diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts
index 89b10bb4a68..9f590365e92 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ class TunnelTreeVirtualDelegate implements ITableVirtualDelegate<ITunnelItem> {
 	}
 }
 
-function toTunnelProtocol(value: string | undefined): TunnelProtocol {
-	if (value === TunnelProtocol.Https) {
-		return TunnelProtocol.Https;
-	}
-	return TunnelProtocol.Http;
-}
-
 export interface ITunnelViewModel {
 	readonly onForwardedPortsChanged: Event<void>;
 	readonly all: TunnelItem[];
@@ -99,7 +92,8 @@ export class TunnelViewModel implements ITunnelViewModel {
 		processTooltip: '',
 		originTooltip: '',
 		privacyTooltip: '',
-		source: ''
+		source: '',
+		protocol: TunnelProtocol.Http
 	};
 
 	constructor(
@@ -430,7 +424,7 @@ class ActionBarRenderer extends Disposable implements ITableRenderer<ActionBarCe
 				[TunnelTypeContextKey.key, element.tunnel.tunnelType],
 				[TunnelCloseableContextKey.key, element.tunnel.closeable],
 				[TunnelPrivacyContextKey.key, element.tunnel.privacy],
-				[TunnelProtocolContextKey.key, toTunnelProtocol(element.tunnel.localUri?.scheme)]
+				[TunnelProtocolContextKey.key, element.tunnel.protocol]
 			];
 		const contextKeyService = this.contextKeyService.createOverlay(context);
 		const disposableStore = new DisposableStore();
@@ -551,6 +545,7 @@ class TunnelItem implements ITunnelItem {
 			tunnel.source ?? (tunnel.userForwarded ? nls.localize('tunnel.user', "User Forwarded") :
 				(type === TunnelType.Detected ? nls.localize('tunnel.staticallyForwarded', "Statically Forwarded") : nls.localize('tunnel.automatic', "Auto Forwarded"))),
 			!!tunnel.hasRunningProcess,
+			tunnel.protocol,
 			tunnel.localUri,
 			tunnel.localAddress,
 			tunnel.localPort,
@@ -568,6 +563,7 @@ class TunnelItem implements ITunnelItem {
 		public remotePort: number,
 		public source: string,
 		public hasRunningProcess: boolean,
+		public protocol: TunnelProtocol,
 		public localUri?: URI,
 		public localAddress?: string,
 		public localPort?: number,
@@ -887,7 +883,7 @@ export class TunnelPanel extends ViewPane {
 			this.tunnelTypeContext.set(item.tunnelType);
 			this.tunnelCloseableContext.set(!!item.closeable);
 			this.tunnelPrivacyContext.set(item.privacy);
-			this.tunnelProtocolContext.set(toTunnelProtocol(item.localUri?.scheme));
+			this.tunnelProtocolContext.set(item.protocol);
 			this.portChangableContextKey.set(!!item.localPort);
 		} else {
 			this.tunnelTypeContext.reset();
@@ -923,7 +919,7 @@ export class TunnelPanel extends ViewPane {
 			this.tunnelTypeContext.set(node.tunnelType);
 			this.tunnelCloseableContext.set(!!node.closeable);
 			this.tunnelPrivacyContext.set(node.privacy);
-			this.tunnelProtocolContext.set(toTunnelProtocol(node.localUri?.scheme));
+			this.tunnelProtocolContext.set(node.protocol);
 			this.portChangableContextKey.set(!!node.localPort);
 		} else {
 			this.tunnelTypeContext.set(TunnelType.Add);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
index d0867f26510..7c172bbb362 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export interface ITunnelItem {
 	remoteHost: string;
 	remotePort: number;
 	localAddress?: string;
+	protocol: TunnelProtocol;
 	localUri?: URI;
 	localPort?: number;
 	name?: string;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export interface Tunnel {
 	remotePort: number;
 	localAddress: string;
 	localUri: URI;
+	protocol: TunnelProtocol;
 	localPort?: number;
 	name?: string;
 	closeable?: boolean;
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ export class TunnelModel extends Disposable {
 						remotePort: tunnel.tunnelRemotePort,
 						remoteHost: tunnel.tunnelRemoteHost,
 						localAddress: tunnel.localAddress,
+						protocol: attributes?.get(tunnel.tunnelRemotePort)?.protocol ?? TunnelProtocol.Http,
 						localUri: await this.makeLocalUri(tunnel.localAddress, attributes?.get(tunnel.tunnelRemotePort)),
 						localPort: tunnel.tunnelLocalPort,
 						runningProcess: matchingCandidate?.detail,
@@ -432,11 +435,13 @@ export class TunnelModel extends Disposable {
 				&& !mapHasAddressLocalhostOrAllInterfaces(this.inProgress, tunnel.tunnelRemoteHost, tunnel.tunnelRemotePort)
 				&& tunnel.localAddress) {
 				const matchingCandidate = mapHasAddressLocalhostOrAllInterfaces(this._candidates ?? new Map(), tunnel.tunnelRemoteHost, tunnel.tunnelRemotePort);
+				const attributes = (await this.getAttributes([tunnel.tunnelRemotePort]))?.get(tunnel.tunnelRemotePort);
 				this.forwarded.set(key, {
 					remoteHost: tunnel.tunnelRemoteHost,
 					remotePort: tunnel.tunnelRemotePort,
 					localAddress: tunnel.localAddress,
-					localUri: await this.makeLocalUri(tunnel.localAddress, (await this.getAttributes([tunnel.tunnelRemotePort]))?.get(tunnel.tunnelRemotePort)),
+					protocol: attributes?.protocol ?? TunnelProtocol.Http,
+					localUri: await this.makeLocalUri(tunnel.localAddress, attributes),
 					localPort: tunnel.tunnelLocalPort,
 					closeable: true,
 					runningProcess: matchingCandidate?.detail,
@@ -568,6 +573,7 @@ export class TunnelModel extends Disposable {
 					name: attributes?.label ?? name,
 					closeable: true,
 					localAddress: tunnel.localAddress,
+					protocol: attributes?.protocol ?? TunnelProtocol.Http,
 					localUri: await this.makeLocalUri(tunnel.localAddress, attributes),
 					runningProcess: matchingCandidate?.detail,
 					hasRunningProcess: !!matchingCandidate,
@@ -635,6 +641,7 @@ export class TunnelModel extends Disposable {
 					remoteHost: tunnel.remoteAddress.host,
 					remotePort: tunnel.remoteAddress.port,
 					localAddress: localAddress,
+					protocol: TunnelProtocol.Http,
 					localUri: this.makeLocalUri(localAddress),
 					closeable: false,
 					runningProcess: matchingCandidate?.detail,