diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 22d4183a505..bef2fd60dc2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export class ExtHostAPIImplementation {
 						return;
 					}
 
-					activeTextEditor.edit((edit: vscode.TextEditorEdit) => {
+					return activeTextEditor.edit((edit: vscode.TextEditorEdit) => {
 						args.unshift(activeTextEditor, edit);
 						callback.apply(thisArg, args);