diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/anythingQuickAccess.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/anythingQuickAccess.ts
index 2926ddad4ad..10d91c1446c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/anythingQuickAccess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/anythingQuickAccess.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ export class AnythingQuickAccessProvider extends PickerQuickAccessProvider<IAnyt
 		const editorHistoryPicks: Array<IAnythingQuickPickItem> = [];
 		for (const editor of this.historyService.getHistory()) {
 			const resource = editor.resource;
-			if (!resource || (!this.fileService.canHandleResource(resource) && resource.scheme !== Schemas.untitled)) {
+			// allow untitled and terminal editors to go through
+			if (!resource || (!this.fileService.canHandleResource(resource) && resource.scheme !== Schemas.untitled && resource.scheme !== Schemas.vscodeTerminal)) {
 				continue; // exclude editors without file resource if we are searching by pattern
 			}