diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/filters.ts b/src/vs/base/common/filters.ts
index 19056d36a50f7d6c52f64c75ad5d1200538e9f69..8719c8c662a6d006888375d626680a22c6193092 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/filters.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/filters.ts
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ _seps[':'] = true;
 
 const enum Arrow { Top = 0b1, Diag = 0b10, Left = 0b100 }
 
-export function fuzzyScore(pattern: string, word: string): [number, number[]] {
+export function fuzzyScore(pattern: string, word: string, patternOffset: number = 0, wordOffset: number = 0): [number, number[]] {
 
 	const patternLen = pattern.length > 100 ? 100 : pattern.length;
 	const wordLen = word.length > 100 ? 100 : word.length;
@@ -465,16 +465,16 @@ export function fuzzyScore(pattern: string, word: string): [number, number[]] {
 
 	const lowPattern = pattern.toLowerCase();
 	const lowWord = word.toLowerCase();
-	let i = 0;
-	let j = 0;
+	let patternPos = patternOffset;
+	let wordPos = wordOffset;
 
-	while (i < patternLen && j < wordLen) {
-		if (lowPattern[i] === lowWord[j]) {
-			i += 1;
+	while (patternPos < patternLen && wordPos < wordLen) {
+		if (lowPattern[patternPos] === lowWord[wordPos]) {
+			patternPos += 1;
 		}
-		j += 1;
+		wordPos += 1;
 	}
-	if (i !== patternLen) {
+	if (patternPos !== patternLen) {
 		// no simple matches found -> return early
 		return undefined;
 	}
@@ -482,24 +482,24 @@ export function fuzzyScore(pattern: string, word: string): [number, number[]] {
 	// keep track of the maximum score
 	let maxScore = -1;
 
-	for (i = 1; i <= patternLen; i++) {
+	for (patternPos = patternOffset + 1; patternPos <= patternLen; patternPos++) {
 
 		let lastLowWordChar = '';
 
-		for (j = 1; j <= wordLen; j++) {
+		for (wordPos = wordOffset + 1; wordPos <= wordLen; wordPos++) {
 
 			let score = -1;
-			let lowWordChar = lowWord[j - 1];
-			if (lowPattern[i - 1] === lowWordChar) {
+			let lowWordChar = lowWord[wordPos - 1];
+			if (lowPattern[patternPos - 1] === lowWordChar) {
 
-				if (j === 1) {
-					if (pattern[i - 1] === word[j - 1]) {
+				if (wordPos === wordOffset + 1) {
+					if (pattern[patternPos - 1] === word[wordPos - 1]) {
 						score = 7;
 					} else {
 						score = 5;
 					}
-				} else if (lowWordChar !== word[j - 1]) {
-					if (pattern[i - 1] === word[j - 1]) {
+				} else if (lowWordChar !== word[wordPos - 1]) {
+					if (pattern[patternPos - 1] === word[wordPos - 1]) {
 						score = 7;
 					} else {
 						score = 5;
@@ -512,38 +512,38 @@ export function fuzzyScore(pattern: string, word: string): [number, number[]] {
 				}
 			}
 
-			_scores[i][j] = score;
+			_scores[patternPos][wordPos] = score;
 			if (score > maxScore) {
 				maxScore = score;
 			}
 
-			let diag = _table[i - 1][j - 1] + (score > 1 ? 1 : score);
-			let top = _table[i - 1][j] + -1;
-			let left = _table[i][j - 1] + -1;
+			let diag = _table[patternPos - 1][wordPos - 1] + (score > 1 ? 1 : score);
+			let top = _table[patternPos - 1][wordPos] + -1;
+			let left = _table[patternPos][wordPos - 1] + -1;
 
