diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42e531b575..720de59d48 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ The following settings are supported:
 * `java.configuration.maven.userSettings` : Path to Maven's user settings.xml.
 * `java.configuration.checkProjectSettingsExclusions`: **Deprecated, please use 'java.import.generatesMetadataFilesAtProjectRoot' to control whether to generate the project metadata files at the project root. And use 'files.exclude' to control whether to hide the project metadata files from the file explorer.** Controls whether to exclude extension-generated project settings files (`.project`, `.classpath`, `.factorypath`, `.settings/`) from the file explorer. Defaults to `false`.
 * `java.referencesCodeLens.enabled` : Enable/disable the references code lenses.
-* `java.implementationsCodeLens.enabled` : Enable/disable the implementations code lenses.
+* `java.implementationCodeLens` : Enable/disable the implementations code lens for the provided categories.
 * `java.signatureHelp.enabled` : Enable/disable signature help support (triggered on `(`).
 * `java.signatureHelp.description.enabled` : Enable/disable to show the description in signature help. Defaults to `false`.
 * `java.contentProvider.preferred` : Preferred content provider (see 3rd party decompilers available in [vscode-java-decompiler](https://github.com/dgileadi/vscode-java-decompiler)).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bba3e3a273..1f878f5517 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1409,10 +1409,22 @@
             "scope": "window",
             "order": 10
           },
-          "java.implementationsCodeLens.enabled": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false,
-            "description": "Enable/disable the implementations code lens.",
+          "java.implementationCodeLens": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+              "none",
+              "types",
+              "methods",
+              "all"
+            ],
+            "enumDescriptions": [
+              "Disable the implementations code lens",
+              "Enable the implementations code lens only for types",
+              "Enable the implementations code lens only for methods",
+              "Enable the implementations code lens for types and methods"
+            ],
+            "default": "none",
+            "description": "Enable/disable the implementations code lens for the provided categories.",
             "scope": "window",
             "order": 20
           },
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 38bf676546..450227e6bb 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ export async function getJavaConfig(javaHome: string) {
 		const userConfiguredJREs: any[] = javaConfig.configuration.runtimes;
 		javaConfig.configuration.runtimes = await addAutoDetectedJdks(userConfiguredJREs);
 	}
+
+	if (!isPreferenceOverridden("java.implementationCodeLens") && typeof javaConfig.implementationsCodeLens?.enabled === 'boolean'){
+		const deprecatedImplementations = javaConfig.implementationsCodeLens.enabled;
+		javaConfig.implementationCodeLens = deprecatedImplementations ? "types" : "none";
+	}
+
 	return javaConfig;
 }