diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/languages.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/languages.ts
index c33d95fff30..3717ce626f1 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/languages.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/languages.ts
@@ -782,9 +782,6 @@ export interface SelectedSuggestionInfo {
 }
 
 export interface InlineCompletion {
-
-	readonly filterText?: string;
-
 	/**
 	 * The text to insert.
 	 * If the text contains a line break, the range must end at the end of a line.
@@ -795,6 +792,12 @@ export interface InlineCompletion {
 	*/
 	readonly insertText: string | { snippet: string };
 
+	/**
+	 * A text that is used to decide if this inline completion should be shown.
+	 * An inline completion is shown if the text to replace is a subword of the filter text.
+	 */
+	readonly filterText?: string;
+
 	/**
 	 * The range to replace.
 	 * Must begin and end on the same line.