diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.contribution.ts
index 18a0a004a72f5..f3aa731b38602 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.contribution.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { KeyCode, KeyMod } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
-import { extname } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
+import { extname, isEqual } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorExtensions';
 import { Range } from 'vs/editor/common/core/range';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { KeybindingWeight } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegis
 import { LifecyclePhase } from 'vs/workbench/services/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
 import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
-import { EditorDescriptor, Extensions as EditorExtensions, IEditorRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/browser/editor';
+import { DEFAULT_EDITOR_ASSOCIATION, EditorDescriptor, Extensions as EditorExtensions, IEditorRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/browser/editor';
 import { Extensions as WorkbenchExtensions, IWorkbenchContribution, IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
 import { ActiveEditorContext, Extensions as EditorInputExtensions, IEditorInputSerializer, IEditorInputFactoryRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
 import { IViewsService } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ class SearchEditorContribution implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 	) {
 
 		this.editorService.overrideOpenEditor({
+			getEditorOverrides: (resource: URI) => {
+				return extname(resource) === SEARCH_EDITOR_EXT ? [{
+					id: SearchEditorInput.ID,
+					label: localize('promptOpenWith.searchEditor.displayName', "Search Editor"),
+					detail: DEFAULT_EDITOR_ASSOCIATION.providerDisplayName,
+					active: isEqual(this.editorService.activeEditor?.resource, resource) && this.editorService.activeEditor instanceof SearchEditorInput
+				}] : [];
+			},
 			open: (editor, options, group) => {
 				const resource = editor.resource;
 				if (!resource) { return undefined; }