diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4b193949..82a22c79 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 			"name": "chocolatey-vscode",
 			"version": "0.2.2",
 			"dependencies": {
+				"vscode-languageclient": "^6.1.3",
 				"xml2js": "^0.4.23"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
@@ -489,6 +490,48 @@
 				"node": ">=4.2.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/vscode-jsonrpc": {
+			"version": "5.0.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-jsonrpc/-/vscode-jsonrpc-5.0.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-JvONPptw3GAQGXlVV2utDcHx0BiY34FupW/kI6mZ5x06ER5DdPG/tXWMVHjTNULF5uKPOUUD0SaXg5QaubJL0A==",
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=8.0.0 || >=10.0.0"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/vscode-languageclient": {
+			"version": "6.1.4",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageclient/-/vscode-languageclient-6.1.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-EUOU+bJu6axmt0RFNo3nrglQLPXMfanbYViJee3Fbn2VuQoX0ZOI4uTYhSRvYLP2vfwTP/juV62P/mksCdTZMA==",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"semver": "^6.3.0",
+				"vscode-languageserver-protocol": "3.15.3"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"vscode": "^1.41.0"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/vscode-languageclient/node_modules/semver": {
+			"version": "6.3.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-BR7VvDCVHO+q2xBEWskxS6DJE1qRnb7DxzUrogb71CWoSficBxYsiAGd+Kl0mmq/MprG9yArRkyrQxTO6XjMzA==",
+			"bin": {
+				"semver": "bin/semver.js"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/vscode-languageserver-protocol": {
+			"version": "3.15.3",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageserver-protocol/-/vscode-languageserver-protocol-3.15.3.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-zrMuwHOAQRhjDSnflWdJG+O2ztMWss8GqUUB8dXLR/FPenwkiBNkMIJJYfSN6sgskvsF0rHAoBowNQfbyZnnvw==",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"vscode-jsonrpc": "^5.0.1",
+				"vscode-languageserver-types": "3.15.1"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/vscode-languageserver-types": {
+			"version": "3.15.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageserver-types/-/vscode-languageserver-types-3.15.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-+a9MPUQrNGRrGU630OGbYVQ+11iOIovjCkqxajPa9w57Sd5ruK8WQNsslzpa0x/QJqC8kRc2DUxWjIFwoNm4ZQ=="
+		},
 		"node_modules/wrappy": {
 			"version": "1.0.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index effe8e04..c21fed98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,29 @@
 								}
 							}
 						}
+					},
+					"chocolatey.language": {
+						"type": "object",
+						"properties": {
+							"allowSuppressionOfRequirements": {
+								"title": "Allow requirements suppression",
+								"type": "boolean",
+								"default": false,
+								"description": "Allow the suppression of rules that are marked as requirements"
+							},
+							"disableLanguageService": {
+								"title": "Disable language service",
+								"type": "boolean",
+								"default": false,
+								"description": "Prevent the Chocolatey Language Service from starting up"
+							},
+							"suppressedRules": {
+								"title": "Suppress Rules",
+								"type": "array",
+								"description": "The codes for the Chocolatey Language Service rules that should be suppressed",
+								"default": []
+							}
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -153,6 +176,7 @@
 		"typescript": "^3.8.3"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"vscode-languageclient": "^6.1.3",
 		"xml2js": "^0.4.23"
 	},
 	"extensionPack": [
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 853babe1..2dc37dbc 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { window, commands, workspace, QuickPickItem, ExtensionContext, Uri } from "vscode";
+import { LanguageClient, LanguageClientOptions, ServerOptions } from 'vscode-languageclient';
+import { Trace } from 'vscode-jsonrpc';
 import * as chocolateyCli from "./ChocolateyCliManager";
 import * as chocolateyOps from "./ChocolateyOperation";
 import * as path from "path";
@@ -7,6 +9,13 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 var chocolateyManager : chocolateyCli.ChocolateyCliManager;
 var installed : boolean = false;
 
+const languageServerPaths = [
+    // TODO: Change path to the actually expected location of the language server
+    "out/.server/Chocolatey.Language.Server.dll",
+    "./src/Chocolatey.Language.Server/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.1/Chocolatey.Language.Server.dll",
+    "./src/Chocolatey.Language.Server/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.1/Chocolatey.Language.Server.dll"
+];
+
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): void {
     // register Commands
     context.subscriptions.push(
@@ -18,6 +27,65 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): void {
         commands.registerCommand("chocolatey.apikey", () => execute("apikey")),
         commands.registerCommand("chocolatey.open", async (uri: string) => await commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', Uri.parse(uri)))
     );
+
+    let config = workspace.getConfiguration("chocolatey.language");
+    let disableLanguageService: boolean | undefined = false;
+
+    if(config !== undefined) {
+        disableLanguageService = config.get("disableLanguageService")
+    }
+
+    // Only start the Language Service if configured to do so
+    if(!disableLanguageService) {
+        let serverExe = 'dotnet';
+        let serverModule: string | null = null;
+        for (let p of languageServerPaths) {
+            p = context.asAbsolutePath(p);
+            // console.log/p);
+            if (fs.existsSync(p)) {
+                serverModule = p;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // TODO: Decision need to be made if the Language Server should
+        // be packed inside the vsix file, or downloaded during runtime.
+
+        if (!serverModule) { throw new URIError("Cannot find the language server module."); }
+        let workPath = path.dirname(serverModule);
+        console.log(`Use ${serverModule} as server module.`);
+        console.log(`Work path: ${workPath}`);
+
+        // If the extension is launched in debug mode then the debug server options are used
+        // Otherwise the run options are used
+        let serverOptions: ServerOptions = {
+            run: { command: serverExe, args: [serverModule], options: { cwd: workPath } },
+            debug: { command: serverExe, args: [serverModule, "--debug"], options: { cwd: workPath } }
+        };
+
+        // Options to control the language client
+        let clientOptions: LanguageClientOptions = {
+            // Register the server for plain text documents
+            documentSelector: [
+                {
+                    pattern: '**/*.nuspec',
+                }
+            ],
+            synchronize: {
+                configurationSection: 'chocolatey',
+                fileEvents: workspace.createFileSystemWatcher('**/*.nuspec')
+            },
+        }
+
+        // Create the language client and start the client.
+        const client = new LanguageClient('chocolatey', 'Chocolatey Language Server', serverOptions, clientOptions);
+        client.trace = Trace.Verbose;
+        let disposable = client.start();
+
+        // Push the disposable to the context's subscriptions so that the
+        // client can be deactivated on extension deactivation
+        context.subscriptions.push(disposable);
+    }
 }
 
 function deleteNupkgs():void {