diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
index 4fda0b457780b..1bc4bf676b3c7 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
@@ -4750,7 +4750,7 @@ class EditorSuggest extends BaseEditorOption<EditorOption.suggest, ISuggestOptio
 			shareSuggestSelections: false,
 			selectionMode: 'always',
 			showIcons: true,
-			showStatusBar: false,
+			showStatusBar: true,
 			preview: false,
 			previewMode: 'subwordSmart',
 			showInlineDetails: true,
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestController.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestController.ts
index 0ede4624f2307..7566761b45dab 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestController.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ import { basename, extname } from '../../../../base/common/resources.js';
 import { hash } from '../../../../base/common/hash.js';
 import { WindowIdleValue, getWindow } from '../../../../base/browser/dom.js';
 import { ModelDecorationOptions } from '../../../common/model/textModel.js';
+import { Codicon } from '../../../../base/common/codicons';
+import { IConfigurationService } from '../../../../platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 
 // sticky suggest widget which doesn't disappear on focus out and such
 const _sticky = false
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ export class SuggestController implements IEditorContribution {
 		@IInstantiationService private readonly _instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 		@ILogService private readonly _logService: ILogService,
 		@ITelemetryService private readonly _telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
+		@IConfigurationService private readonly _configurationService: IConfigurationService,
 	) {
 		this.editor = editor;
 		this.model = _instantiationService.createInstance(SuggestModel, this.editor,);
@@ -749,6 +752,10 @@ export class SuggestController implements IEditorContribution {
 		this.widget.value.toggleDetailsFocus();
 	}
 
+	hideStatusBar(): void {
+		this._configurationService.updateValue('editor.suggest.showStatusBar', false);
+	}
+
 	resetWidgetSize(): void {
 		this.widget.value.resetPersistedSize();
 	}
@@ -1056,6 +1063,19 @@ registerEditorCommand(new SuggestCommand({
 	}
 }));
 
+registerEditorCommand(new SuggestCommand({
+	id: 'hideStatusBar',
+	precondition: SuggestContext.Visible,
+	handler: x => x.hideStatusBar(),
+	menuOpts: [{
+		menuId: suggestWidgetStatusbarMenu,
+		group: 'right',
+		order: 2,
+		icon: Codicon.close,
+		title: nls.localize('statusBar.hide', "Hide Status Bar")
+	}]
+}));
+
 //#region tab completions
 
 registerEditorCommand(new SuggestCommand({
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
index 0ad604159e1ae..c25452bc51376 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IDisposable {
 		this._disposables.add(this.editor.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
 			if (e.hasChanged(EditorOption.suggest)) {
 				applyStatusBarStyle();
+				this._layout(this.element.size); // in case status bar was hidden from its control
 				applyIconStyle();
 			}
 			if (this._completionModel && (e.hasChanged(EditorOption.fontInfo) || e.hasChanged(EditorOption.suggestFontSize) || e.hasChanged(EditorOption.suggestLineHeight))) {
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IDisposable {
 
 		this._ctxSuggestWidgetVisible = SuggestContext.Visible.bindTo(_contextKeyService);
 		this._ctxSuggestWidgetDetailsVisible = SuggestContext.DetailsVisible.bindTo(_contextKeyService);
+		this._ctxSuggestWidgetDetailsVisible.set(this._isDetailsVisible());
 		this._ctxSuggestWidgetMultipleSuggestions = SuggestContext.MultipleSuggestions.bindTo(_contextKeyService);
 		this._ctxSuggestWidgetHasFocusedSuggestion = SuggestContext.HasFocusedSuggestion.bindTo(_contextKeyService);