diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActions.ts
index ca96a4cd1ee..9eac783512a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActions.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ import * as DOM from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
 import { INavigator } from 'vs/base/common/iterator';
 import { createKeybinding, ResolvedKeybinding } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
-import { normalizeDriveLetter } from 'vs/base/common/labels';
-import { Schemas } from 'vs/base/common/network';
-import { normalize } from 'vs/base/common/path';
 import { isWindows, OS } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { repeat } from 'vs/base/common/strings';
-import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
 import { IClipboardService } from 'vs/platform/clipboard/common/clipboardService';
+import { ILabelService } from 'vs/platform/label/common/label';
 import { ICommandHandler } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
@@ -667,14 +664,11 @@ export class ReplaceAction extends AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction {
 	}
 }
 
-function uriToClipboardString(resource: URI): string {
-	return resource.scheme === Schemas.file ? normalize(normalizeDriveLetter(resource.fsPath)) : resource.toString();
-}
-
 export const copyPathCommand: ICommandHandler = async (accessor, fileMatch: FileMatch | FolderMatch) => {
 	const clipboardService = accessor.get(IClipboardService);
+	const labelService = accessor.get(ILabelService);
 
-	const text = uriToClipboardString(fileMatch.resource);
+	const text = labelService.getUriLabel(fileMatch.resource, { noPrefix: true });
 	await clipboardService.writeText(text);
 };
 
@@ -706,25 +700,26 @@ function matchToString(match: Match, indent = 0): string {
 }
 
 const lineDelimiter = isWindows ? '\r\n' : '\n';
-function fileMatchToString(fileMatch: FileMatch, maxMatches: number): { text: string, count: number } {
+function fileMatchToString(fileMatch: FileMatch, maxMatches: number, labelService: ILabelService): { text: string, count: number } {
 	const matchTextRows = fileMatch.matches()
 		.sort(searchMatchComparer)
 		.slice(0, maxMatches)
 		.map(match => matchToString(match, 2));
+	const uriString = labelService.getUriLabel(fileMatch.resource, { noPrefix: true });
 	return {
-		text: `${uriToClipboardString(fileMatch.resource)}${lineDelimiter}${matchTextRows.join(lineDelimiter)}`,
+		text: `${uriString}${lineDelimiter}${matchTextRows.join(lineDelimiter)}`,
 		count: matchTextRows.length
 	};
 }
 
-function folderMatchToString(folderMatch: FolderMatch | BaseFolderMatch, maxMatches: number): { text: string, count: number } {
+function folderMatchToString(folderMatch: FolderMatch | BaseFolderMatch, maxMatches: number, labelService: ILabelService): { text: string, count: number } {
 	const fileResults: string[] = [];
 	let numMatches = 0;
 
 	const matches = folderMatch.matches().sort(searchMatchComparer);
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < folderMatch.fileCount() && numMatches < maxMatches; i++) {
-		const fileResult = fileMatchToString(matches[i], maxMatches - numMatches);
+		const fileResult = fileMatchToString(matches[i], maxMatches - numMatches, labelService);
 		numMatches += fileResult.count;
 		fileResults.push(fileResult.text);
 	}
@@ -738,14 +733,15 @@ function folderMatchToString(folderMatch: FolderMatch | BaseFolderMatch, maxMatc
 const maxClipboardMatches = 1e4;
 export const copyMatchCommand: ICommandHandler = async (accessor, match: RenderableMatch) => {
 	const clipboardService = accessor.get(IClipboardService);
+	const labelService = accessor.get(ILabelService);
 
 	let text: string | undefined;
 	if (match instanceof Match) {
 		text = matchToString(match);
 	} else if (match instanceof FileMatch) {
-		text = fileMatchToString(match, maxClipboardMatches).text;
+		text = fileMatchToString(match, maxClipboardMatches, labelService).text;
 	} else if (match instanceof BaseFolderMatch) {
-		text = folderMatchToString(match, maxClipboardMatches).text;
+		text = folderMatchToString(match, maxClipboardMatches, labelService).text;
 	}
 
 	if (text) {
@@ -753,12 +749,12 @@ export const copyMatchCommand: ICommandHandler = async (accessor, match: Rendera
 	}
 };
 
-function allFolderMatchesToString(folderMatches: Array<FolderMatch | BaseFolderMatch>, maxMatches: number): string {
+function allFolderMatchesToString(folderMatches: Array<FolderMatch | BaseFolderMatch>, maxMatches: number, labelService: ILabelService): string {
 	const folderResults: string[] = [];
 	let numMatches = 0;
 	folderMatches = folderMatches.sort(searchMatchComparer);
 	for (let i = 0; i < folderMatches.length && numMatches < maxMatches; i++) {
-		const folderResult = folderMatchToString(folderMatches[i], maxMatches - numMatches);
+		const folderResult = folderMatchToString(folderMatches[i], maxMatches - numMatches, labelService);
 		if (folderResult.count) {
 			numMatches += folderResult.count;
 			folderResults.push(folderResult.text);
@@ -772,12 +768,13 @@ export const copyAllCommand: ICommandHandler = async (accessor) => {
 	const viewletService = accessor.get(IViewletService);
 	const panelService = accessor.get(IPanelService);
 	const clipboardService = accessor.get(IClipboardService);
+	const labelService = accessor.get(ILabelService);
 
 	const searchView = getSearchView(viewletService, panelService);
 	if (searchView) {
 		const root = searchView.searchResult;
 
-		const text = allFolderMatchesToString(root.folderMatches(), maxClipboardMatches);
+		const text = allFolderMatchesToString(root.folderMatches(), maxClipboardMatches, labelService);
 		await clipboardService.writeText(text);
 	}
 };