diff --git a/extensions/search-result/src/extension.ts b/extensions/search-result/src/extension.ts
index 3abaa97de56..fcc4cbba2d3 100644
--- a/extensions/search-result/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/search-result/src/extension.ts
@@ -121,9 +121,16 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
 
 function relativePathToUri(path: string, resultsUri: vscode.Uri): vscode.Uri | undefined {
-	if (pathUtils.isAbsolute(path)) { return vscode.Uri.file(path); }
+	if (pathUtils.isAbsolute(path)) {
+		return vscode.Uri
+			.file(path)
+			.with({ scheme: process.env.HOME ? 'file' : 'vscode-userdata' });
+	}
+
 	if (path.indexOf('~/') === 0) {
-		return vscode.Uri.file(pathUtils.join(process.env.HOME!, path.slice(2)));
+		return vscode.Uri
+			.file(pathUtils.join(process.env.HOME ?? '', path.slice(2)))
+			.with({ scheme: process.env.HOME ? 'file' : 'vscode-userdata' });
 	}
 
 	const uriFromFolderWithPath = (folder: vscode.WorkspaceFolder, path: string): vscode.Uri =>