diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbsWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbsWidget.ts
index 9feda424314465c3522de6039f6ab0a9bb3402f6..6f55172c1764ca8320d7f3b760d50a743b5f2ed1 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbsWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbsWidget.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,12 @@ export class BreadcrumbsWidget {
 	private _renderItem(item: BreadcrumbsItem, container: HTMLDivElement): void {
 		dom.clearNode(container);
 		container.className = '';
-		item.render(container);
+		try {
+			item.render(container);
+		} catch (err) {
+			container.innerText = '<<RENDER ERROR>>';
+			console.error(err);
+		}
 		container.tabIndex = -1;
 		container.setAttribute('role', 'listitem');
 		container.classList.add('monaco-breadcrumb-item');