diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c458908e7b04e..5bbccc2b559d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     "vscode-builtin-markdown": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/markdown/1.44.2/file/vscode.markdown-1.44.2.vsix",
     "vscode-builtin-markdown-language-features": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/markdown-language-features/1.39.1/file/vscode.markdown-language-features-1.39.1.vsix",
     "vscode-builtin-merge-conflict": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/merge-conflict/1.44.2/file/vscode.merge-conflict-1.44.2.vsix",
-    "vscode-builtin-npm": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/npm/1.39.1/file/vscode.npm-1.39.1.vsix",
+    "vscode-builtin-npm": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/npm/1.44.2/file/vscode.npm-1.44.2.vsix",
     "vscode-builtin-node-debug": "https://github.com/theia-ide/vscode-node-debug/releases/download/v1.35.3/node-debug-1.35.3.vsix",
     "vscode-builtin-node-debug2": "https://open-vsx.org/api/ms-vscode/node-debug2/1.33.0/file/ms-vscode.node-debug2-1.33.0.vsix",
     "vscode-builtin-objective-c": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/objective-c/1.44.2/file/vscode.objective-c-1.44.2.vsix",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts
index 43877af9ccf9d..d43ac418e7512 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-api-rpc.ts
@@ -1167,6 +1167,7 @@ export interface TaskDto {
     label: string;
     source?: string;
     scope: string | number;
+    detail?: string;
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     [key: string]: any;
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/plugin-context.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/plugin-context.ts
index 1a236e4d37b8f..0aede30c8172d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/plugin-context.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/plugin-context.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ import {
     TaskRevealKind,
     TaskGroup,
     Task,
+    Task2,
     DebugAdapterExecutable,
     DebugAdapterServer,
     Breakpoint,
@@ -863,6 +864,7 @@ export function createAPIFactory(
             TaskPanelKind,
             TaskGroup,
             Task,
+            Task2,
             DebugAdapterExecutable,
             DebugAdapterServer,
             Breakpoint,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/type-converters.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/type-converters.ts
index 219311f442413..b28f380b53ffb 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/type-converters.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/type-converters.ts
@@ -708,6 +708,9 @@ export function fromTask(task: theia.Task): TaskDto | undefined {
     const taskDto = {} as TaskDto;
     taskDto.label = task.name;
     taskDto.source = task.source;
+    if ('detail' in task) {
+        taskDto.detail = (task as theia.Task2).detail;
+    }
     if (typeof task.scope === 'object') {
         taskDto.scope = task.scope.uri.toString();
     } else if (typeof task.scope === 'number') {
@@ -748,10 +751,13 @@ export function toTask(taskDto: TaskDto): theia.Task {
         throw new Error('Task should be provided for converting');
     }
 
-    const { type, label, source, scope, command, args, options, windows, ...properties } = taskDto;
+    const { type, label, source, scope, detail, command, args, options, windows, ...properties } = taskDto;
     const result = {} as theia.Task;
     result.name = label;
     result.source = source;
+    if (detail) {
+        (result as theia.Task2).detail = detail;
+    }
     if (typeof scope === 'string') {
         const uri = URI.parse(scope);
         result.scope = {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts
index 044ed3785eddd..eedf4b144ba1a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts
@@ -1808,6 +1808,10 @@ export class Task {
     }
 }
 
+export class Task2 extends Task {
+    detail?: string;
+}
+
 export class DebugAdapterExecutable {
     /**
      * The command or path of the debug adapter executable.
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts b/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
index 31ba386f106de..f0a5a00d9cab9 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
@@ -8884,6 +8884,10 @@ declare module '@theia/plugin' {
         problemMatchers?: string[];
     }
 
+    export class Task2 extends Task {
+        detail?: string;
+    }
+
     export interface TaskProvider {
         /**
          * Provides tasks.
diff --git a/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts b/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts
index 086fa4bc9850b..3382c4eb54846 100644
--- a/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts
+++ b/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@ export class TaskRunQuickOpenItem extends QuickOpenGroupItem {
         }
         return true;
     }
+
+    getDetail(): string | undefined {
+        return this.task.detail;
+    }
 }
 
 export class ConfigureBuildOrTestTaskQuickOpenItem extends TaskRunQuickOpenItem {
@@ -775,6 +779,10 @@ export class RunningTaskQuickOpenItem extends QuickOpenItem {
         }
         return this.options.run(mode);
     }
+
+    getDetail(): string | undefined {
+        return this.taskInfo.config.detail;
+    }
 }
 
 @injectable()
diff --git a/packages/task/src/browser/task-schema-updater.ts b/packages/task/src/browser/task-schema-updater.ts
index 3fc111b9408d3..b1e706ada4c68 100644
--- a/packages/task/src/browser/task-schema-updater.ts
+++ b/packages/task/src/browser/task-schema-updater.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export class TaskSchemaUpdater {
             customizedDetectedTask.properties!.presentation = presentation;
             customizedDetectedTask.properties!.options = commandOptionsSchema;
             customizedDetectedTask.properties!.group = group;
+            customizedDetectedTask.properties!.detail = detail;
             customizedDetectedTask.additionalProperties = true;
             customizedDetectedTasks.push(customizedDetectedTask);
         });
@@ -603,6 +604,11 @@ const presentation: IJSONSchema = {
     }
 };
 
+const detail: IJSONSchema = {
+    type: 'string',
+    description: 'An optional description of a task that shows in the Run Task quick pick as a detail.'
+};
+
 const taskIdentifier: IJSONSchema = {
     type: 'object',
     additionalProperties: true,
@@ -675,7 +681,8 @@ const processTaskConfigurationSchema: IJSONSchema = {
         },
         group,
         problemMatcher,
-        presentation
+        presentation,
+        detail,
     },
     additionalProperties: true
 };
diff --git a/packages/task/src/common/task-protocol.ts b/packages/task/src/common/task-protocol.ts
index 1612beae55de4..1e8e4a15a17d2 100644
--- a/packages/task/src/common/task-protocol.ts
+++ b/packages/task/src/common/task-protocol.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export interface TaskCustomization {
     group?: 'build' | 'test' | 'none' | { kind: 'build' | 'test' | 'none', isDefault: true };
     problemMatcher?: string | ProblemMatcherContribution | (string | ProblemMatcherContribution)[];
     presentation?: TaskOutputPresentation;
+    detail?: string;
 
     /** Whether the task is a background task or not. */
     isBackground?: boolean;