diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c8408b..fd26dd1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -750,6 +750,38 @@
           "default": null,
           "description": "Custom PATH for the `platformio` command, if you prefer to use a custom version of PlatformIO Core. Fill in the result of the system terminal command `echo $PATH` (Unix) / `echo %PATH%` (Windows)."
         },
+        "platformio-ide.platformsPATH": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Custom PATH for the platforms directory, it will be the value of the enviroment variable PLATFORMIO_PLATFORMS_DIR."
+        },
+        "platformio-ide.packagesPATH": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Custom PATH for the packages directory, it will be the value of the enviroment variable PLATFORMIO_PACKAGES_DIR."
+        },
+        "platformio-ide.cachePATH": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Custom PATH for the cache directory, it will be the value of the enviroment variable PLATFORMIO_CACHE_DIR."
+        },
+        "platformio-ide.projectsDirectoryPATH": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Custom PATH for the projects directory, it will be the value of the enviroment variable PLATFORMIO_SETTING_PROJECTS_DIR."
+        },
         "platformio-ide.reopenSerialMonitorDelay": {
           "type": "integer",
           "default": 0,
@@ -793,6 +825,11 @@
           "default": null,
           "description": "Custom base URL of the Python Package Index (default `https://pypi.org/simple`)"
         },
+        "platformio-ide.enableTelemetry": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Share minimal diagnostics and usage information to help us make PlatformIO better, more information: https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/cmd_settings.html#setting-enable-telemetry."
+        },
         "platformio-ide.toolbar": {
           "description": "PlatformIO Toolbar",
           "type": "array",
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index b3bac80..236477b 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -149,6 +149,24 @@ class PlatformIOVSCodeExtension {
     if (this.getConfiguration('customPyPiIndexUrl')) {
       extraVars['PIP_INDEX_URL'] = this.getConfiguration('customPyPiIndexUrl');
     }
+
+    // configure telemetry
+    extraVars['PLATFORMIO_SETTING_ENABLE_TELEMETRY'] = this.getConfiguration('enableTelemetry') ? 'yes' : 'no';
+
+    // configure custom paths
+    if (this.getConfiguration('platformsPATH')) {
+      extraVars['PLATFORMIO_PLATFORMS_DIR'] = this.getConfiguration('platformsPATH');
+    }
+    if (this.getConfiguration('packagesPATH')) {
+      extraVars['PLATFORMIO_PACKAGES_DIR'] = this.getConfiguration('packagesPATH');
+    }
+    if (this.getConfiguration('cachePATH')) {
+      extraVars['PLATFORMIO_CACHE_DIR'] = this.getConfiguration('cachePATH');
+    }
+    if (this.getConfiguration('projectsDirectoryPATH')) {
+      extraVars['PLATFORMIO_SETTING_PROJECTS_DIR'] = this.getConfiguration('projectsDirectoryPATH');
+    }
+
     pioNodeHelpers.proc.patchOSEnviron({
       caller: 'vscode',
       extraPath: this.getConfiguration('customPATH'),