diff --git a/extensions/emmet/package.json b/extensions/emmet/package.json
index 05af52c0dc70f..ed9854f9eda6a 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/package.json
+++ b/extensions/emmet/package.json
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
             }
         },
         "commands": [
+            {
+                "command": "editor.emmet.action.wrapIndividualLinesWithAbbreviation",
+                "title": "%command.wrapIndividualLinesWithAbbreviation%",
+                "category": "Emmet"
+            },
             {
                 "command": "editor.emmet.action.wrapWithAbbreviation",
                 "title": "%command.wrapWithAbbreviation%",
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/package.nls.json b/extensions/emmet/package.nls.json
index 8844b8fcd4d50..5a21d5bc4790e 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/emmet/package.nls.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"command.wrapWithAbbreviation": "Wrap with Abbreviation",
+	"command.wrapIndividualLinesWithAbbreviation": "Wrap Individual Lines with Abbreviation",
 	"command.removeTag": "Remove Tag",
 	"command.updateTag": "Update Tag",
 	"command.matchTag": "Go to Matching Pair",
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
index 9dda545e0fa94..ecd5f2074adc5 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface ExpandAbbreviationInput {
 	syntax: string;
 	abbreviation: string;
 	rangeToReplace: vscode.Range;
-	textToWrap?: string;
+	textToWrap?: string | string[];
 	filters?: string[];
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +48,36 @@ export function wrapWithAbbreviation(args) {
 	});
 }
 
+export function wrapIndividualLinesWithAbbreviation(args) {
+	if (!validate(false)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+	if (editor.selection.isEmpty) {
+		vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Select more than 1 line and try again.');
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const abbreviationPromise = (args && args['abbreviation']) ? Promise.resolve(args['abbreviation']) : vscode.window.showInputBox({ prompt: 'Enter Abbreviation' });
+	const syntax = getSyntaxFromArgs({ language: editor.document.languageId }) || 'html';
+	const lines = editor.document.getText(editor.selection).split('\n').map(x => x.trim());
+
+	return abbreviationPromise.then(abbreviation => {
+		if (!abbreviation || !abbreviation.trim() || !isAbbreviationValid(syntax, abbreviation)) { return; }
+
+		let input: ExpandAbbreviationInput = {
+			syntax,
+			abbreviation,
+			rangeToReplace: editor.selection,
+			textToWrap: lines
+		};
+
+		return expandAbbreviationInRange(editor, [input], true);
+	});
+
+}
+
 export function expandEmmetAbbreviation(args) {
 	const syntax = getSyntaxFromArgs(args);
 	if (!syntax || !validate()) {
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
index d6c1c6ea51e88..a74279554cca8 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { DefaultCompletionItemProvider } from './defaultCompletionProvider';
-import { expandEmmetAbbreviation, wrapWithAbbreviation } from './abbreviationActions';
+import { expandEmmetAbbreviation, wrapWithAbbreviation, wrapIndividualLinesWithAbbreviation } from './abbreviationActions';
 import { removeTag } from './removeTag';
 import { updateTag } from './updateTag';
 import { matchTag } from './matchTag';
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 		wrapWithAbbreviation(args);
 	}));
 
+	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('editor.emmet.action.wrapIndividualLinesWithAbbreviation', (args) => {
+		wrapIndividualLinesWithAbbreviation(args);
+	}));
+
 	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('emmet.expandAbbreviation', (args) => {
 		expandEmmetAbbreviation(args);
 	}));