diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewService.ts
index 344331a4898ecc7f87b521428243ffbd1953fe1a..18857b50296ff5c4f74c1ef1ec8fa73114364a5a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewService.ts
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ class DynamicWebviewEditorOverlay extends Disposable implements WebviewEditorOve
 		}
 	}
 
-	update(value: string, options: WebviewContentOptions, retainContextWhenHidden: boolean): void {
+	update(html: string, options: WebviewContentOptions, retainContextWhenHidden: boolean): void {
 		this._contentOptions = options;
+		this._html = html;
 		this.withWebview(webview => {
-			webview.update(value, options, retainContextWhenHidden);
+			webview.update(html, options, retainContextWhenHidden);
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/common/webview.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/common/webview.ts
index c96522f5fab503de738a46a0ddce0fd487a00baa..5f2d3053ff1d9a1fe9cb8ec49dff13cee80fbf14 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/common/webview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/common/webview.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export interface Webview extends IDisposable {
 
 	sendMessage(data: any): void;
 	update(
-		value: string,
+		html: string,
 		options: WebviewContentOptions,
 		retainContextWhenHidden: boolean
 	): void;