diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts
index 07f51c5d09f54a4a355d410085cc8d4efa0dfa6f..7efd8924fe24fe494d8b4dba92a9bb2931aadf51 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts
@@ -690,6 +690,8 @@ export class RunActiveFileInTerminalAction extends Action {
 		if (!instance) {
 			return Promise.resolve(undefined);
 		}
+		await instance.processReady;
+
 		const editor = this.codeEditorService.getActiveCodeEditor();
 		if (!editor || !editor.hasModel()) {
 			return Promise.resolve(undefined);