diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts
index 98553ef0ba2..82f63370fe0 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/refactor.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class MoveToFileRefactorCommand implements Command {
 		if (response.type !== 'response' || !response.body) {
 			return;
 		}
-		const defaultUri = vscode.Uri.joinPath(Utils.dirname(document.uri), response.body.newFileName);
+		const defaultUri = this.client.toResource(response.body.newFileName);
 
 		const selectExistingFileItem: vscode.QuickPickItem = {
 			label: vscode.l10n.t("Select existing file..."),