 			if (left >= top) {
 				// left or diag
 				if (left > diag) {
-					_table[i][j] = left;
-					_arrows[i][j] = Arrow.Left;
+					_table[patternPos][wordPos] = left;
+					_arrows[patternPos][wordPos] = Arrow.Left;
 				} else if (left === diag) {
-					_table[i][j] = left;
-					_arrows[i][j] = Arrow.Left | Arrow.Diag;
+					_table[patternPos][wordPos] = left;
+					_arrows[patternPos][wordPos] = Arrow.Left | Arrow.Diag;
 				} else {
-					_table[i][j] = diag;
-					_arrows[i][j] = Arrow.Diag;
+					_table[patternPos][wordPos] = diag;
+					_arrows[patternPos][wordPos] = Arrow.Diag;
 				}
 			} else {
 				// top or diag
 				if (top > diag) {
-					_table[i][j] = top;
-					_arrows[i][j] = Arrow.Top;
+					_table[patternPos][wordPos] = top;
+					_arrows[patternPos][wordPos] = Arrow.Top;
 				} else if (top === diag) {
-					_table[i][j] = top;
-					_arrows[i][j] = Arrow.Top | Arrow.Diag;
+					_table[patternPos][wordPos] = top;
+					_arrows[patternPos][wordPos] = Arrow.Top | Arrow.Diag;
 				} else {
-					_table[i][j] = diag;
-					_arrows[i][j] = Arrow.Diag;
+					_table[patternPos][wordPos] = diag;
+					_arrows[patternPos][wordPos] = Arrow.Diag;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ export function fuzzyScore(pattern: string, word: string): [number, number[]] {
 	}
 
 	let bucket: [number, number[]][] = [];
-	findAllMatches(patternLen, patternLen, wordLen, 0, [], bucket, false);
+	findAllMatches(patternLen, patternLen, patternOffset, wordLen, wordOffset, 0, [], bucket, false);
 
 	if (bucket.length === 0) {
 		return undefined;
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ export function fuzzyScore(pattern: string, word: string): [number, number[]] {
 	return topMatch;
 }
 
-function findAllMatches(patternLen: number, patternPos: number, wordPos: number, total: number, matches: number[], bucket: [number, number[]][], lastMatched: boolean): void {
+function findAllMatches(patternLen: number, patternPos: number, patternOffset: number, wordPos: number, wordOffset: number, total: number, matches: number[], bucket: [number, number[]][], lastMatched: boolean): void {
 
 	if (bucket.length >= 10) {
 		return;
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ function findAllMatches(patternLen: number, patternPos: number, wordPos: number,
 
 	let simpleMatchCount = 0;
 
-	while (patternPos > 0 && wordPos > 0) {
+	while (patternPos > patternOffset && wordPos > wordOffset) {
 
 		let score = _scores[patternPos][wordPos];
 		let arrow = _arrows[patternPos][wordPos];
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ function findAllMatches(patternLen: number, patternPos: number, wordPos: number,
 			if (arrow & Arrow.Left) {
 				// left
 				findAllMatches(
-					patternLen, patternPos,
-					wordPos - 1,
+					patternLen, patternPos, patternOffset,
+					wordPos - 1, wordOffset,
 					matches.length !== 0 ? total - 1 : total,
 					matches.slice(0), bucket, lastMatched
 				);
diff --git a/src/vs/base/test/common/filters.test.ts b/src/vs/base/test/common/filters.test.ts
index ed8f708e757d4549986f3fd7b743b93a47cad55a..797df43d1a2d6b1d2271e2d1770c8fb95217a068 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/test/common/filters.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/test/common/filters.test.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@ suite('Filters', () => {
 		assertMatches('f', ':foo', ':^foo', fuzzyScore);
 	});
 
+	test('fuzzyScore with offset', function () {
+		const matches = fuzzyScore('bc', 'abc', 0, 1);
+		assert.ok(matches);
+		const [, range] = matches;
+		assert.deepEqual(range, [1, 2]);
+	});
+
 	function assertTopScore(filter: typeof fuzzyScore, pattern: string, expected: number, ...words: string[]) {
 		let topScore = -(100 * 10);
 		let topIdx = 0;