diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/list.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/list.ts
index bb60cd8719322c17949618333f79deca73951668..076d78d77254c9ef5e16dd13a8ae39592c5a31ac 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/list.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/list.ts
@@ -115,3 +115,19 @@ export class ListError extends Error {
 		super(`ListError [${user}] ${message}`);
 	}
 }
+
+export abstract class CachedListVirtualDelegate<T extends object> implements IListVirtualDelegate<T> {
+
+	private cache = new WeakMap<T, number>();
+
+	getHeight(element: T): number {
+		return this.cache.get(element) ?? this.estimateHeight(element);
+	}
+
+	protected abstract estimateHeight(element: T): number;
+	abstract getTemplateId(element: T): string;
+
+	setDynamicHeight(element: T, height: number): void {
+		this.cache.set(element, height);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/repl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/repl.ts
index 27f5a3a7d8092df9832e3ff350dbc259c9242569..35f9ab1c6609091eab85baa56d7e29b6326b054e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/repl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/repl.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import { IPanelService } from 'vs/workbench/services/panel/common/panelService';
 import { IAccessibilityProvider } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget';
 import { Variable } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/debug/common/debugModel';
 import { SimpleReplElement, RawObjectReplElement, ReplEvaluationInput, ReplEvaluationResult } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/debug/common/replModel';
-import { IListVirtualDelegate } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/list/list';
+import { CachedListVirtualDelegate } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/list/list';
 import { ITreeRenderer, ITreeNode, ITreeContextMenuEvent, IAsyncDataSource } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/tree/tree';
 import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 import { renderExpressionValue, AbstractExpressionsRenderer, IExpressionTemplateData, renderVariable, IInputBoxOptions } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/baseDebugView';
@@ -795,29 +795,28 @@ class ReplRawObjectsRenderer implements ITreeRenderer<RawObjectReplElement, Fuzz
 	}
 }
 
-class ReplDelegate implements IListVirtualDelegate<IReplElement> {
+class ReplDelegate extends CachedListVirtualDelegate<IReplElement> {
 
-	private heightCache = new WeakMap<IReplElement, number>();
-
-	constructor(private configurationService: IConfigurationService) { }
+	constructor(private configurationService: IConfigurationService) {
+		super();
+	}
 
 	getHeight(element: IReplElement): number {
-		const countNumberOfLines = (str: string) => Math.max(1, (str && str.match(/\r\n|\n/g) || []).length);
-		const hasValue = (e: any): e is { value: string } => typeof e.value === 'string';
-
-		// Give approximate heights. Repl has dynamic height so the tree will measure the actual height on its own.
 		const config = this.configurationService.getValue<IDebugConfiguration>('debug');
-		const { fontSize, wordWrap } = config.console;
-		const rowHeight = Math.ceil(1.4 * fontSize);
-		if (!wordWrap) {
-			return rowHeight;
-		}
 
-		const cachedHeight = this.heightCache.get(element);
-		if (typeof cachedHeight === 'number') {
-			return cachedHeight;
+		if (!config.console.wordWrap) {
+			return Math.ceil(1.4 * config.console.fontSize);
 		}
 
+		return super.getHeight(element);
+	}
+
+	protected estimateHeight(element: IReplElement): number {
+		const config = this.configurationService.getValue<IDebugConfiguration>('debug');
+		const rowHeight = Math.ceil(1.4 * config.console.fontSize);
+		const countNumberOfLines = (str: string) => Math.max(1, (str && str.match(/\r\n|\n/g) || []).length);
+		const hasValue = (e: any): e is { value: string } => typeof e.value === 'string';
+
 		// Calculate a rough overestimation for the height
 		// For every 30 characters increase the number of lines needed
 		if (hasValue(element)) {
@@ -852,10 +851,6 @@ class ReplDelegate implements IListVirtualDelegate<IReplElement> {
 		// Empty elements should not have dynamic height since they will be invisible
 		return element.toString().length > 0;
 	}
-
-	setDynamicHeight(element: IReplElement, height: number): void {
-		this.heightCache.set(element, height);
-	}
 }
 
 function isDebugSession(obj: any): obj is IDebugSession {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
index 5a52035756705dedd03892baac2b289a75d44884..329d660bca6e1dd31633e75fe35cba17f923bc4e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { alert as ariaAlert } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/aria/aria';
 import { Button } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/button/button';
 import { Checkbox } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/checkbox/checkbox';
 import { InputBox } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/inputbox/inputBox';
-import { IListVirtualDelegate, ListAriaRootRole } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/list/list';
+import { ListAriaRootRole, CachedListVirtualDelegate } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/list/list';
 import { DefaultStyleController } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget';
 import { ISelectOptionItem, SelectBox } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox';
 import { ToolBar } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/toolbar/toolbar';
@@ -1379,29 +1379,7 @@ export class SettingsTreeFilter implements ITreeFilter<SettingsTreeElement> {
 	}
 }
 
-class SettingsTreeDelegate implements IListVirtualDelegate<SettingsTreeGroupChild> {
-
-	private heightCache = new WeakMap<SettingsTreeGroupChild, number>();
-
-	getHeight(element: SettingsTreeGroupChild): number {
-		const cachedHeight = this.heightCache.get(element);
-
-		if (typeof cachedHeight === 'number') {
-			return cachedHeight;
-		}
-
-		if (element instanceof SettingsTreeGroupElement) {
-			if (element.isFirstGroup) {
-				return 31;
-			}
-
-			return 40 + (7 * element.level);
-		}
-
-		return element instanceof SettingsTreeSettingElement && element.valueType === SettingValueType.Boolean ?
-			78 :
-			104;
-	}
+class SettingsTreeDelegate extends CachedListVirtualDelegate<SettingsTreeGroupChild> {
 
 	getTemplateId(element: SettingsTreeGroupElement | SettingsTreeSettingElement | SettingsTreeNewExtensionsElement): string {
 		if (element instanceof SettingsTreeGroupElement) {
@@ -1447,8 +1425,16 @@ class SettingsTreeDelegate implements IListVirtualDelegate<SettingsTreeGroupChil
 		return !(element instanceof SettingsTreeGroupElement);
 	}
 
-	setDynamicHeight(element: SettingsTreeGroupChild, height: number): void {
-		this.heightCache.set(element, height);
+	protected estimateHeight(element: SettingsTreeGroupChild): number {
+		if (element instanceof SettingsTreeGroupElement) {
+			if (element.isFirstGroup) {
+				return 31;
+			}
+
+			return 40 + (7 * element.level);
+		}
+
+		return element instanceof SettingsTreeSettingElement && element.valueType === SettingValueType.Boolean ? 78 : 104;
 	}
 }