diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadEditors.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadEditors.ts
index 8ac224f6de0..421201a9c64 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadEditors.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadEditors.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export class MainThreadTextEditors implements MainThreadTextEditorsShape {
 
 	$tryApplyWorkspaceEdit(dto: IWorkspaceEditDto): Promise<boolean> {
 		const { edits } = reviveWorkspaceEditDto(dto);
-		return this._bulkEditService.apply({ edits }, { noPreview: true }).then(() => true, err => false);
+		return this._bulkEditService.apply({ edits }, { noPreview: false }).then(() => true, err => false);
 	}
 
 	$tryInsertSnippet(id: string, template: string, ranges: readonly IRange[], opts: IUndoStopOptions): Promise<boolean> {