diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatAccessibleView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatAccessibleView.ts
index 91a719e1999..797dae2825d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatAccessibleView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatAccessibleView.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { AccessibleViewProviderId, AccessibleViewType } from 'vs/platform/access
 import { AccessibilityVerbositySettingId } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/accessibility/browser/accessibilityConfiguration';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { IAccessibleViewImplentation } from 'vs/platform/accessibility/browser/accessibleViewRegistry';
+import { MarkdownString } from 'vs/base/common/htmlContent';
+import { renderMarkdownAsPlaintext } from 'vs/base/browser/markdownRenderer';
 
 export class InlineChatAccessibleView implements IAccessibleViewImplentation {
 	readonly priority = 100;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export class InlineChatAccessibleView implements IAccessibleViewImplentation {
 		return {
 			id: AccessibleViewProviderId.InlineChat,
 			verbositySettingKey: AccessibilityVerbositySettingId.InlineChat,
-			provideContent(): string { return responseContent; },
+			provideContent(): string { return renderMarkdownAsPlaintext(new MarkdownString(responseContent), true); },
 			onClose() {
 				controller.focus();
 			},