diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/quickFix.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/quickFix.ts
index cdb6aa35fdb..7b69b7aa4e7 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/quickFix.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/quickFix.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class TypeScriptQuickFixProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider<VsCodeCode
 		_range: vscode.Range,
 		context: vscode.CodeActionContext,
 		token: vscode.CancellationToken
-	): Promise<vscode.CodeAction[]> {
+	): Promise<VsCodeCodeAction[]> {
 		const file = this.client.toOpenedFilePath(document);
 		if (!file) {
 			return [];
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts
index c9a2a868b4a..f64c0b27553 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class TypeScriptRefactorProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider<TsCodeActi
 		context: vscode.CodeActionContext,
 		token: vscode.CancellationToken
 	): Promise<TsCodeAction[] | undefined> {
-		if (!this.shouldTrigger(rangeOrSelection, context)) {
+		if (!this.shouldTrigger(context)) {
 			return undefined;
 		}
 		if (!this.client.toOpenedFilePath(document)) {
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ class TypeScriptRefactorProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider<TsCodeActi
 	}
 
 	private toTsTriggerReason(context: vscode.CodeActionContext): Proto.RefactorTriggerReason | undefined {
-		if (!context.only) {
-			return;
+		if (context.triggerKind === vscode.CodeActionTriggerKind.Manual) {
+			return 'invoked';
 		}
-		return 'invoked';
+		return undefined;
 	}
 
 	private convertApplicableRefactors(
@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@ class TypeScriptRefactorProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider<TsCodeActi
 		return codeAction;
 	}
 
-	private shouldTrigger(rangeOrSelection: vscode.Range | vscode.Selection, context: vscode.CodeActionContext) {
+	private shouldTrigger(context: vscode.CodeActionContext) {
 		if (context.only && !vscode.CodeActionKind.Refactor.contains(context.only)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		return rangeOrSelection instanceof vscode.Selection;
+		return context.triggerKind === vscode.CodeActionTriggerKind.Manual;
 	}
 
 	private static getKind(refactor: Proto.RefactorActionInfo) {
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 035f532c232..b046b50a9f1 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -2800,4 +2800,32 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	}
 
 	//#endregion
+
+	//#region https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/118084
+
+	/**
+	 * The reason why code actions were requested.
+	 */
+	export enum CodeActionTriggerKind {
+		/**
+		 * Code actions were requested automatically.
+		 *
+		 * This typically happens when current selection in a file changes, but can
+		 * also be triggered when file content changes.
+		 */
+		Automatic = 1,
+
+		/**
+		 * Code actions were requested maually by the user or an extension.
+		 */
+		Manual = 2,
+	}
+
+	export interface CodeActionContext {
+		/**
+		 * The reason why code actions were requested.
+		 */
+		readonly triggerKind: CodeActionTriggerKind;
+	}
+	//#endregion
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 99bc5953388..f94ae844aea 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 			CandidatePortSource: CandidatePortSource,
 			CodeAction: extHostTypes.CodeAction,
 			CodeActionKind: extHostTypes.CodeActionKind,
-			CodeActionTrigger: extHostTypes.CodeActionTrigger,
+			CodeActionTriggerKind: extHostTypes.CodeActionTriggerKind,
 			CodeLens: extHostTypes.CodeLens,
 			Color: extHostTypes.Color,
 			ColorInformation: extHostTypes.ColorInformation,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts
index 5d96d713260..7fc9363feb7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts
@@ -412,7 +412,8 @@ class CodeActionAdapter {
 
 		const codeActionContext: vscode.CodeActionContext = {
 			diagnostics: allDiagnostics,
-			only: context.only ? new CodeActionKind(context.only) : undefined
+			only: context.only ? new CodeActionKind(context.only) : undefined,
+			triggerKind: typeConvert.CodeActionTriggerKind.to(context.trigger),
 		};
 
 		return asPromise(() => this._provider.provideCodeActions(doc, ran, codeActionContext, token)).then((commandsOrActions): extHostProtocol.ICodeActionListDto | undefined => {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypeConverters.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypeConverters.ts
index ae84d8eb41a..413621e851a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypeConverters.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypeConverters.ts
@@ -1712,3 +1712,16 @@ export namespace TestResults {
 		};
 	}
 }
+
+export namespace CodeActionTriggerKind {
+
+	export function to(value: modes.CodeActionTriggerType): types.CodeActionTriggerKind {
+		switch (value) {
+			case modes.CodeActionTriggerType.Auto:
+				return types.CodeActionTriggerKind.Automatic;
+
+			case modes.CodeActionTriggerType.Manual:
+				return types.CodeActionTriggerKind.Manual;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
index 9bb9835e956..81a8415df14 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ export class DocumentSymbol {
 }
 
 
-export enum CodeActionTrigger {
+export enum CodeActionTriggerKind {
 	Automatic = 1,
 	Manual = 2,
 }