diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/viewportCustomMarkdown/viewportCustomMarkdown.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/viewportCustomMarkdown/viewportCustomMarkdown.ts
index 6b6c50514c8..e622a236979 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/viewportCustomMarkdown/viewportCustomMarkdown.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/viewportCustomMarkdown/viewportCustomMarkdown.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class NotebookViewportContribution extends Disposable implements INotebookEditor
 	}
 
 	private _renderCell(viewCell: CodeCellViewModel) {
+		if (viewCell.metadata.outputCollapsed) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const outputs = viewCell.outputsViewModels;
 		for (let output of outputs) {
 			const [mimeTypes, pick] = output.resolveMimeTypes(this._notebookEditor.textModel!, undefined);