diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
index f7cd9308ffb40301e158a80034cd64a23222f7e7..d3dfeb194474433c0c20cf2f5938840cab2dd11f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ export class ExtensionsViewlet extends ViewContainerViewlet implements IExtensio
 			provideResults: (query) => Query.suggestions(query)
 		}, placeholder, 'extensions:searchinput', { placeholderText: placeholder, value: searchValue });
 
+		if (this.searchBox.getValue()) {
+			this.triggerSearch();
+		}
+
 		this.disposables.push(attachSuggestEnabledInputBoxStyler(this.searchBox, this.themeService));
 
 		this.disposables.push(this.searchBox);