diff --git a/scripts/code-sessions-web.js b/scripts/code-sessions-web.js
index d7a4d691576..77c6a2b801f 100644
--- a/scripts/code-sessions-web.js
+++ b/scripts/code-sessions-web.js
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ ${importMapJson}
 				nameLong: 'Sessions (Web)',
 				enableTelemetry: false,
 			},
+			workspaceProvider: {
+				workspace: undefined,
+				open: async () => false,
+				payload: [['isSessionsWindow', 'true']],
+			},
 		});
 	</script>
 </body>
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
index d0bc952a874..e13904691e8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export class BrowserWorkbenchEnvironmentService implements IBrowserWorkbenchEnvi
 	get disableWorkspaceTrust(): boolean { return !this.options.enableWorkspaceTrust; }
 
 	@memoize
-	get isSessionsWindow(): boolean { return false; }
+	get isSessionsWindow(): boolean { return this.payload?.get('isSessionsWindow') === 'true'; }
 
 	@memoize
 	get profile(): string | undefined { return this.payload?.get('profile'); }