diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17671f35f4f2d..603b42a1a3af8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - [task] added support for VS Code task contribution points: `taskDefinitions`, `problemMatchers`, and `problemPatterns`
 
 - [plugin] added support of debug activation events [#5645](https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/pull/5645)
+- [plugin] Fixed `Converting circular structure to JSON` Error [#5661](https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/pull/5661)
 
 Breaking changes:
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tree/tree-views.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tree/tree-views.ts
index 40b4d299df30a..9afb84396470a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tree/tree-views.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tree/tree-views.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ class TreeViewExtImpl<T> extends Disposable {
                     }
                 }
 
+                if (treeItem.command) {
+                    treeItem.command.arguments = [id];
+                }
                 const treeViewItem = {
                     id,
                     label: label,