diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/queryEditor/browser/queryEditorService.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/queryEditor/browser/queryEditorService.ts
index c596a40a4d..430bd38d6d 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/queryEditor/browser/queryEditorService.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/queryEditor/browser/queryEditorService.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ export class QueryEditorService implements IQueryEditorService {
 		let docUri: URI = options.resource ?? URI.from({ scheme: Schemas.untitled, path: await this.createUntitledSqlFilePath(connectionProviderName) });
 
 		// Create a sql document pane with accoutrements
-		const fileInput = this._editorService.createEditorInput({ forceUntitled: true, resource: docUri, mode: this._connectionManagementService.getProviderLanguageMode(connectionProviderName) }) as UntitledTextEditorInput;
+		const mode = this._connectionManagementService.getProviderLanguageMode(connectionProviderName);
+		const fileInput = this._editorService.createEditorInput({ forceUntitled: true, resource: docUri, mode: mode }) as UntitledTextEditorInput;
+		// Set the mode explicitely to stop the language detection service from changing the mode unexpectedly.
+		// The mode parameter used when creating the editorInput is used as preferred mode,
+		// the language detection service won't do the language change only if the mode is explicitely set.
+		fileInput.setMode(mode);
 		let untitledEditorModel = await fileInput.resolve();
 		if (options.initalContent) {
 			untitledEditorModel.textEditorModel.setValue(options.initalContent);