inject(IConnectionDialogService) private connectionDialogService: IConnectionDialogService
+		@Inject(IConnectionDialogService) private connectionDialogService: IConnectionDialogService,
+		@Inject(IContextKeyService) private contextKeyService: IContextKeyService,
+		@Inject(IMenuService) private menuService: IMenuService,
+		@Inject(IKeybindingService) private keybindingService: IKeybindingService
 	) {
 		super();
 		this.updateProfile();
@@ -273,8 +281,19 @@ export class NotebookComponent extends AngularDisposable implements OnInit {
 
 		let saveNotebookButton = this.instantiationService.createInstance(SaveNotebookAction, 'notebook.SaveNotebook', localize('save', 'Save'), 'notebook-button icon-save');
 
+		// Get all of the menu contributions that use the ID 'notebook/toolbar'.
+		// Then, find all groups (currently we don't leverage the contributed
+		// groups functionality for the notebook toolbar), and fill in the 'primary'
+		// array with items that don't list a group. Finally, add any actions from
+		// the primary array to the end of the toolbar.
+		const notebookBarMenu = this.menuService.createMenu(MenuId.NotebookToolbar, this.contextKeyService);
+		let groups = notebookBarMenu.getActions({ arg: null, shouldForwardArgs: true });
+		let primary: IAction[] = [];
+		let secondary: IAction[] = [];
+		fillInActions(groups, {primary, secondary}, false, (group: string) => group === undefined);
+
 		let taskbar = <HTMLElement>this.toolbar.nativeElement;
-		this._actionBar = new Taskbar(taskbar, this.contextMenuService);
+		this._actionBar = new Taskbar(taskbar, this.contextMenuService, { actionItemProvider: action => this.actionItemProvider(action as Action)});
 		this._actionBar.context = this;
 		this._actionBar.setContent([
 			{ element: kernelContainer },
@@ -284,6 +303,12 @@ export class NotebookComponent extends AngularDisposable implements OnInit {
 			{ action: saveNotebookButton },
 			{ action: this._trustedAction }
 		]);
+
+		// Primary actions are categorized as those that are added to the 'horizontal' group.
+		// For the vertical toolbar, we can do the same thing and instead use the 'vertical' group.
+		for (let action of primary) {
+			this._actionBar.addAction(action);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public async save(): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -303,5 +328,13 @@ export class NotebookComponent extends AngularDisposable implements OnInit {
 		// }
 	}
 
+	private actionItemProvider(action: Action): IActionItem {
+		// Check extensions to create ActionItem; otherwise, return undefined
+		// This is similar behavior that exists in MenuItemActionItem
+		if (action instanceof MenuItemAction) {
+			return new LabeledMenuItemActionItem(action, this.keybindingService, this.notificationService, this.contextMenuService, 'notebook-button');
+		}
+		return undefined;
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/menuItemActionItem.ts b/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/menuItemActionItem.ts
index 033951baef..2069f981c0 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/menuItemActionItem.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/menuItemActionItem.ts
@@ -288,3 +288,63 @@ export class ContextAwareMenuItemActionItem extends MenuItemActionItem {
 			.done(undefined, err => this._notificationService.error(err));
 	}
 }
+
+// Always show label for action items, instead of whether they don't have
+// an icon/CSS class. Useful for some toolbar scenarios in particular with
+// contributed actions from other extensions
+export class LabeledMenuItemActionItem extends MenuItemActionItem {
+	private _labeledItemClassDispose: IDisposable;
+
+	constructor(
+		public _action: MenuItemAction,
+		@IKeybindingService private readonly _labeledkeybindingService: IKeybindingService,
+		@INotificationService protected _notificationService: INotificationService,
+		@IContextMenuService private readonly _labeledcontextMenuService: IContextMenuService,
+		private readonly _defaultCSSClassToAdd: string = ''
+	) {
+		super(_action, _labeledkeybindingService, _notificationService, _labeledcontextMenuService);
+	}
+	_updateLabel(): void {
+		this.$e.text(this._commandAction.label);
+	}
+
+	// Overwrite item class to ensure that we can pass in a CSS class that other items use
+	// Leverages the _defaultCSSClassToAdd property that's passed into the constructor
+	_updateItemClass(item: ICommandAction): void {
+		dispose(this._labeledItemClassDispose);
+		this._labeledItemClassDispose = undefined;
+
+		if (item.iconLocation) {
+			let iconClass: string;
+
+			const iconPathMapKey = item.iconLocation.dark.toString();
+
+			if (MenuItemActionItem.ICON_PATH_TO_CSS_RULES.has(iconPathMapKey)) {
+				iconClass = MenuItemActionItem.ICON_PATH_TO_CSS_RULES.get(iconPathMapKey);
+			} else {
+				iconClass = ids.nextId();
+				createCSSRule(`.icon.${iconClass}`, `background-image: url("${(item.iconLocation.light || item.iconLocation.dark).toString()}")`);
+				createCSSRule(`.vs-dark .icon.${iconClass}, .hc-black .icon.${iconClass}`, `background-image: url("${item.iconLocation.dark.toString()}")`);
+				MenuItemActionItem.ICON_PATH_TO_CSS_RULES.set(iconPathMapKey, iconClass);
+			}
+
+			this.$e.getHTMLElement().classList.add('icon', iconClass);
+			this.$e.getHTMLElement().classList.add(this._defaultCSSClassToAdd);
+			this._labeledItemClassDispose = {
+				dispose: () => {
+					this.$e.getHTMLElement().classList.remove('icon', iconClass);
+					this.$e.getHTMLElement().classList.remove(this._defaultCSSClassToAdd);
+				}
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
+	dispose(): void {
+		if (this._labeledItemClassDispose) {
+			dispose(this._labeledItemClassDispose);
+			this._labeledItemClassDispose = undefined;
+		}
+
+		super.dispose();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
index 9068654866..e35a891056 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export class MenuId {
 	static readonly MenubarHelpMenu = new MenuId();
 	// {{SQL CARBON EDIT}}
 	static readonly ObjectExplorerItemContext = new MenuId();
+	static readonly NotebookToolbar = new MenuId();
 
 
 	readonly id: string = String(MenuId.ID++);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts
index a7c043ae67..6cdfabb1ef 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace schema {
 			case 'view/item/context': return MenuId.ViewItemContext;
 			// {{SQL CARBON EDIT}}
 			case 'objectExplorer/item/context': return MenuId.ObjectExplorerItemContext;
+			case 'notebook/toolbar': return MenuId.NotebookToolbar;
 		}
 
 		return void 0;