diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6a58d4a29..a48fe047c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -689,6 +689,12 @@
           "description": "If false, the import statements will be excluded while using the Go to Symbol in File feature",
           "scope": "resource"
         },
+        "go.gotoSymbol.includeGoroot": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "If false, the standard library located at $GOROOT will be excluded while using the Go to Symbol in File feature",
+          "scope": "resource"
+        },
         "go.enableCodeLens": {
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
diff --git a/src/goSymbol.ts b/src/goSymbol.ts
index dd0698a64..8f71d59c7 100644
--- a/src/goSymbol.ts
+++ b/src/goSymbol.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import vscode = require('vscode');
 import cp = require('child_process');
 import { getBinPath, getToolsEnvVars, killProcess } from './util';
+import { getGoRuntimePath } from './goPath';
 import { promptForMissingTool, promptForUpdatingTool } from './goInstallTools';
 
 // Keep in sync with github.com/acroca/go-symbols'
@@ -51,12 +52,15 @@ export class GoWorkspaceSymbolProvider implements vscode.WorkspaceSymbolProvider
 		if (vscode.window.activeTextEditor && vscode.workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(vscode.window.activeTextEditor.document.uri)) {
 			root = vscode.workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(vscode.window.activeTextEditor.document.uri).uri.fsPath;
 		}
-		if (!root) {
+
+		let goConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go', vscode.window.activeTextEditor ? vscode.window.activeTextEditor.document.uri : null);
+
+		if (!root && !goConfig.gotoSymbol.includeGoroot) {
 			vscode.window.showInformationMessage('No workspace is open to find symbols.');
 			return;
 		}
 
-		return getWorkspaceSymbols(root, query, token).then(results => {
+		return getWorkspaceSymbols(root, query, token, goConfig).then(results => {
 			let symbols: vscode.SymbolInformation[] = [];
 			convertToCodeSymbols(results, symbols);
 			return symbols;
@@ -69,37 +73,69 @@ export function getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath: string, query: string, token:
 		goConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go', vscode.window.activeTextEditor ? vscode.window.activeTextEditor.document.uri : null);
 	}
 	let gotoSymbolConfig = goConfig['gotoSymbol'];
+	let calls: Promise<GoSymbolDeclaration[]>[] = [];
+
 	let ignoreFolders: string[] = gotoSymbolConfig ? gotoSymbolConfig['ignoreFolders'] : [];
-	let args = (ignoreFolderFeatureOn && ignoreFolders && ignoreFolders.length > 0) ? ['-ignore', ignoreFolders.join(',')] : [];
-	args.push(workspacePath);
-	args.push(query);
+	let baseArgs = (ignoreFolderFeatureOn && ignoreFolders && ignoreFolders.length > 0) ? ['-ignore', ignoreFolders.join(',')] : [];
+
+	calls.push(callGoSymbols([...baseArgs, workspacePath, query], token));
+
+	if (gotoSymbolConfig.includeGoroot) {
+		let gorootCall = getGoroot()
+			.then(goRoot => callGoSymbols([...baseArgs, goRoot, query], token));
+		calls.push(gorootCall);
+	}
+
+	return Promise.all(calls)
+		.then(([...results]) => <GoSymbolDeclaration[]>[].concat(...results))
+		.catch((err: Error) => {
+			if (err && (<any>err).code === 'ENOENT') {
+				promptForMissingTool('go-symbols');
+			}
+			if (err.message.startsWith('flag provided but not defined: -ignore')) {
+				promptForUpdatingTool('go-symbols');
+				return getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, query, token, goConfig, false);
+			}
+		});
+}
+
+function callGoSymbols(args: string[], token: vscode.CancellationToken): Promise<GoSymbolDeclaration[]> {
 	let gosyms = getBinPath('go-symbols');
 	let env = getToolsEnvVars();
 	let p: cp.ChildProcess;
+
 	if (token) {
 		token.onCancellationRequested(() => killProcess(p));
 	}
 
