diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3f57b15e7..86a27eb4b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ venv.bak/
 .pioenvs
 .piolibdeps
 .pio
-.vscode
+.vscode/
+!.vscode/tasks.json
 CMakeListsPrivate.txt
 CMakeLists.txt
 
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e11600b093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "run",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "python3 -m esphome config dashboard",
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        }
+    ]
+}