diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 095df41de3edf..c726e767cde64 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -1674,4 +1674,33 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	}
 
 	//#endregion
+
+	//#region Dialog title: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/82871
+
+	/**
+	 * Options to configure the behaviour of a file open dialog.
+	 *
+	 * * Note 1: A dialog can select files, folders, or both. This is not true for Windows
+	 * which enforces to open either files or folder, but *not both*.
+	 * * Note 2: Explicitly setting `canSelectFiles` and `canSelectFolders` to `false` is futile
+	 * and the editor then silently adjusts the options to select files.
+	 */
+	export interface OpenDialogOptions {
+		/**
+		 * Dialog title
+		 */
+		title?: string;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Options to configure the behaviour of a file save dialog.
+	 */
+	export interface SaveDialogOptions {
+		/**
+		 * Dialog title
+		 */
+		title?: string;
+	}
+
+	//#endregion
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadDialogs.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadDialogs.ts
index 94ab09b7eba1b..79c26c34570be 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadDialogs.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadDialogs.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ export class MainThreadDialogs implements MainThreadDiaglogsShape {
 			canSelectFiles: options.canSelectFiles || (!options.canSelectFiles && !options.canSelectFolders),
 			canSelectFolders: options.canSelectFolders,
 			canSelectMany: options.canSelectMany,
-			defaultUri: options.defaultUri ? URI.revive(options.defaultUri) : undefined
+			defaultUri: options.defaultUri ? URI.revive(options.defaultUri) : undefined,
+			title: options.title || undefined
 		};
 		if (options.filters) {
 			result.filters = [];
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ export class MainThreadDialogs implements MainThreadDiaglogsShape {
 	private static _convertSaveOptions(options: MainThreadDialogSaveOptions): ISaveDialogOptions {
 		const result: ISaveDialogOptions = {
 			defaultUri: options.defaultUri ? URI.revive(options.defaultUri) : undefined,
-			saveLabel: options.saveLabel || undefined
+			saveLabel: options.saveLabel || undefined,
+			title: options.title || undefined
 		};
 		if (options.filters) {
 			result.filters = [];
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
index 56f2530c0edfa..ddaa2ecd71a0d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
@@ -174,12 +174,14 @@ export interface MainThreadDialogOpenOptions {
 	canSelectFolders?: boolean;
 	canSelectMany?: boolean;
 	filters?: { [name: string]: string[]; };
+	title?: string;
 }
 
 export interface MainThreadDialogSaveOptions {
 	defaultUri?: UriComponents;
 	saveLabel?: string;
 	filters?: { [name: string]: string[]; };
+	title?: string;
 }
 
 export interface MainThreadDiaglogsShape extends IDisposable {