diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
index 9c678e4a6ec..a0c1526d308 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ class MarkdownPreview extends Disposable implements WebviewResourceProvider {
 
 
 	private async onDidClickPreviewLink(href: string) {
-		let [hrefPath, fragment] = decodeURIComponent(href).split('#');
+		const [rawPath, fragment] = href.split('#');
+		let hrefPath = decodeURIComponent(rawPath);
 
 		if (hrefPath[0] !== '/') {
 			// We perviously already resolve absolute paths.