diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
index bad99d08cb8820c619e379a82a30612fc66d7318..30bc6a0d30d47dc9485bb2f8cec3960f9549fa6c 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IDisposable {
 				this.element.domNode.classList.remove('visible');
 				this.list.splice(0, this.list.length);
 				this.focusedItem = undefined;
+				this.explainMode = false;
 				break;
 			case State.Loading:
 				this.element.domNode.classList.add('message');