diff --git a/build/checker/tsconfig.node.json b/build/checker/tsconfig.node.json
index 4fe5c10623d..b47864a4dd6 100644
--- a/build/checker/tsconfig.node.json
+++ b/build/checker/tsconfig.node.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	],
 	"exclude": [
 		"../../src/**/test/**",
-		"../../src/**/fixtures/**"
+		"../../src/**/fixtures/**",
+		"../../src/typings/editContext.d.ts"
 	]
 }
diff --git a/build/checker/tsconfig.worker.json b/build/checker/tsconfig.worker.json
index 39d3a584532..b6d6d4dd65a 100644
--- a/build/checker/tsconfig.worker.json
+++ b/build/checker/tsconfig.worker.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	],
 	"exclude": [
 		"../../src/**/test/**",
-		"../../src/**/fixtures/**"
+		"../../src/**/fixtures/**",
+		"../../src/typings/editContext.d.ts"
 	]
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputController.ts b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputController.ts
index 18db803496b..25b00910991 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputController.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { defaultCheckboxStyles } from '../../theme/browser/defaultStyles.js';
 import { QuickInputTreeController } from './tree/quickInputTreeController.js';
 import { QuickTree } from './tree/quickTree.js';
 import { AnchorAlignment, AnchorPosition, layout2d } from '../../../base/common/layout.js';
-import { getAnchorRect } from '../../../base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.js';
+import { getAnchorRect, IAnchor } from '../../../base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.js';
 
 const $ = dom.$;
 
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ export class QuickInputController extends Disposable {
 			// Position
 			if (this.controller?.anchor) {
 				const container = this.layoutService.getContainer(dom.getActiveWindow()).getBoundingClientRect();
-				const anchor = getAnchorRect(this.controller.anchor);
+				const anchor = getAnchorRect(this.controller.anchor as HTMLElement | IAnchor);
 				width = 380;
 				listHeight = this.dimension ? Math.min(this.dimension.height * 0.2, 200) : 200;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickInput.ts b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickInput.ts
index 1b15c20bd56..127fbf5f7f6 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickInput.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export interface IPickOptions<T extends IQuickPickItem> {
 	/**
 	 * an optional anchor for the picker
 	 */
-	anchor?: HTMLElement | { x: number; y: number };
+	anchor?: unknown /* HTMLElement */ | { x: number; y: number };
 
 	onKeyMods?: (keyMods: IKeyMods) => void;
 	onDidFocus?: (entry: T) => void;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ export interface IQuickInput extends IDisposable {
 	/**
 	 * An optional anchor for the quick input.
 	 */
-	anchor?: HTMLElement | { x: number; y: number };
+	anchor?: unknown /* HTMLElement */ | { x: number; y: number };
 
 	/**
 	 * Shows the quick input.
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export interface IQuickWidget extends IQuickInput {
 	/**
 	 * A HTML element that will be rendered inside the quick input.
 	 */
-	widget: HTMLElement | undefined;
+	widget: unknown /* HTMLElement */ | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface IQuickPickWillAcceptEvent {