diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWebview.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWebview.ts
index 11359a68969e3..f3b1907cc7306 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWebview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostWebview.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
 import { Emitter, Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { Schemas } from 'vs/base/common/network';
+import * as objects from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { IExtensionDescription } from 'vs/platform/extensions/common/extensions';
 import { normalizeVersion, parseVersion } from 'vs/platform/extensions/common/extensionValidator';
@@ -116,7 +117,11 @@ export class ExtHostWebview implements vscode.Webview {
 
 	public set options(newOptions: vscode.WebviewOptions) {
 		this.assertNotDisposed();
-		this.#proxy.$setOptions(this.#handle, serializeWebviewOptions(this.#extension, this.#workspace, newOptions));
+
+		if (!objects.equals(this.#options, newOptions)) {
+			this.#proxy.$setOptions(this.#handle, serializeWebviewOptions(this.#extension, this.#workspace, newOptions));
+		}
+
 		this.#options = newOptions;
 	}