diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
index 168d22bc846b8507a15c73e108b27aa26a04b7b7..56871ef950444b5af4385c9650143546c5b8cc50 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -599,12 +599,14 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IContentWidget, IDelegate<ICompletionItem>
 				this.messageElement.textContent = SuggestWidget.LOADING_MESSAGE;
 				hide(this.listElement, this.details.element);
 				show(this.messageElement);
+				removeClass(this.element, 'docs-side');
 				this.show();
 				break;
 			case State.Empty:
 				this.messageElement.textContent = SuggestWidget.NO_SUGGESTIONS_MESSAGE;
 				hide(this.listElement, this.details.element);
 				show(this.messageElement);
+				removeClass(this.element, 'docs-side');
 				this.show();
 				break;
 			case State.Open: