diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeinset/codeInset.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeinset/codeInset.contribution.ts
index 7114923e1ad8927f50ae88e0bff37a5f514a2582..7e20339e1de6bf977a1a5472cdf25c7cb9c2dc93 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeinset/codeInset.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeinset/codeInset.contribution.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ export class CodeInsetController implements editorCommon.IEditorContribution {
 
 				const widgetPromises = widgetRequests.map(request => {
 					const symbol = request.symbol;
-					if (typeof request.provider.resolveCodeInset === 'function') {
+					if (!symbol.webviewHandle && typeof request.provider.resolveCodeInset === 'function') {
 						const mainThreadWebviews = this.getWebviewService();
 						symbol.webviewHandle = insetWidgets[r].createWebview(mainThreadWebviews, request.provider.extensionLocation);
 						return request.provider.resolveCodeInset(model, symbol, token);