diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
index 6f3e556957a64c9721670495427bffeca8a3b122..15e3207c4d733705bf4911821cc4980cdbd2c32a 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -498,7 +498,9 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IContentWidget, IDelegate<ICompletionItem>
 		}
 
 		const item = e.elements[0];
-		this.onDidSelectEmitter.fire(item);
+		item.resolve().then(() => {
+			this.onDidSelectEmitter.fire(item);
+		});
 
 		alert(nls.localize('suggestionAriaAccepted', "{0}, accepted", item.suggestion.label));