adds a proposed API for keeping scroll position. ref #132068

src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts

@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 */
 		group?: string;
 
-		/** 
+		/**
 		 * Controls whether the terminal is closed after executing the task.
 		 */
 		close?: boolean;
@@ -1101,6 +1101,11 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * An optional flag to sort the final results by index of first query match in label. Defaults to true.
 		 */
 		sortByLabel: boolean;
+
+		/*
+		 * An optional flag that can be set to true to maintain the scroll position of the quick pick when the quick pick items are updated. Defaults to false.
+		 */
+		keepScrollPosition?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	//#endregion

src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostQuickOpen.ts

@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ export function createExtHostQuickOpen(mainContext: IMainContext, workspace: IEx
 		private _matchOnDescription = true;
 		private _matchOnDetail = true;
 		private _sortByLabel = true;
+		private _keepScrollPosition = false;
 		private _activeItems: T[] = [];
 		private readonly _onDidChangeActiveEmitter = new Emitter<T[]>();
 		private _selectedItems: T[] = [];
@@ -602,6 +603,15 @@ export function createExtHostQuickOpen(mainContext: IMainContext, workspace: IEx
 			this.update({ sortByLabel });
 		}
 
+		get keepScrollPosition() {
+			return this._keepScrollPosition;
+		}
+
+		set keepScrollPosition(keepScrollPosition: boolean) {
+			this._keepScrollPosition = keepScrollPosition;
+			this.update({ keepScrollPosition });
+		}
+
 		get activeItems() {
 			return this._activeItems;
 		}