diff --git a/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.ts b/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.ts
index a461dfe4fe7..2216aef90ad 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ CONSTANT_VALUES.set('isEdge', isEdge);
 CONSTANT_VALUES.set('isFirefox', isFirefox);
 CONSTANT_VALUES.set('isChrome', isChrome);
 CONSTANT_VALUES.set('isSafari', isSafari);
+// --- Start Positron ---
+CONSTANT_VALUES.set('isPositron', true);
+// --- End Positron ---
 
 /** allow register constant context keys that are known only after startup; requires running `substituteConstants` on the context key - https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/174218#issuecomment-1437972127 */
 export function setConstant(key: string, value: boolean) {
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkeys.ts b/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkeys.ts
index 296245b4608..204c7a38182 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkeys.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkeys.ts
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ export const ProductQualityContext = new RawContextKey<string>('productQualityTy
 
 export const InputFocusedContextKey = 'inputFocus';
 export const InputFocusedContext = new RawContextKey<boolean>(InputFocusedContextKey, false, localize('inputFocus', "Whether keyboard focus is inside an input box"));
+
+// --- Start Positron ---
+export const IsPositronContext = new RawContextKey<boolean>('isPositron', true, localize('isPositron', "Whether the application is Positron"));
+// --- End Positron ---
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/contextkey/test/common/contextkey.test.ts b/src/vs/platform/contextkey/test/common/contextkey.test.ts
index 2555701c1d8..74310a52a7b 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/contextkey/test/common/contextkey.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/contextkey/test/common/contextkey.test.ts
@@ -376,4 +376,10 @@ suite('ContextKeyExpr', () => {
 			)!
 		));
 	});
+
+	// --- Start Positron ---
+	test('Positron Context Key', () => {
+		assert.ok(ContextKeyExpr.has('isPositron').equals(ContextKeyExpr.true()));
+	});
+	// --- End Positron ---
 });
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/contextkeys.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/contextkeys.ts
index 6f845cf7a1a..9446e90cf8b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/contextkeys.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/contextkeys.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorServic
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-duplicate-imports
 import { PositronTopActionBarVisibleContext } from 'vs/workbench/common/contextkeys';
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-duplicate-imports
+import { IsPositronContext } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkeys';
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-duplicate-imports
 import { isTemporaryWorkspace } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 // --- End Positron ---
 
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ export class WorkbenchContextKeysHandler extends Disposable {
 		this.virtualWorkspaceContext = VirtualWorkspaceContext.bindTo(this.contextKeyService);
 		// --- Start Positron ---
 		this.temporaryWorkspaceContext = TemporaryWorkspaceContext.bindTo(this.contextKeyService);
+		IsPositronContext.bindTo(this.contextKeyService);
 		// --- End Positron ---
 		this.updateWorkspaceContextKeys();