diff --git a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputActions.ts b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputActions.ts
index ed9817fd70a03..a536022fb22a7 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickInputActions.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,14 @@ registerQuickInputCommandAndKeybindingRule(
 registerQuickPickCommandAndKeybindingRule(
 	{
 		id: 'quickInput.toggleCheckbox',
+		when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
+			inQuickInputContext,
+			ContextKeyExpr.or(
+				ContextKeyExpr.equals(quickInputTypeContextKeyValue, QuickInputType.QuickPick),
+				ContextKeyExpr.equals(quickInputTypeContextKeyValue, QuickInputType.QuickTree),
+			),
+			InputFocusedContext.negate()
+		),
 		primary: KeyCode.Space,
 		handler: accessor => {
 			const quickInputService = accessor.get(IQuickInputService);