diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatWidget.ts
index fad3466eefe..9209fb404c0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatWidget.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export class InlineChatWidget {
 				renderStyle: 'minimal',
 				renderInputOnTop: false,
 				renderFollowups: true,
-				supportsFileReferences: true,
+				supportsFileReferences: false,
 				filter: item => !isWelcomeVM(item),
 				...options.chatWidgetViewOptions
 			},