diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts
index 49c78ccc1f7..07ddfb7dcb1 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class MyCompletionItem extends vscode.CompletionItem {
 
 		if (tsEntry.insertText) {
 			this.insertText = tsEntry.insertText;
+			this.filterText = tsEntry.insertText;
 
 			if (tsEntry.replacementSpan) {
 				this.range = typeConverters.Range.fromTextSpan(tsEntry.replacementSpan);