diff --git a/src/extension/extension/vscode/extension.ts b/src/extension/extension/vscode/extension.ts
index 57d3bfc646..1c69050602 100644
--- a/src/extension/extension/vscode/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension/extension/vscode/extension.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,25 @@ export async function baseActivate(configuration: IExtensionActivationConfigurat
 		await contributions.waitForActivationBlockers();
 	});
 
+	// DEBUG: Test call to organization custom instructions service
+	instantiationService.invokeFunction(async accessor => {
+		const { IOrgCustomInstructionsService } = await import('../../../platform/customInstructions/common/orgCustomInstructionsService');
+		const orgInstructionsService = accessor.get(IOrgCustomInstructionsService);
+		console.log('[DEBUG] Testing OrgCustomInstructionsService...');
+		try {
+			const instructions = await orgInstructionsService.getOrgCustomInstructions();
+			if (instructions) {
+				console.log('[DEBUG] Successfully fetched org custom instructions:', instructions.substring(0, 200) + (instructions.length > 200 ? '...' : ''));
+			} else {
+				console.log('[DEBUG] No org custom instructions available');
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error('[DEBUG] Error fetching org custom instructions:', error);
+		}
+	}).catch(error => {
+		console.error('[DEBUG] Failed to test OrgCustomInstructionsService:', error);
+	});
+
 	if (ExtensionMode.Test === context.extensionMode && !isScenarioAutomation) {
 		return instantiationService; // The returned accessor is used in tests
 	}
diff --git a/src/extension/extension/vscode/services.ts b/src/extension/extension/vscode/services.ts
index 0817d374e3..0eefd2cb91 100644
--- a/src/extension/extension/vscode/services.ts
+++ b/src/extension/extension/vscode/services.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { RunCommandExecutionServiceImpl } from '../../../platform/commands/vscod
 import { IConfigurationService } from '../../../platform/configuration/common/configurationService';
 import { ConfigurationServiceImpl } from '../../../platform/configuration/vscode/configurationServiceImpl';
 import { CustomInstructionsService, ICustomInstructionsService } from '../../../platform/customInstructions/common/customInstructionsService';
+import { IOrgCustomInstructionsService, OrgCustomInstructionsService } from '../../../platform/customInstructions/common/orgCustomInstructionsService';
 import { IDebugOutputService } from '../../../platform/debug/common/debugOutputService';
 import { DebugOutputServiceImpl } from '../../../platform/debug/vscode/debugOutputServiceImpl';
 import { IDialogService } from '../../../platform/dialog/common/dialogService';
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ export function registerServices(builder: IInstantiationServiceBuilder, extensio
 	builder.define(IEditLogService, new SyncDescriptor(EditLogService));
 	builder.define(IMultiFileEditInternalTelemetryService, new SyncDescriptor(MultiFileEditInternalTelemetryService));
 	builder.define(ICustomInstructionsService, new SyncDescriptor(CustomInstructionsService));
+	builder.define(IOrgCustomInstructionsService, new SyncDescriptor(OrgCustomInstructionsService));
 	builder.define(ILaunchConfigService, new SyncDescriptor(LaunchConfigService));
 	builder.define(ISurveyService, new SyncDescriptor(SurveyService));
 	builder.define(IEditSurvivalTrackerService, new SyncDescriptor(EditSurvivalTrackerService));
diff --git a/src/platform/customInstructions/common/orgCustomInstructionsService.ts b/src/platform/customInstructions/common/orgCustomInstructionsService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fc07a41bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/customInstructions/common/orgCustomInstructionsService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { RequestType } from '@vscode/copilot-api';
+import { createServiceIdentifier } from '../../../util/common/services';
+import { IAuthenticationService } from '../../authentication/common/authentication';
+import { ICAPIClientService } from '../../endpoint/common/capiClient';
+import { ILogService } from '../../log/common/logService';
+
+export const IOrgCustomInstructionsService = createServiceIdentifier<IOrgCustomInstructionsService>('IOrgCustomInstructionsService');
+
+export interface IOrgCustomInstructionsService {
+	readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
+
+	/**
+	 * Fetches custom instructions for the current active GitHub organization
+	 * @returns The custom instructions as a string, or undefined if not available
+	 */
+	getOrgCustomInstructions(): Promise<string | undefined>;
+}
+
+export class OrgCustomInstructionsService implements IOrgCustomInstructionsService {
+	readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
+
+	constructor(
+		@ICAPIClientService private readonly _capiClientService: ICAPIClientService,
+		@IAuthenticationService private readonly _authenticationService: IAuthenticationService,
+		@ILogService private readonly _logService: ILogService,
+	) { }
+
+	async getOrgCustomInstructions(): Promise<string | undefined> {
+		try {
+			// Get the copilot token to access organization info
+			const copilotToken = await this._authenticationService.getCopilotToken();
+			if (!copilotToken) {
+				this._logService.debug('[OrgCustomInstructions] No copilot token found');
+				return undefined;
+			}
+
+			// Check for numeric organization ID from enterprise list first (preferred)
+			let organizationId: number | undefined;
+			if (copilotToken.enterpriseList && copilotToken.enterpriseList.length > 0) {
+				organizationId = copilotToken.enterpriseList[0];
+				this._logService.debug(`[OrgCustomInstructions] Using enterprise ID: ${organizationId}`);
+			} else if (copilotToken.organizationList && copilotToken.organizationList.length > 0) {
+				// Try to parse the organization ID from the organization list (hash-based IDs)
+				// Note: The organizationList contains hash strings, not numeric IDs
+				// For the example request showing organization_id: 12345, this would need to come from
+				// a different source or API that maps org names to numeric IDs
+				const orgHash = copilotToken.organizationList[0];
+				this._logService.debug(`[OrgCustomInstructions] Organization hash found: ${orgHash}`);
+				this._logService.warn('[OrgCustomInstructions] Cannot convert organization hash to numeric ID. Numeric organization ID required.');
+				return undefined;
+			} else {
+				this._logService.debug('[OrgCustomInstructions] No organization or enterprise ID found in copilot token');
+				return undefined;
+			}
+
+			this._logService.debug(`[OrgCustomInstructions] Fetching instructions for organization ID: ${organizationId}`);
+
+			const response = await this._capiClientService.makeRequest<Response>(
+				{
+					method: 'POST',
+					json: { organization_id: organizationId },
+					headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
+				},
+				{ type: RequestType.OrgCustomInstructions, organizationId }
+			);
+
+			if (!response.ok) {
+				this._logService.warn(`[OrgCustomInstructions] Failed to fetch instructions: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+				return undefined;
+			}
+
+			const data = await response.json();
+
+			// Assuming the API returns an object with an 'instructions' field
+			if (typeof data === 'object' && data !== null && 'instructions' in data && typeof data.instructions === 'string') {
+				this._logService.debug(`[OrgCustomInstructions] Successfully fetched instructions (${data.instructions.length} chars)`);
+				return data.instructions;
+			}
+
+			this._logService.warn('[OrgCustomInstructions] Unexpected response format from API');
+			return undefined;
+
+		} catch (error) {
+			this._logService.error(`[OrgCustomInstructions] Error fetching organization custom instructions: ${error}`);
+			return undefined;
+		}
+	}
+}