diff --git a/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/terminalSuggestMain.ts b/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/terminalSuggestMain.ts
index 51e1f12be13..8775a1650e1 100644
--- a/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/terminalSuggestMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/terminalSuggestMain.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ export async function getCompletionItemsFromSpecs(
 		}
 	}
 
+	let hasCurrentArg = false;
 	for (const spec of specs) {
 		const specLabels = getLabel(spec);
 
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ export async function getCompletionItemsFromSpecs(
 				{ environmentVariables: env, currentWorkingDirectory: shellIntegrationCwd.fsPath, sshPrefix: '', currentProcess: name, /* TODO: pass in aliases */ },
 				spec,
 			);
-
+			hasCurrentArg ||= !!parsedArguments.currentArg;
 			const completionItemResult = await collectCompletionItemResult(command, parsedArguments, prefix, terminalContext, items);
 			if (completionItemResult) {
 				filesRequested ||= completionItemResult.filesRequested;
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ export async function getCompletionItemsFromSpecs(
 		}
 		filesRequested = true;
 		foldersRequested = true;
-	} else if (!items.length && !filesRequested && !foldersRequested) {
+	} else if (!items.length && !filesRequested && !foldersRequested && !hasCurrentArg) {
 		// Not a command and no specific args or options were provided, so show resources
 		filesRequested = true;
 		foldersRequested = true;
diff --git a/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/test/completions/code.test.ts b/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/test/completions/code.test.ts
index 25f4326481d..b9cb0eb5ccc 100644
--- a/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/test/completions/code.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/terminal-suggest/src/test/completions/code.test.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ export function createCodeTestSpecs(executable: string): ITestSpec[] {
 		{ input: `${executable} --merge ./file1 ./file2 ./base |`, expectedResourceRequests: { type: 'files', cwd: testPaths.cwd } },
 		{ input: `${executable} --goto |`, expectedResourceRequests: { type: 'files', cwd: testPaths.cwd } },
 		{ input: `${executable} --user-data-dir |`, expectedResourceRequests: { type: 'folders', cwd: testPaths.cwd } },
-		{ input: `${executable} --profile |`, expectedResourceRequests: { type: 'both', cwd: testPaths.cwd } },
-		{ input: `${executable} --install-extension |`, expectedResourceRequests: { type: 'both', cwd: testPaths.cwd } },
-		{ input: `${executable} --uninstall-extension |`, expectedResourceRequests: { type: 'both', cwd: testPaths.cwd } },
+		{ input: `${executable} --profile |` },
+		{ input: `${executable} --install-extension |` },
+		{ input: `${executable} --uninstall-extension |` },
 		{ input: `${executable} --log |`, expectedCompletions: logOptions },
 		{ input: `${executable} --sync |`, expectedCompletions: syncOptions },
 		{ input: `${executable} --extensions-dir |`, expectedResourceRequests: { type: 'folders', cwd: testPaths.cwd } },