diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42b1a03ff2816..45948ff42903f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@
                 "when": "!virtualWorkspace && shellExecutionSupported"
             }
         ],
+
         "yamlValidation": [
             {
                 "fileMatch": ".condarc",
@@ -1482,7 +1483,30 @@
                 "fileMatch": "meta.yaml",
                 "url": "./schemas/conda-meta.json"
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        "viewsContainers": {
+            "activitybar": [
+                {
+                    "id": "python-environments",
+                    "title": "%python.views.activityBar.title%",
+                    "icon": "resources/logo.svg"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "views": {
+            "python-environments": [
+                {
+                    "id": "python-projects-scripts",
+                    "name": "%python.views.treeView.projectsAndScripts.title%",
+                    "icon": "resources/logo.svg"
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "python-environment-managers",
+                    "name": "%python.views.treeView.environmentManagers.title%",
+                    "icon": "resources/logo.svg"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
     },
     "scripts": {
         "package": "gulp clean && gulp prePublishBundle && vsce package -o ms-python-insiders.vsix",
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index 5a5029231b17f..48622d821d535 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -84,9 +84,12 @@
     "python.testing.unittestEnabled.description": "Enable testing using unittest.",
     "python.venvFolders.description": "Folders in your home directory to look into for virtual environments (supports pyenv, direnv and virtualenvwrapper by default).",
     "python.venvPath.description": "Path to folder with a list of Virtual Environments (e.g. ~/.pyenv, ~/Envs, ~/.virtualenvs).",
+    "python.views.activityBar.title": "Python Environments",
+    "python.views.treeView.projectsAndScripts.title": "Workspaces, Projects, and Scripts",
+    "python.views.treeView.environmentManagers.title": "Environment Managers",
     "walkthrough.pythonWelcome.title": "Get Started with Python Development",
     "walkthrough.pythonWelcome.description": "Your first steps to set up a Python project with all the powerful tools and features that the Python extension has to offer!",
-     "walkthrough.step.python.createPythonFile.title": "Create a Python file",
+    "walkthrough.step.python.createPythonFile.title": "Create a Python file",
     "walkthrough.step.python.createPythonFolder.title": "Open a Python project folder",
     "walkthrough.step.python.createPythonFile.description": {
         "message": "[Open](command:toSide:workbench.action.files.openFile) or [create](command:toSide:workbench.action.files.newUntitledFile?%7B%22languageId%22%3A%22python%22%7D) a Python file - make sure to save it as \".py\".\n[Create Python File](command:toSide:workbench.action.files.newUntitledFile?%7B%22languageId%22%3A%22python%22%7D)",
diff --git a/resources/logo.svg b/resources/logo.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..533ed22980d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/logo.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
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