diff --git a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/common/linkifier.ts b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/common/linkifier.ts
index d8efc323a7f..7e4563abc46 100644
--- a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/common/linkifier.ts
+++ b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/common/linkifier.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ export class Linkifier implements ILinkifier {
 							return matched;
 						}
 
+						// Strip fake content reference links generated by models
+						if (path.includes('_vscodecontentref_')) {
+							return text;
+						}
+
 						return /^\w+:/.test(path) ? matched : text;
 					});
 				}
diff --git a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/test/node/linkifier.spec.ts b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/test/node/linkifier.spec.ts
index df1f2b6c17f..6af147c4af3 100644
--- a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/test/node/linkifier.spec.ts
+++ b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/linkify/test/node/linkifier.spec.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,19 @@ suite('Stateful Linkifier', () => {
 		]);
 	});
 
+	test(`Should de-linkify _vscodecontentref_ links`, async () => {
+		const linkifier = createTestLinkifierService().createLinkifier(emptyContext);
+
+		const parts: string[] = [
+			'npx tsx [index.ts](http://_vscodecontentref_/1) eval [primer.eval.json](http://_vscodecontentref_/2) --repo .',
+		];
+
+		const result = await runLinkifier(linkifier, parts);
+		assertPartsEqual(result, [
+			'npx tsx index.ts eval primer.eval.json --repo .'
+		]);
+	});
+
 	test(`Should not unlinkify text inside of code blocks`, async () => {
 		const linkifier = createTestLinkifierService().createLinkifier(emptyContext);