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 		p = cp.execFile(gosyms, args, { maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024, env }, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
-			try {
-				if (err && (<any>err).code === 'ENOENT') {
-					promptForMissingTool('go-symbols');
-				}
-				if (err && stderr && stderr.startsWith('flag provided but not defined: -ignore')) {
-					promptForUpdatingTool('go-symbols');
-					p = null;
-					return getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, query, token, goConfig, false).then(results => {
-						return resolve(results);
-					});
-				}
-				if (err) return resolve(null);
-				let result = stdout.toString();
-				let decls = <GoSymbolDeclaration[]>JSON.parse(result);
-				return resolve(decls);
-			} catch (e) {
-				reject(e);
+			if (err && stderr && stderr.startsWith('flag provided but not defined: -ignore')) {
+				return reject(new Error(stderr));
+			} else if (err) {
+				return reject(err);
 			}
+			let result = stdout.toString();
+			let decls = <GoSymbolDeclaration[]>JSON.parse(result);
+			return resolve(decls);
 		});
 	});
 }
+
+function getGoroot(): Promise<string> {
+	let goExecutable = getGoRuntimePath();
+	if (!goExecutable) {
+		return Promise.reject(new Error('Cannot find "go" binary. Update PATH or GOROOT appropriately'));
+	}
+	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		cp.execFile(goExecutable, ['env', 'GOROOT'], (err, stdout) => {
+			if (err) {
+				reject(err);
+				return;
+			}
+			let [goRoot] = stdout.split('\n');
+			resolve(goRoot.trim());
+		});
+	});
+}
+
diff --git a/test/go.test.ts b/test/go.test.ts
index 291b7b872..78740e460 100644
--- a/test/go.test.ts
+++ b/test/go.test.ts
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ It returns the number of bytes written and any write error encountered.
 		}).then(() => done(), done);
 	});
 
-	test('Workspace Symbols', (done) => {
+	test('Workspace Symbols', () => {
 		// This test needs a go project that has vendor folder and vendor packages
 		// Since the Go extension takes a dependency on the godef tool at github.com/rogpeppe/godef
 		// which has vendor packages, we are using it here to test the "replace vendor packages with relative path" feature.
@@ -703,6 +703,21 @@ It returns the number of bytes written and any write error encountered.
 				}
 			}
 		});
+		let configWithIncludeGoroot = Object.create(vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go'), {
+			'gotoSymbol': {
+				value: {
+					'includeGoroot': true
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		let configWithoutIncludeGoroot = Object.create(vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go'), {
+			'gotoSymbol': {
+				value: {
+					'includeGoroot': false
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
 		let withoutIgnoringFolders = getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, 'WinInfo', null, configWithoutIgnoringFolders).then(results => {
 			assert.equal(results[0].name, 'WinInfo');
 			assert.equal(results[0].path, path.join(workspacePath, 'vendor/9fans.net/go/acme/acme.go'));
@@ -710,7 +725,14 @@ It returns the number of bytes written and any write error encountered.
 		let withIgnoringFolders = getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, 'WinInfo', null, configWithIgnoringFolders).then(results => {
 			assert.equal(results.length, 0);
 		});
-		Promise.all([withIgnoringFolders, withoutIgnoringFolders]).then(() => done(), done);
+		let withoutIncludingGoroot = getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, 'Mutex', null, configWithoutIncludeGoroot).then(results => {
+			assert.equal(results.length, 0);
+		});
+		let withIncludingGoroot = getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, 'Mutex', null, configWithIncludeGoroot).then(results => {
+			assert(results.some(result => result.name === 'Mutex'));
+		});
+
+		return Promise.all([withIgnoringFolders, withoutIgnoringFolders, withIncludingGoroot, withoutIncludingGoroot]);
 	});
 
 	test('Test Completion', (done) => {