diff --git a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickAccess.ts b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickAccess.ts
index 039afb60687..03e12f09a99 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickAccess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/quickAccess.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class QuickAccessController extends Disposable implements IQuickAccessCon
 	private readonly mapProviderToDescriptor = new Map<IQuickAccessProviderDescriptor, IQuickAccessProvider>();
 
 	private lastActivePicker: IQuickPick<IQuickPickItem> | undefined = undefined;
+	private lastPickerInputs = new Map<IQuickAccessProviderDescriptor, string>();
 
 	constructor(
 		@IQuickInputService private readonly quickInputService: IQuickInputService,
@@ -34,6 +35,19 @@ export class QuickAccessController extends Disposable implements IQuickAccessCon
 		// Find provider for the value to show
 		const [provider, descriptor] = this.getOrInstantiateProvider(value);
 
+		// Rewrite the value to the last input of the provider if told so
+		// Also adjust the `inputSelection` so that the user can type over
+		if (descriptor && options?.inputUseLastValue) {
+			const lastInput = this.lastPickerInputs.get(descriptor);
+			if (lastInput) {
+				value = lastInput;
+				options = {
+					...options,
+					inputSelection: { start: descriptor.prefix.length, end: value.length }
+				};
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Create a picker for the provider to use with the initial value
 		// and adjust the filtering to exclude the prefix from filtering
 		const picker = disposables.add(this.quickInputService.createQuickPick());
@@ -74,6 +88,13 @@ export class QuickAccessController extends Disposable implements IQuickAccessCon
 			}
 		}));
 
+		// Remember picker input for future use when accepting
+		if (descriptor) {
+			disposables.add(picker.onDidAccept(() => {
+				this.lastPickerInputs.set(descriptor, picker.value);
+			}));
+		}
+
 		// Ask provider to fill the picker as needed if we have one
 		if (provider) {
 			disposables.add(provider.provide(picker, cts.token));
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickAccess.ts b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickAccess.ts
index bda7c27125d..cb45f050fbb 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickAccess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickAccess.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ export interface IQuickAccessOptions {
 	 */
 	inputSelection?: { start: number; end: number; };
 
+	/**
+	 * Allows to seed the input with the value that was previously used.
+	 */
+	inputUseLastValue?: boolean;
+
 	/**
 	 * Allows to enable quick navigate support in quick input.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts
index 5db013a2e95..d5ad6e50395 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ export class QuickOpenController extends Component implements IQuickOpenService
 
 	show(prefix?: string, options?: IShowOptions): Promise<void> {
 		if (this.useNewExperimentalVersion) {
-			this.quickInputService.quickAccess.show(prefix, options);
+			this.quickInputService.quickAccess.show(prefix, {
+				...options,
+				inputUseLastValue: !prefix && this.preserveInput
+			});
 
 			return Promise.resolve();
 		}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts
index 1afc2e5a6ba..82079778083 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Mode, IEntryRunContext, IAutoFocus, IModel, IQuickNavigateConfiguration
 import { QuickOpenEntryGroup, IHighlight, QuickOpenModel, QuickOpenEntry } from 'vs/base/parts/quickopen/browser/quickOpenModel';
 import { IMenuService, MenuId, MenuItemAction, SubmenuItemAction } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { IContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
-import { QuickOpenHandler, IWorkbenchQuickOpenConfiguration } from 'vs/workbench/browser/quickopen';
+import { QuickOpenHandler, IWorkbenchQuickOpenConfiguration, ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_VERSION_CONFIG } from 'vs/workbench/browser/quickopen';
 import { IEditorAction } from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommon';
 import { matchesWords, matchesPrefix, matchesContiguousSubString, or } from 'vs/base/common/filters';
 import { IInstantiationService, ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { timeout } from 'vs/base/common/async';
 import { isFirefox } from 'vs/base/browser/browser';
 import { EditorContextKeys } from 'vs/editor/common/editorContextKeys';
 import { CommandsHistory } from 'vs/platform/quickinput/browser/commandsQuickAccess';
+import { IQuickInputService } from 'vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickInput';
 
 export const ALL_COMMANDS_PREFIX = '>';
 
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ export class ShowAllCommandsAction extends Action {
 		id: string,
 		label: string,
 		@IQuickOpenService private readonly quickOpenService: IQuickOpenService,
+		@IQuickInputService private readonly quickInputService: IQuickInputService,
 		@IConfigurationService private readonly configurationService: IConfigurationService
 	) {
 		super(id, label);
@@ -172,13 +174,18 @@ export class ShowAllCommandsAction extends Action {
 		const config = <IWorkbenchQuickOpenConfiguration>this.configurationService.getValue();
 		const restoreInput = config.workbench?.commandPalette?.preserveInput === true;
 
-		// Show with last command palette input if any and configured
-		let value = ALL_COMMANDS_PREFIX;
-		if (restoreInput && lastCommandPaletteInput) {
-			value = `${value}${lastCommandPaletteInput}`;
-		}
+		if (this.configurationService.getValue(ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_VERSION_CONFIG) === true) {
+			this.quickInputService.quickAccess.show(ALL_COMMANDS_PREFIX, { inputUseLastValue: restoreInput });
+		} else {
 
-		this.quickOpenService.show(value, { inputSelection: lastCommandPaletteInput ? { start: 1 /* after prefix */, end: value.length } : undefined });
+			// Show with last command palette input if any and configured
+			let value = ALL_COMMANDS_PREFIX;
+			if (restoreInput && lastCommandPaletteInput) {
+				value = `${value}${lastCommandPaletteInput}`;
+			}
+
+			this.quickOpenService.show(value, { inputSelection: lastCommandPaletteInput ? { start: 1 /* after prefix */, end: value.length } : undefined });
+		}
 
 		return Promise.resolve(undefined);
 	}