diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eac1bad83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "extensions": [
+        "golang.go"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/codespaces/api/api.go b/internal/codespaces/api/api.go
index afed04404..ec3a1ff66 100644
--- a/internal/codespaces/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/codespaces/api/api.go
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ type CreateCodespaceParams struct {
 	Branch             string
 	Machine            string
 	Location           string
+	VSCSTarget         string
+	VSCSTargetURL      string
 	PermissionsOptOut  bool
 }
 
@@ -625,6 +627,8 @@ type startCreateRequest struct {
 	Ref                string `json:"ref"`
 	Location           string `json:"location"`
 	Machine            string `json:"machine"`
+	VSCSTarget         string `json:"vscs_target,omitempty"`
+	VSCSTargetURL      string `json:"vscs_target_url,omitempty"`
 	PermissionsOptOut  bool   `json:"devcontainer_permissions_opt_out"`
 }
 
@@ -654,8 +658,11 @@ func (a *API) startCreate(ctx context.Context, params *CreateCodespaceParams) (*
 		Ref:                params.Branch,
 		Location:           params.Location,
 		Machine:            params.Machine,
+		VSCSTarget:         params.VSCSTarget,
+		VSCSTargetURL:      params.VSCSTargetURL,
 		PermissionsOptOut:  params.PermissionsOptOut,
 	})
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error marshaling request: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/codespace/create.go b/pkg/cmd/codespace/create.go
index b145a6a7d..26156a886 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/codespace/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/codespace/create.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
@@ -47,7 +48,13 @@ func newCreateCmd(app *App) *cobra.Command {
 
 // Create creates a new Codespace
 func (a *App) Create(ctx context.Context, opts createOptions) error {
-	locationCh := getLocation(ctx, a.apiClient)
+
+	// Overrides for Codespace developers to target test environments
+	vscsLocation := os.Getenv("VSCS_LOCATION")
+	vscsTarget := os.Getenv("VSCS_TARGET")
+	vscsTargetUrl := os.Getenv("VSCS_TARGET_URL")
+
+	locationCh := getLocation(ctx, vscsLocation, a.apiClient)
 
 	userInputs := struct {
 		Repository string
@@ -117,6 +124,8 @@ func (a *App) Create(ctx context.Context, opts createOptions) error {
 		Branch:             branch,
 		Machine:            machine,
 		Location:           locationResult.Location,
+		VSCSTarget:         vscsTarget,
+		VSCSTargetURL:      vscsTargetUrl,
 		IdleTimeoutMinutes: int(opts.idleTimeout.Minutes()),
 		PermissionsOptOut:  opts.permissionsOptOut,
 	}
@@ -282,9 +291,18 @@ type locationResult struct {
 	Err      error
 }
 
-// getLocation fetches the closest Codespace datacenter region/location to the user.
-func getLocation(ctx context.Context, apiClient apiClient) <-chan locationResult {
+// getLocation fetches the closest Codespace datacenter
+// region/location to the user, unless the 'vscsLocationOverride' override is set
+func getLocation(ctx context.Context, vscsLocationOverride string, apiClient apiClient) <-chan locationResult {
 	ch := make(chan locationResult, 1)
+
+	// Developer override is set, return the override
+	if vscsLocationOverride != "" {
+		ch <- locationResult{vscsLocationOverride, nil}
+		return ch
+	}
+
+	// Dynamically fetch the region location
 	go func() {
 		location, err := apiClient.GetCodespaceRegionLocation(ctx)
 		ch <- locationResult{location, err}