diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/authentication-main.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/authentication-main.ts
index 087b1c0893177..ac39dcb52e41a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/authentication-main.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/authentication-main.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { interfaces } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { AuthenticationExt, AuthenticationMain, MAIN_RPC_CONTEXT } from '../../common/plugin-api-rpc';
 import { RPCProtocol } from '../../common/rpc-protocol';
 import { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
-import { Dialog, StorageService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { ConfirmDialog, Dialog, StorageService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import {
     AuthenticationProvider,
     AuthenticationService,
@@ -199,13 +199,18 @@ export class AuthenticationMainImpl implements AuthenticationMain {
     }
 
     protected async loginPrompt(providerName: string, extensionName: string, recreatingSession: boolean, detail?: string): Promise<boolean> {
-        let message = recreatingSession
+        const msg = document.createElement('span');
+        msg.textContent = recreatingSession
             ? nls.localizeByDefault("The extension '{0}' wants you to sign in again using {1}.", extensionName, providerName)
             : nls.localizeByDefault("The extension '{0}' wants to sign in using {1}.", extensionName, providerName);
 
-        message = detail ? message + ' ' + detail : message;
-        const choice = await this.messageService.info(message, 'Allow', 'Cancel');
-        return choice === 'Allow';
+        if (detail) {
+            const detailElement = document.createElement('p');
+            detailElement.textContent = detail;
+            msg.appendChild(detailElement);
+        }
+
+        return !!await new ConfirmDialog({ title: '', msg, ok: nls.localizeByDefault('Allow'), cancel: Dialog.CANCEL }).open();
     }
 
     protected async isAccessAllowed(providerId: string, accountName: string, extensionId: string): Promise<boolean> {