diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 00a4dc89b..8f71ec33f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
         "semver": "^7.5.2",
         "vscode-languageclient": "8.2.0-next.3",
+        "vscode-variables": "^1.0.1",
         "winreg-utf8": "^0.1.1",
         "winston": "^3.2.1",
         "winston-daily-rotate-file": "^4.7.1"
@@ -7732,6 +7733,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageserver-types/-/vscode-languageserver-types-3.17.6-next.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-7xVc/xLtNhKuCKX0mINT6mFUrUuRz0EinhwPGT8Gtsv2hlo+xJb5NKbiGailcWa1/T5e4dr5Pb2MfGchHreHAA=="
     },
+    "node_modules/vscode-variables": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-variables/-/vscode-variables-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iZ1d08I30ktqv4mMszGz2Y2o53r+PBpF5tEnwf8NNzKoxeuo0thoaFRG98uJkNVhOtiDmH4HJ3KlqfjM6XIxbA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/watchpack": {
       "version": "2.4.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/watchpack/-/watchpack-2.4.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06ad47e5b..08713eadc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1989,7 +1989,8 @@
     "vscode-languageclient": "8.2.0-next.3",
     "winreg-utf8": "^0.1.1",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "winston-daily-rotate-file": "^4.7.1"
+    "winston-daily-rotate-file": "^4.7.1",
+    "vscode-variables": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "vscode-languageserver-protocol": "3.17.6-next.1"
diff --git a/src/javaServerStarter.ts b/src/javaServerStarter.ts
index 7d0f3f267..19ebf744e 100644
--- a/src/javaServerStarter.ts
+++ b/src/javaServerStarter.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { logger } from './log';
 import { addLombokParam, isLombokSupportEnabled } from './lombokSupport';
 import { RequirementsData } from './requirements';
 import { IS_WORKSPACE_VMARGS_ALLOWED, getJavaEncoding, getJavaagentFlag, getKey, isInWorkspaceFolder } from './settings';
-import { deleteDirectory, ensureExists, getJavaConfiguration, getTimestamp, getVersion } from './utils';
+import { deleteDirectory, ensureExists, getJavaConfiguration, getTimestamp, getVersion, getVSCodeVariablesMap } from './utils';
 import { log } from 'console';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const DEPENDENCY_COLLECTOR_IMPL_BF= 'bf';
 export function prepareExecutable(requirements: RequirementsData, workspacePath, context: ExtensionContext, isSyntaxServer: boolean): Executable {
 	const executable: Executable = Object.create(null);
 	const options: ExecutableOptions = Object.create(null);
-	options.env = Object.assign({ syntaxserver : isSyntaxServer }, process.env);
+	options.env = Object.assign({ syntaxserver: isSyntaxServer }, process.env, getVSCodeVariablesMap());
 	if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
 		const vmargs = getJavaConfiguration().get('jdt.ls.vmargs', '');
 		const watchParentProcess = '-DwatchParentProcess=false';
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 450227e6b..cb1cb3a99 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { workspace, WorkspaceConfiguration, commands, Uri, version } from 'vscod
 import { Commands } from './commands';
 import { IJavaRuntime } from 'jdk-utils';
 import { getSupportedJreNames, listJdks, sortJdksBySource, sortJdksByVersion } from './jdkUtils';
+const vscodeVariables = require('vscode-variables');
 
 export function getJavaConfiguration(): WorkspaceConfiguration {
 	return workspace.getConfiguration('java');
@@ -347,3 +348,12 @@ export function getVersion(extensionPath: string): string {
 
 	return '0.0.0';
 }
+
+export function getVSCodeVariablesMap(): any {
+	const keys = [
+		"userHome", "workspaceFolder", "workspaceFolderBasename"
+	];
+	const res = {};
+	keys.forEach(key => res[key] = vscodeVariables(`\${${key}}`));
+	return res;
+}