diff --git a/CHANGES_CURRENT.md b/CHANGES_CURRENT.md
index 127a5e76b1..71e6838031 100644
--- a/CHANGES_CURRENT.md
+++ b/CHANGES_CURRENT.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 - #2990 - Signature Help: Fix blocking `esc` key press back to normal mode
 - #2991 - OSX: Fix shortcut keys double-triggering events
 - #2993 - CodeLens: Handle null command id & label icons
+- #2995 - Extensions: Fix bug with 3-param http/https request (fixes #2981)
 
 ### Performance
 
diff --git a/node/package.json b/node/package.json
index 2ca8988bc9..124d107862 100644
--- a/node/package.json
+++ b/node/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test": "jest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@onivim/vscode-exthost": "1.52.1000",
+    "@onivim/vscode-exthost": "1.52.1001",
     "follow-redirects": "1.13.0",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "sudo-prompt": "^9.0.0",
diff --git a/node/yarn.lock b/node/yarn.lock
index cdaab3a8f5..800805c004 100644
--- a/node/yarn.lock
+++ b/node/yarn.lock
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
-"@onivim/vscode-exthost@1.52.1000":
-  version "1.52.1000"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@onivim/vscode-exthost/-/vscode-exthost-1.52.1000.tgz#f69523da388b9595662ff12c600fe5fe0c2150ae"
-  integrity sha512-MuW8QfmHPj9q5D37lHdavUZG5cuCanTF8hZ1k/sCGbWKBCVCHPOtQ74pxRFa91t+JCXDTpzXdiW6DBLh+fIjDA==
+"@onivim/vscode-exthost@1.52.1001":
+  version "1.52.1001"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@onivim/vscode-exthost/-/vscode-exthost-1.52.1001.tgz#22139888543b604a2babb94c200693290fca4220"
+  integrity sha512-SbvMucGhnAnz7pwkcuv8sjgOLB8bdldYMm9d/c8Vhgm3yNwtDefsRcvmXyiXidCHRBoKk/ZRvO+9Ua7OiAMV/Q==
   dependencies:
     graceful-fs "4.2.3"
     iconv-lite-umd "0.6.8"
diff --git a/test/Exthost/HttpRequestTest.re b/test/Exthost/HttpRequestTest.re
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec28743773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Exthost/HttpRequestTest.re
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+open TestFramework;
+
+open Exthost;
+
+let waitForMessage = (~name, f, context) => {
+  context
+  |> Test.waitForMessage(
+       ~name,
+       fun
+       | Msg.MessageService(ShowMessage({message, severity, _})) =>
+         f(severity, message)
+       | _ => false,
+     );
+};
+
+describe("HttpRequestTest", ({test, _}) => {
+  test("Execute a (url, cb) request in extension host", _ => {
+    Test.startWithExtensions(["oni-http-request"])
+    |> Test.waitForExtensionActivation("oni-http-request")
+    |> Test.withClient(
+         Request.Commands.executeContributedCommand(
+           ~arguments=[],
+           ~command="http.request2",
+         ),
+       )
+    |> waitForMessage(
+         ~name="wait for request result (2-param)", (severity, message) =>
+         switch (severity) {
+         | Info => true
+         | Error =>
+           prerr_endline("Got error: " ++ message);
+           false;
+         | _ => assert(false)
+         }
+       )
+    |> Test.terminate
+    |> Test.waitForProcessClosed
+  });
+
+  // Regression test for #2981 - ensure 3-param requests work correctly
+  test("#2981: Execute a (url, options, cb) request in extension host", _ => {
+    Test.startWithExtensions(["oni-http-request"])
+    |> Test.waitForExtensionActivation("oni-http-request")
+    |> Test.withClient(
+         Request.Commands.executeContributedCommand(
+           ~arguments=[],
+           ~command="http.request3",
+         ),
+       )
+    |> waitForMessage(
+         ~name="wait for request result (3-param)", (severity, message) =>
+         switch (severity) {
+         | Info => true
+         | Error =>
+           prerr_endline("Got error: " ++ message);
+           false;
+         | _ => assert(false)
+         }
+       )
+    |> Test.terminate
+    |> Test.waitForProcessClosed
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/collateral/extensions/oni-http-request/extension.js b/test/collateral/extensions/oni-http-request/extension.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee01fd031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/collateral/extensions/oni-http-request/extension.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// The module 'vscode' contains the VS Code extensibility API
+// Import the module and reference it with the alias vscode in your code below
+const vscode = require('vscode');
+const https = require('https');
+
+// this method is called when your extension is activated
+// your extension is activated the very first time the command is executed
+
+/**
+ * @param {vscode.ExtensionContext} context
+ */
+function activate(context) {
+	context.subscriptions.push(
+		// Execute a 2-parameter request against an https object
+		vscode.commands.registerCommand('http.request2', (_args) => {
+			const req = https.request("https://httpbin.org/json", (res) => {
+				if (res.statusCode == 200) {
+					vscode.window.showInformationMessage('success');
+				} else {
+					vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Unexpected status code: ' + res.statusCode)
+				}
+			});
+
+			req.on('error', (e) => {
+				vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Error: ' + e)
+			});
+
+			req.end();
+
+		})
+	);
+
+	context.subscriptions.push(
+		// Execute a 3-parameter request against an https object
+		// This exercises the same failure that was causing #2981 -
+		// the [agent-base] NPM package overriding the https.request,
+		// only handling 2-param arguments.
+		vscode.commands.registerCommand('http.request3', (_args) => {
+			const req = https.request("https://httpbin.org/json", { agent: false }, (res) => {
+				if (res.statusCode == 200) {
+					vscode.window.showInformationMessage('success');
+				} else {
+					vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Unexpected status code: ' + res.statusCode)
+				}
+			});
+
+			req.on('error', (e) => {
+				vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Error: ' + e)
+			});
+
+			req.end();
+
+		})
+	);
+}
+
+// this method is called when your extension is deactivated
+function deactivate() {}
+
+module.exports = {
+	activate,
+	deactivate
+}
diff --git a/test/collateral/extensions/oni-http-request/package.json b/test/collateral/extensions/oni-http-request/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ca51e51a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/collateral/extensions/oni-http-request/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+	"name": "oni-http-request",
+	"description": "HTTP Request extension for Onivim tests",
+	"version": "0.0.1",
+	"repository": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-extension-samples/helloworld-minimal-sample",
+	"engines": {
+		"vscode": "^1.25.0"
+	},
+	"activationEvents": ["*"],
+	"main": "./extension.js",
+	"scripts": {
+		"postinstall": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/install"
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"vscode": "^1.1.22"
+	}
+}