diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix
index 8d1e2392c0c15..f0e8b1ef63056 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vscode-utils.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   vscode,
   unzip,
   jq,
+  vscode-extension-update-script,
 }:
 let
   buildVscodeExtension = lib.extendMkDerivation {
@@ -40,9 +41,14 @@ let
       {
         pname = "vscode-extension-${pname}";
 
-        passthru = passthru // {
-          inherit vscodeExtPublisher vscodeExtName vscodeExtUniqueId;
-        };
+        passthru =
+          {
+            updateScript = vscode-extension-update-script { };
+          }
+          // passthru
+          // {
+            inherit vscodeExtPublisher vscodeExtName vscodeExtUniqueId;
+          };
 
         inherit
           configurePhase