diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index 28ddfb04c3d908..f374ea967eac45 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ function prepareDebPackage(arch) {
 			.pipe(replace('@@NAME@@', product.applicationName))
 			.pipe(rename('DEBIAN/postinst'));
 
+		const templates = gulp.src('resources/linux/debian/templates.template', { base: '.' })
+			.pipe(replace('@@NAME@@', product.applicationName))
+			.pipe(rename('DEBIAN/templates'));
+
 		const all = es.merge(control, postinst, postrm, prerm, desktops, appdata, workspaceMime, icon, bash_completion, zsh_completion, code);
 
 		return all.pipe(vfs.dest(destination));
diff --git a/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template b/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template
index 16acb1481bffde..6744a9478e8ee5 100755
--- a/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template
+++ b/resources/linux/debian/postinst.template
@@ -35,9 +35,18 @@ if [ "@@NAME@@" != "code-oss" ]; then
 	eval $(apt-config shell APT_TRUSTED_PARTS Dir::Etc::trustedparts/d)
 	CODE_TRUSTED_PART=${APT_TRUSTED_PARTS}microsoft.gpg
 
+	. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+	db_get @@NAME@@/add-microsoft-repo || true
+
 	# Install repository source list
 	WRITE_SOURCE=0
-	if [ ! -f $CODE_SOURCE_PART ] && [ ! -f /etc/rpi-issue ]; then
+	if [ apt-cache policy | grep -Eq "https:\/\/packages\.microsoft\.com\/repos\/code"]; then
+		# Skip following checks if the repo is already known to apt
+		WRITE_SOURCE=0
+	elif [ "$RET" = false ]; then
+		# The user does not want to add the microsoft repository
+		WRITE_SOURCE=0
+	elif [ ! -f $CODE_SOURCE_PART ] && [ ! -f /etc/rpi-issue ]; then
 		# Write source list if it does not exist and we're not running on Raspberry Pi OS
 		WRITE_SOURCE=1
 	elif grep -Eq "http:\/\/packages\.microsoft\.com\/repos\/vscode" $CODE_SOURCE_PART; then
@@ -48,6 +57,17 @@ if [ "@@NAME@@" != "code-oss" ]; then
 		WRITE_SOURCE=1
 	fi
 
+	if [ "$WRITE_SOURCE" -eq "1" ]; then
+		# Ask the user what to do
+		db_input medium @@NAME@@/add-microsoft-repo || true
+		db_go || true
+
+		db_get @@NAME@@/add-microsoft-repo
+		if [ "$RET" = false ]; then
+			WRITE_SOURCE=0
+		fi
+	fi
+
 	if [ "$WRITE_SOURCE" -eq "1" ]; then
 		echo "### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
 # You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
diff --git a/resources/linux/debian/postrm.template b/resources/linux/debian/postrm.template
index fb36d522f388d4..f33d20f79a19d3 100755
--- a/resources/linux/debian/postrm.template
+++ b/resources/linux/debian/postrm.template
@@ -14,3 +14,19 @@ fi
 if hash update-mime-database 2>/dev/null; then
 	update-mime-database /usr/share/mime
 fi
+
+. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+db_get @@NAME@@/add-microsoft-repo || true
+if [ "$RET" = true ]; then
+	eval $(apt-config shell APT_SOURCE_PARTS Dir::Etc::sourceparts/d)
+	CODE_SOURCE_PART=${APT_SOURCE_PARTS}vscode.list
+	rm -f $CODE_SOURCE_PART
+
+	eval $(apt-config shell APT_TRUSTED_PARTS Dir::Etc::trustedparts/d)
+	CODE_TRUSTED_PART=${APT_TRUSTED_PARTS}microsoft.gpg
+	rm -f $CODE_TRUSTED_PART
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" -eq "purge"]; then
+	db_purge
+fi
diff --git a/resources/linux/debian/templates.template b/resources/linux/debian/templates.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c68cab9e2a557d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/linux/debian/templates.template
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Template: @@NAME@@/add-microsoft-repo
+Type: boolean
+Default: true
+Description: Add Microsoft repository for Visual Studio Code?
+ The installer determined that you should most likely install add the
+ Microsoft apt repository for Visual Studio Code. Do you want this to
+ be done?