diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts
index 461b6f6cdec..98c678ea82c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/quickopen/browser/commandsHandler.ts
@@ -535,13 +535,16 @@ export class CommandsHandler extends QuickOpenHandler {
 
 				// Add an 'alias' in original language when running in different locale
 				const aliasTitle = (language !== LANGUAGE_DEFAULT && typeof action.item.title !== 'string') ? action.item.title.original : null;
-				const aliasCategory = (language !== LANGUAGE_DEFAULT && category && typeof action.item.category !== 'string') ? action.item.category.original : null;
-				let alias;
-				if (aliasTitle && category) {
-					alias = aliasCategory ? `${aliasCategory}: ${aliasTitle}` : `${category}: ${aliasTitle}`;
-				} else if (aliasTitle) {
-					alias = aliasTitle;
-				}
+
+				// Disable aliasCategory for now (https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/39510)
+				// const aliasCategory = (language !== LANGUAGE_DEFAULT && category && typeof action.item.category !== 'string') ? action.item.category.original : null;
+				let alias: string;
+				// if (aliasTitle && category) {
+				// 	alias = aliasCategory ? `${aliasCategory}: ${aliasTitle}` : `${category}: ${aliasTitle}`;
+				// } else if (aliasTitle) {
+				alias = aliasTitle;
+				// }
+
 				const aliasHighlights = alias ? wordFilter(searchValue, alias) : null;
 
 				if (labelHighlights || aliasHighlights) {