diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts
index da141a3f2440d..ff9eb608df63c 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/completions.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class MyCompletionItem extends vscode.CompletionItem {
 		if (tsEntry.isRecommended) {
 			// Make sure isRecommended property always comes first
 			// https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/40325
-			this.sortText = '\0' + tsEntry.sortText;
+			this.sortText = tsEntry.sortText;
+			this.preselect = true;
 		} else if (tsEntry.source) {
 			// De-prioritze auto-imports
 			// https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/40311
@@ -594,4 +595,4 @@ export function register(
 	return vscode.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider(selector,
 		new TypeScriptCompletionItemProvider(client, typingsStatus, fileConfigurationManager, commandManager),
 		...TypeScriptCompletionItemProvider.triggerCharacters);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}