diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/markersHandler.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/markersHandler.ts
index 87eb5740b7d3288bf408044da567d38b40f2526a..7b2a4bbc6c249a257cf6b71d083f18a5ba1d3fe7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/markersHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/markersHandler.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {PathLabelProvider} from 'vs/base/common/labels';
 import {ITree, IElementCallback} from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/tree';
 import Severity from 'vs/base/common/severity';
 import {QuickOpenHandler} from 'vs/workbench/browser/quickopen';
+import {BaseTextEditor} from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/textEditor';
 import {QuickOpenAction} from 'vs/workbench/browser/actions/quickOpenAction';
 import {Mode, IContext, IAutoFocus} from 'vs/base/parts/quickopen/common/quickOpen';
 import {QuickOpenEntryItem, QuickOpenModel} from 'vs/base/parts/quickopen/browser/quickOpenModel';
@@ -164,7 +165,8 @@ export class MarkersHandler extends QuickOpenHandler {
 		@IMarkerService markerService: IMarkerService,
 		@IWorkbenchEditorService editorService: IWorkbenchEditorService,
 		@ICodeEditorService codeEditorService: ICodeEditorService,
-		@IWorkspaceContextService contextService: IWorkspaceContextService) {
+		@IWorkspaceContextService contextService: IWorkspaceContextService
+	) {
 		super();
 
 		this._markerService = markerService;
@@ -189,8 +191,8 @@ export class MarkersHandler extends QuickOpenHandler {
 			// 2nd viewstate
 			const editor = this._editorService.getActiveEditor();
 			let viewState: IEditorViewState;
-			if (editor) {
-				viewState = (<ICommonCodeEditor>editor.getControl()).saveViewState();
+			if (editor instanceof BaseTextEditor) {
+				viewState = editor.getControl().saveViewState();
 			}
 
 			this._activeSession = [model, viewState];