diff --git a/src/Terminal.test.ts b/src/Terminal.test.ts
index e2bd4d56..4d590699 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.test.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA } from 'common/buffer/BufferLine';
 import { CellData } from 'common/buffer/CellData';
 import { IBufferService, IUnicodeService } from 'common/services/Services';
 import { Linkifier } from 'browser/Linkifier';
-import { MockLogService, MockOptionsService, MockUnicodeService } from 'common/TestUtils.test';
+import { MockLogService, MockUnicodeService } from 'common/TestUtils.test';
 import { IRegisteredLinkMatcher, IMouseZoneManager, IMouseZone } from 'browser/Types';
 
 const INIT_COLS = 80;
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ describe('Terminal', () => {
 
 class TestLinkifier extends Linkifier {
   constructor(bufferService: IBufferService, unicodeService: IUnicodeService) {
-    super(bufferService, new MockLogService(), new MockOptionsService(), unicodeService);
+    super(bufferService, new MockLogService(), unicodeService);
     Linkifier._timeBeforeLatency = 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index ea689877..e3a3801d 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminal, IDisposable, IInp
     }
 
     if (!this.linkifier) {
-      this.linkifier = new Linkifier(this._bufferService, this._logService, this.optionsService, this.unicodeService);
+      this.linkifier = this._instantiationService.createInstance(Linkifier);
     }
     if (!this.linkifier2) {
-      this.linkifier2 = new Linkifier2(this._bufferService);
+      this.linkifier2 = this._instantiationService.createInstance(Linkifier2);
     }
 
     if (this.options.windowsMode) {
diff --git a/src/browser/Linkifier.test.ts b/src/browser/Linkifier.test.ts
index c0dc6bf6..81741df4 100644
--- a/src/browser/Linkifier.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Linkifier.test.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import { IBufferLine } from 'common/Types';
 import { Linkifier } from 'browser/Linkifier';
 import { BufferLine } from 'common/buffer/BufferLine';
 import { CellData } from 'common/buffer/CellData';
-import { MockLogService, MockBufferService, MockOptionsService } from 'common/TestUtils.test';
+import { MockLogService, MockBufferService } from 'common/TestUtils.test';
 import { IBufferService } from 'common/services/Services';
 import { UnicodeService } from 'common/services/UnicodeService';
 
 class TestLinkifier extends Linkifier {
   constructor(bufferService: IBufferService) {
-    super(bufferService, new MockLogService(), new MockOptionsService(), new UnicodeService());
+    super(bufferService, new MockLogService(), new UnicodeService());
     Linkifier._timeBeforeLatency = 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/Linkifier.ts b/src/browser/Linkifier.ts
index ca45ef2a..6d25e730 100644
--- a/src/browser/Linkifier.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Linkifier.ts
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ export class Linkifier implements ILinkifier {
   public get onLinkTooltip(): IEvent<ILinkifierEvent> { return this._onLinkTooltip.event; }
 
   constructor(
-    protected readonly _bufferService: IBufferService,
-    private readonly _logService: ILogService,
-    private readonly _optionsService: IOptionsService,
-    private readonly _unicodeService: IUnicodeService
+    @IBufferService protected readonly _bufferService: IBufferService,
+    @ILogService private readonly _logService: ILogService,
+    @IUnicodeService private readonly _unicodeService: IUnicodeService
   ) {
     this._rowsToLinkify = {
       start: undefined,
diff --git a/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts b/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
index bcdbffe6..54812169 100644
--- a/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class Linkifier2 implements ILinkifier2 {
   public get onHideLinkUnderline(): IEvent<ILinkifierEvent> { return this._onHideLinkUnderline.event; }
 
   constructor(
-    private readonly _bufferService: IBufferService
+    @IBufferService private readonly _bufferService: IBufferService
   ) {
 
   }
diff --git a/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts b/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
index 7e024140..cfa1abd7 100644
--- a/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export class MockOptionsService implements IOptionsService {
 
 // defaults to V6 always to keep tests passing
 export class MockUnicodeService implements IUnicodeService {
+  public serviceBrand: any;
   private _provider = new UnicodeV6();
   public register(provider: IUnicodeVersionProvider): void {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index 0f3ab374..8a3e9b28 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ export interface ITheme {
 
 export const IUnicodeService = createDecorator<IUnicodeService>('UnicodeService');
 export interface IUnicodeService {
+  serviceBrand: any;
   /** Register an Unicode version provider. */
   register(provider: IUnicodeVersionProvider): void;
   /** Registered Unicode versions. */
diff --git a/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts b/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts
index 14b9979f..e96b7579 100644
--- a/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { UnicodeV6 } from 'common/input/UnicodeV6';
 
 
 export class UnicodeService implements IUnicodeService {
+  public serviceBrand: any;
+
   private _providers: {[key: string]: IUnicodeVersionProvider} = Object.create(null);
   private _active: string = '';
   private _activeProvider: IUnicodeVersionProvider;