diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
index d0de6502337..8e94fe1ef61 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IDisposable {
 			listInactiveFocusOutline: activeContrastBorder
 		}));
 
-		this._status = instantiationService.createInstance(SuggestWidgetStatus, this.element.domNode, suggestWidgetStatusbarMenu, { allowIcons: true });
+		this._status = instantiationService.createInstance(SuggestWidgetStatus, this.element.domNode, suggestWidgetStatusbarMenu, undefined);
 		const applyStatusBarStyle = () => this.element.domNode.classList.toggle('with-status-bar', this.editor.getOption(EditorOption.suggest).showStatusBar);
 		applyStatusBarStyle();
 
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetStatus.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetStatus.ts
index e9b5530ab89..9be50d53e65 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetStatus.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidgetStatus.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class SuggestWidgetStatus {
 	constructor(
 		container: HTMLElement,
 		private readonly _menuId: MenuId,
-		options: ISuggestWidgetStatusOptions,
+		options: ISuggestWidgetStatusOptions | undefined,
 		@IInstantiationService instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 		@IMenuService private _menuService: IMenuService,
 		@IContextKeyService private _contextKeyService: IContextKeyService,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class SuggestWidgetStatus {
 		this.element = dom.append(container, dom.$('.suggest-status-bar'));
 
 		const actionViewItemProvider = <IActionViewItemProvider>(action => {
-			if (options.allowIcons) {
+			if (options?.allowIcons) {
 				return action instanceof MenuItemAction ? instantiationService.createInstance(MenuEntryActionViewItem, action, undefined) : undefined;
 			} else {
 				return action instanceof MenuItemAction ? instantiationService.createInstance(TextOnlyMenuEntryActionViewItem, action, { useComma: false }) : undefined;