diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 4301f517114..82ecf39d317 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -663,6 +663,9 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 				return extHostEditorInsets.createWebviewEditorInset(editor, line, height, options, extension);
 			},
 			createTerminal(nameOrOptions?: vscode.TerminalOptions | vscode.ExtensionTerminalOptions | string, shellPath?: string, shellArgs?: string[] | string): vscode.Terminal {
+				if (nameOrOptions && typeof nameOrOptions === 'object' && 'disablePersistence' in nameOrOptions) {
+					checkProposedApiEnabled(extension, 'terminalDisablePersistence');
+				}
 				if (typeof nameOrOptions === 'object') {
 					if ('pty' in nameOrOptions) {
 						return extHostTerminalService.createExtensionTerminal(nameOrOptions);