diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
index 1ab88ea05ce..9774ab0405b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
@@ -573,6 +573,11 @@ const editorConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
 			default: true,
 			description: nls.localize('suggest.filterGraceful', "Controls whether filtering and sorting suggestions accounts for small typos.")
 		},
+		'editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions': {
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: true,
+			description: nls.localize('suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions', "Control whether an active snippet prevents quick suggestions.")
+		},
 		'editor.selectionHighlight': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': EDITOR_DEFAULTS.contribInfo.selectionHighlight,
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
index 5e103a91062..14365ee9925 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ export interface ISuggestOptions {
 	 * Enable graceful matching. Defaults to true.
 	 */
 	filterGraceful?: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * Prevent quick suggestions when a snippet is active. Defaults to true.
+	 */
+	snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1253,7 +1257,9 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 		} else if (!a || !b) {
 			return false;
 		} else {
-			return a.filterGraceful === b.filterGraceful && a.snippets === b.snippets;
+			return a.filterGraceful === b.filterGraceful
+				&& a.snippets === b.snippets
+				&& a.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions === b.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1752,7 +1758,7 @@ export class EditorOptionsValidator {
 		return {
 			filterGraceful: _boolean(opts.suggest.filterGraceful, defaults.filterGraceful),
 			snippets: _stringSet<'top' | 'bottom' | 'inline' | 'none'>(opts.snippetSuggestions, defaults.snippets, ['top', 'bottom', 'inline', 'none']),
-			snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions: true,
+			snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions: _boolean(opts.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions, defaults.filterGraceful),
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
index 1aeacef3598..d176c102959 100644
--- a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
@@ -2513,6 +2513,10 @@ declare namespace monaco.editor {
 		 * Enable graceful matching. Defaults to true.
 		 */
 		filterGraceful?: boolean;
+		/**
+		 * Prevent quick suggestions when a snippet is active. Defaults to true.
+		 */
+		snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	/**