diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorCommands.ts
index 5f33c17c54f..1153276c44f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorCommands.ts
@@ -597,14 +597,14 @@ function registerOpenEditorAPICommands(): void {
 		}, columnToEditorGroup(editorGroupService, configurationService, column));
 	});
 
-	CommandsRegistry.registerCommand(API_OPEN_WITH_EDITOR_COMMAND_ID, (accessor: ServicesAccessor, resource: UriComponents, id: string, columnAndOptions?: [EditorGroupColumn?, ITextEditorOptions?]) => {
+	CommandsRegistry.registerCommand(API_OPEN_WITH_EDITOR_COMMAND_ID, async (accessor: ServicesAccessor, resource: UriComponents, id: string, columnAndOptions?: [EditorGroupColumn?, ITextEditorOptions?]) => {
 		const editorService = accessor.get(IEditorService);
 		const editorGroupsService = accessor.get(IEditorGroupsService);
 		const configurationService = accessor.get(IConfigurationService);
 
 		const [columnArg, optionsArg] = columnAndOptions ?? [];
 
-		return editorService.openEditor({ resource: URI.from(resource, true), options: { ...optionsArg, pinned: true, override: id } }, columnToEditorGroup(editorGroupsService, configurationService, columnArg));
+		await editorService.openEditor({ resource: URI.from(resource, true), options: { ...optionsArg, pinned: true, override: id } }, columnToEditorGroup(editorGroupsService, configurationService, columnArg));
 	});
 }