diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d443c20..01eb004 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
           "scope": "KubernetesProviderConnectionFactory",
           "description": "Context name for Developer Sandbox to easily find it in your Kubernetes contexts"
         },
+        "redhat.sandbox.context.default": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "scope": "KubernetesProviderConnectionFactory",
+          "description": "Set as current context"
+        },
         "redhat.sandbox.login.command": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": "",
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index b9411b6..14b5459 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ export async function activate(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext):
 
   const LoginCommandParam = 'redhat.sandbox.login.command';
   const ContextNameParam = 'redhat.sandbox.context.name';
+  const DefaultContextParam = 'redhat.sandbox.context.default';
 
   const kubeconfigUri = extensionApi.kubernetes.getKubeconfig();
   const kubeconfigFile = kubeconfigUri.fsPath;
@@ -306,6 +307,11 @@ export async function activate(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext):
         namespace: `${username}-dev`,
       });
 
+      console.log('Default context =>', params[DefaultContextParam]);
+      if (params[DefaultContextParam] === 'on') {
+        config.setCurrentContext(params[ContextNameParam]);
+      }
+
       kubeconfig.exportToFile(config, kubeconfigFile);
 
       await registerConnection(params[ContextNameParam], apiURL, token);