diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61bea93420..18036d63ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,4 +34,3 @@ Session.vim
 tags
 # Persistent undo
 [._]*.un~
-.vscode/
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25830c5be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "(gdb) Launch",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "launchCompleteCommand": "exec-run",
+            "preLaunchTask": "${defaultBuildTask}",
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/debug/monero-wallet-gui",
+            "linux": {
+                "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb"
+            },
+            "osx": {
+                "MIMode": "lldb"
+            },
+            "windows": {
+                "miDebuggerPath": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin\\gdb.exe",
+                "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/release/bin/monero-wallet-gui.exe",
+                "cwd": "${fileDirname}",
+                "args": [],
+                "environment": [],
+                "targetArchitecture": "x64",
+                "externalConsole": true,
+            },
+            "setupCommands": [{
+                "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                "ignoreFailures": false
+            }],
+          }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7787c294dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "MSYS2"
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff9524ee72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "label": "Monero GUI Debug",
+            "detail": "Build monero-wallet-gui for development purposes",
+            "command": "make",
+            "args": [
+                "debug",
+                "-j",
+                {
+                    "value": "$((`nproc` > 1 ? $((`nproc` - 1)) : 1 ))",
+                    "quoting": "weak"
+                }
+            ],
+            "osx": {
+                "args": [
+                    "debug-static-mac64",
+                    "-j",
+                    {
+                        "value": "$((`nproc` > 1 ? $((`nproc` - 1)) : 1 ))",
+                        "quoting": "weak"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            "windows": {
+                "args": [
+                    "release-win64",
+                    "-j",
+                    {
+                        "value": "$((`nproc` > 1 ? $((`nproc` - 1)) : 1 ))",
+                        "quoting": "weak"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "options": {
+                    "env": {
+                        "MSYSTEM": "MINGW64",
+                        "CHERE_INVOKING": "1"
+                    },
+                    "shell": {
+                        "executable": "C:\\msys64\\usr\\bin\\bash.exe",
+                        "args": [
+                            "--login",
+                            "-i",
+                            "-x",
+                            "-c"
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            "runOptions": {
+                "instanceLimit": 1
+            },
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "focus": false,
+                "panel": "shared",
+                "showReuseMessage": true,
+                "clear": true
+            },
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "make",
+            "args": [
+                "clean"
+            ],
+            "label": "Monero GUI Clean",
+            "detail": "Cleanup builds",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+}