diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/suggestEnabledInput/suggestEnabledInput.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/suggestEnabledInput/suggestEnabledInput.ts
index 138f276bff743..9cadf75eccef6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/suggestEnabledInput/suggestEnabledInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/suggestEnabledInput/suggestEnabledInput.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class SuggestEnabledInput extends Widget implements IThemable {
 	private readonly _onInputDidChange = new Emitter<string | undefined>();
 	readonly onInputDidChange: Event<string | undefined> = this._onInputDidChange.event;
 
-	protected readonly inputWidget: CodeEditorWidget;
+	readonly inputWidget: CodeEditorWidget;
 	private readonly inputModel: ITextModel;
 	protected stylingContainer: HTMLDivElement;
 	private placeholderText: HTMLDivElement;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditor2.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditor2.ts
index 392abf569fe0b..d71c2e6acec32 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditor2.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditor2.ts
@@ -604,9 +604,9 @@ export class SettingsEditor2 extends EditorPane {
 
 		const actionBar = this._register(new ActionBar(this.controlsElement, {
 			animated: false,
-			actionViewItemProvider: (_action) => {
-				if (_action.id === filterAction.id) {
-					return this.instantiationService.createInstance(SettingsSearchFilterDropdownMenuActionViewItem, _action, this.actionRunner, this.searchWidget);
+			actionViewItemProvider: (action) => {
+				if (action.id === filterAction.id) {
+					return this.instantiationService.createInstance(SettingsSearchFilterDropdownMenuActionViewItem, action, this.actionRunner, this.searchWidget);
 				}
 				return undefined;
 			}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsSearchMenu.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsSearchMenu.ts
index d739a8752f595..b8b09ebc8ff05 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsSearchMenu.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsSearchMenu.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@
 import { AnchorAlignment } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview';
 import { DropdownMenuActionViewItem } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/dropdown/dropdownActionViewItem';
 import { IAction, IActionRunner } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
+import { SuggestController } from 'vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestController';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
-import { ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IContextMenuService } from 'vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextView';
 import { SuggestEnabledInput } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/suggestEnabledInput/suggestEnabledInput';
 import { EXTENSION_SETTING_TAG, FEATURE_SETTING_TAG, GENERAL_TAG_SETTING_TAG, ID_SETTING_TAG, LANGUAGE_SETTING_TAG, MODIFIED_SETTING_TAG } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/common/preferences';
 
 export class SettingsSearchFilterDropdownMenuActionViewItem extends DropdownMenuActionViewItem {
+	private readonly suggestController: SuggestController | null;
+
 	constructor(
 		action: IAction,
 		actionRunner: IActionRunner | undefined,
 		private readonly searchWidget: SuggestEnabledInput,
-		@IContextMenuService contextMenuService: IContextMenuService,
-		@ICommandService private readonly commandService: ICommandService
+		@IContextMenuService contextMenuService: IContextMenuService
 	) {
 		super(action,
 			{ getActions: () => this.getActions() },
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ export class SettingsSearchFilterDropdownMenuActionViewItem extends DropdownMenu
 				menuAsChild: true
 			}
 		);
+
+		this.suggestController = SuggestController.get(this.searchWidget.inputWidget);
 	}
 
 	override render(container: HTMLElement): void {
@@ -39,8 +42,8 @@ export class SettingsSearchFilterDropdownMenuActionViewItem extends DropdownMenu
 	private doSearchWidgetAction(queryToAppend: string, triggerSuggest: boolean) {
 		this.searchWidget.setValue(this.searchWidget.getValue().trimEnd() + ' ' + queryToAppend);
 		this.searchWidget.focus();
-		if (triggerSuggest) {
-			this.commandService.executeCommand('editor.action.triggerSuggest');
+		if (triggerSuggest && this.suggestController) {
+			this.suggestController.triggerSuggest();
 		}
 	}