diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/backLayerWebView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/backLayerWebView.ts
index dedbe999773..e3e541e1d9f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/backLayerWebView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/backLayerWebView.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import { preloadsScriptStr, RendererMetadata } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebo
 import { transformWebviewThemeVars } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/webviewThemeMapping';
 import { MarkupCellViewModel } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/viewModel/markupCellViewModel';
 import { CellUri, INotebookRendererInfo, NotebookSetting, RendererMessagingSpec } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon';
-import { INotebookExecutionStateService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookExecutionStateService';
 import { INotebookKernel } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookKernelService';
 import { IScopedRendererMessaging } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookRendererMessagingService';
 import { INotebookService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookService';
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ export class BackLayerWebView<T extends ICommonCellInfo> extends Disposable {
 		@ILanguageService private readonly languageService: ILanguageService,
 		@IWorkspaceContextService private readonly workspaceContextService: IWorkspaceContextService,
 		@IEditorGroupsService private readonly editorGroupService: IEditorGroupsService,
-		@INotebookExecutionStateService notebookExecutionStateService: INotebookExecutionStateService
 	) {
 		super();
 
@@ -859,7 +857,9 @@ var requirejs = (function() {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const defaultDir = dirname(this.documentUri);
+		const defaultDir = this.documentUri.scheme === Schemas.vscodeInteractive ?
+			this.workspaceContextService.getWorkspace().folders[0]?.uri ?? await this.fileDialogService.defaultFilePath() :
+			dirname(this.documentUri);
 		let defaultName: string;
 		if (event.downloadName) {
 			defaultName = event.downloadName;