diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts
index f22125a6acb..3722d37916a 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts
@@ -372,11 +372,9 @@ export let completionKindFromString: {
 export interface CompletionItemLabel {
 
 	/**
-	 * The label of this completion item. By default
-	 * this is also the text that is inserted when selecting
-	 * this completion.
+	 * The name of this completion item's label.
 	 */
-	label: string;
+	name: string;
 
 	/**
 	 * A description of the completion item which is rendered
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/completionModel.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/completionModel.ts
index 5382be986e9..5013d8c1734 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/completionModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/completionModel.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class CompletionModel {
 					}
 				}
 
-				const label = typeof item.completion.label === 'string' ? item.completion.label : item.completion.label.label;
+				const label = typeof item.completion.label === 'string' ? item.completion.label : item.completion.label.name;
 				if (wordPos >= wordLen) {
 					// the wordPos at which scoring starts is the whole word
 					// and therefore the same rules as not having a word apply
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggest.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggest.ts
index 61813788b10..c1f13090b28 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggest.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggest.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class CompletionItem {
 	) {
 		this.textLabel = typeof completion.label === 'string'
 			? completion.label
-			: completion.label.label;
+			: completion.label.name;
 
 		// ensure lower-variants (perf)
 		this.labelLow = this.textLabel.toLowerCase();
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export function provideSuggestionItems(
 							}
 							// fill in default sortText when missing
 							if (!suggestion.sortText) {
-								suggestion.sortText = typeof suggestion.label === 'string' ? suggestion.label : suggestion.label.label;
+								suggestion.sortText = typeof suggestion.label === 'string' ? suggestion.label : suggestion.label.name;
 							}
 
 							allSuggestions.push(new CompletionItem(position, suggestion, container, provider, model));
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestController.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestController.ts
index b0fa140844a..8964cf24ecb 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestController.ts
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export class SuggestController implements IEditorContribution {
 	}
 
 	private _alertCompletionItem({ completion: suggestion }: CompletionItem): void {
-		const textLabel = typeof suggestion.label === 'string' ? suggestion.label : suggestion.label.label;
+		const textLabel = typeof suggestion.label === 'string' ? suggestion.label : suggestion.label.name;
 		if (isNonEmptyArray(suggestion.additionalTextEdits)) {
 			let msg = nls.localize('arai.alert.snippet', "Accepting '{0}' made {1} additional edits", textLabel, suggestion.additionalTextEdits.length);
 			alert(msg);
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
index 90f1a7ba65d..aca32568984 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const colorRegExp = /^(#([\da-f]{3}){1,2}|(rgb|hsl)a\(\s*(\d{1,3}%?\s*,\s*){3}(1
 function extractColor(item: CompletionItem, out: string[]): boolean {
 	const label = typeof item.completion.label === 'string'
 		? item.completion.label
-		: item.completion.label.label;
+		: item.completion.label.name;
 
 	if (label.match(colorRegExp)) {
 		out[0] = label;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class Renderer implements IListRenderer<CompletionItem, ISuggestionTemplateData>
 	renderElement(element: CompletionItem, _index: number, templateData: ISuggestionTemplateData): void {
 		const data = <ISuggestionTemplateData>templateData;
 		const suggestion = (<CompletionItem>element).completion;
-		const textLabel = typeof suggestion.label === 'string' ? suggestion.label : suggestion.label.label;
+		const textLabel = typeof suggestion.label === 'string' ? suggestion.label : suggestion.label.name;
 
 		data.icon.className = 'icon ' + completionKindToCssClass(suggestion.kind);
 		data.colorspan.style.backgroundColor = '';
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IContentWidget, IListVirtualDelegate<Compl
 	}
 
 	private _getSuggestionAriaAlertLabel(item: CompletionItem): string {
-		const textLabel = typeof item.completion.label === 'string' ? item.completion.label : item.completion.label.label;
+		const textLabel = typeof item.completion.label === 'string' ? item.completion.label : item.completion.label.name;
 		if (this.expandDocsSettingFromStorage()) {
 			return nls.localize('ariaCurrenttSuggestionReadDetails', "Item {0}, docs: {1}", textLabel, this.details.getAriaLabel());
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/wordDistance.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/wordDistance.ts
index c4afae7e787..40c883bda16 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/wordDistance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/wordDistance.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export abstract class WordDistance {
 				}
 				let word = typeof suggestion.label === 'string'
 					? suggestion.label
-					: suggestion.label.label;
+					: suggestion.label.name;
 
 				let wordLines = wordRanges[word];
 				if (isFalsyOrEmpty(wordLines)) {
diff --git a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
index 70f108e9dd1..c463fa8414e 100644
--- a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
@@ -4746,11 +4746,9 @@ declare namespace monaco.languages {
 
 	export interface CompletionItemLabel {
 		/**
-		 * The label of this completion item. By default
-		 * this is also the text that is inserted when selecting
-		 * this completion.
+		 * The name of this completion item's label.
 		 */
-		label: string;
+		name: string;
 		/**
 		 * A description of the completion item which is rendered
 		 * less prominent.
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index fa833794676..bba1b106320 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -1512,11 +1512,9 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	export interface CompletionItemLabel {
 
 		/**
-		 * The label of this completion item. By default
-		 * this is also the text that is inserted when selecting
-		 * this completion.
+		 * The name of this completion item's label.
 		 */
-		label: string;
+		name: string;
 
 		/**
 		 * A description of the completion item which is rendered
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadLanguageFeatures.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadLanguageFeatures.ts
index aec466e50aa..7dd353c59ed 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadLanguageFeatures.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadLanguageFeatures.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class MainThreadLanguageFeatures implements MainThreadLanguageFeaturesSha
 		const label = data[ISuggestDataDtoField.label];
 		const labelText = typeof label === 'string'
 			? label
-			: label.label;
+			: label.name;
 
 		return {
 			label: data[ISuggestDataDtoField.label],
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts
index 19fa91f1de3..22ae7b0e7e0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class SuggestAdapter {
 	private _convertCompletionItem(item: vscode.CompletionItem, position: vscode.Position, id: extHostProtocol.ChainedCacheId): extHostProtocol.ISuggestDataDto | undefined {
 		const label = typeof item.label === 'string'
 			? item.label
-			: item.label.label;
+			: item.label.name;
 
 		if (typeof label !== 'string' || label.length === 0) {
 			this._logService.warn('INVALID text edit -> must have at least a label');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
index 19863726fac..97d0d97feb2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ export enum CompletionItemTag {
 }
 
 export interface CompletionItemLabel {
-	label: string;
+	name: string;
 	// description?: string;
 	details?: string;
 }