diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
index f5f66342439..6dfa46c6a97 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
@@ -13855,6 +13855,17 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	 * Options to be used when getting an {@link AuthenticationSession} from an {@link AuthenticationProvider}.
 	 */
 	export interface AuthenticationGetSessionOptions {
+		/**
+		 * Whether the existing user session preference should be cleared.
+		 *
+		 * For authentication providers that support being signed into multiple accounts at once, the user will be
+		 * prompted to select an account to use when {@link authentication.getSession getSession} is called. This preference
+		 * is remembered until {@link authentication.getSession getSession} is called with this flag.
+		 *
+		 * Defaults to false.
+		 */
+		clearSessionPreference?: boolean;
+
 		/**
 		 * Whether login should be performed if there is no matching session.
 		 *
@@ -13866,19 +13877,23 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * will also result in an immediate modal dialog, and false will add a numbered badge to the accounts icon.
 		 *
 		 * Defaults to false.
+		 *
+		 * Note: you cannot use this option with {@link silent}.
 		 */
 		createIfNone?: boolean;
 
+
 		/**
-		 * Whether the existing user session preference should be cleared.
+		 * Whether we should show the indication to sign in in the Accounts menu.
 		 *
-		 * For authentication providers that support being signed into multiple accounts at once, the user will be
-		 * prompted to select an account to use when {@link authentication.getSession getSession} is called. This preference
-		 * is remembered until {@link authentication.getSession getSession} is called with this flag.
+		 * If false, the user will be shown a badge on the Accounts menu with an option to sign in for the extension.
+		 * If true, no indication will be shown.
 		 *
 		 * Defaults to false.
+		 *
+		 * Note: you cannot use this option with any other options that prompt the user like {@link createIfNone}.
 		 */
-		clearSessionPreference?: boolean;
+		silent?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 259e42d1d4b..7c2f1cf9d0c 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -184,15 +184,6 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * Defaults to false.
 		 */
 		forceNewSession?: boolean | { detail: string };
-		/**
-		 * Whether we should show the indication to sign in in the Accounts menu.
-		 *
-		 * If false, the user will be shown a badge on the Accounts menu with an option to sign in for the extension.
-		 * If true, no indication will be shown.
-		 *
-		 * Defaults to false.
-		 */
-		silent?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	export namespace authentication {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 3313761cc00..84e2a4eb04a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 
 		const authentication: typeof vscode.authentication = {
 			getSession(providerId: string, scopes: readonly string[], options?: vscode.AuthenticationGetSessionOptions) {
-				if (options?.forceNewSession || options?.silent) {
+				if (options?.forceNewSession) {
 					checkProposedApiEnabled(extension);
 				}
 				return extHostAuthentication.getSession(extension, providerId, scopes, options as any);