diff --git a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/extension.ts b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/extension.ts
index 8aec926c1..09177b5b8 100644
--- a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/extension.ts
+++ b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/extension.ts
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ export function registerCommands(): void {
     disposables.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('C_Cpp.ResumeParsing', onResumeParsing));
     disposables.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('C_Cpp.ShowParsingCommands', onShowParsingCommands));
     disposables.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('C_Cpp.TakeSurvey', onTakeSurvey));
+    disposables.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('cpptools.activeConfigName', onGetActiveConfigName));
     getTemporaryCommandRegistrarInstance().executeDelayedCommands();
 }
 
@@ -765,6 +766,10 @@ function onTakeSurvey(): void {
     vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', uri);
 }
 
+function onGetActiveConfigName(): Thenable<string> {
+    return clients.ActiveClient.getCurrentConfigName();
+}
+
 function reportMacCrashes(): void {
     if (process.platform === "darwin") {
         prevCrashFile = "";