diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
index cbe059709d61e66277b2129714b3df9201eae243..7c99ce4f6fbfd87354b488f9eaf3bd2e9b881e21 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export interface SelectManyParameters<T extends IPickOpenEntry = IPickOpenEntry>
 export interface TextInputParameters extends BaseInputParameters {
 	readonly type: 'textInput';
 	readonly value?: string;
+	readonly valueSelection?: [number, number];
 	readonly prompt?: string;
 	readonly validateInput?: (input: string) => TPromise<string>;
 }
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ class TextInputController implements InputController<string> {
 		this.result.then(() => this.dispose());
 
 		ui.inputBox.value = parameters.value || '';
+		const selection = parameters.valueSelection;
+		ui.inputBox.select(selection && { start: selection[0], end: selection[1] });
 		ui.inputBox.setPlaceholder(parameters.placeHolder || '');
 		const defaultMessage = parameters.prompt
 			? localize('inputModeEntryDescription', "{0} (Press 'Enter' to confirm or 'Escape' to cancel)", parameters.prompt)
@@ -374,6 +377,7 @@ export class QuickInputService extends Component implements IQuickInputService {
 		return this.show({
 			type: 'textInput',
 			value: options.value,
+			valueSelection: options.valueSelection,
 			prompt: options.prompt,
 			placeHolder: options.placeHolder,
 			ignoreFocusLost: options.ignoreFocusLost,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputBox.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputBox.ts
index 92e632c5fad51f4b3c25ab3bc6e144eaf7f5f4a0..3779d54c057f02c1242e94e0af3073b4f8fb855b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputBox.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputBox.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import 'vs/css!./quickInput';
 import * as dom from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
-import { InputBox } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/inputbox/inputBox';
+import { InputBox, IRange } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/inputbox/inputBox';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 import { inputBackground, inputForeground, inputBorder } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { ITheme } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export class QuickInputBox {
 		this.inputBox.value = value;
 	}
 
+	select(range: IRange = null): void {
+		this.inputBox.select(range);
+	}
+
 	setPlaceholder(placeholder: string) {
 		this.inputBox.setPlaceHolder(placeholder);
 	}