diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
index 4e9c0398fea..e1c8ff89069 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 
 		const edits: Proto.FileCodeEdits[] = [];
 		for (const edit of response.body) {
+			// Workaround for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/52675
+			for (const change of (edit as Proto.FileCodeEdits).textChanges) {
+				if (change.newText.match(/\/node_modules\//gi)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
 			edits.push(await this.fixEdit(edit, isDirectoryRename, oldFile, newFile));
 		}
 		return typeConverters.WorkspaceEdit.fromFileCodeEdits(this.client, edits);