diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/util/textRendering.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/util/textRendering.ts
index bc4b7ad1b5f..2918a7de54c 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/util/textRendering.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/util/textRendering.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ function getTagBodyText(
 		return '```\n' + text + '\n```';
 	}
 
-	const text = convertLinkTags(tag.text, filePathConverter);
+	let text = convertLinkTags(tag.text, filePathConverter);
 	switch (tag.name) {
 		case 'example': {
+			// Example text does not support `{@link}` as it is considered code.
+			// TODO: should we support it if it appears outside of an explicit code block?
+			text = asPlainText(tag.text);
+
 			// check for caption tags, fix for #79704
 			const captionTagMatches = text.match(/<caption>(.*?)<\/caption>\s*(\r\n|\n)/);
 			if (captionTagMatches && captionTagMatches.index === 0) {
@@ -132,6 +136,13 @@ function getTagBody(tag: Proto.JSDocTagInfo, filePathConverter: IFilePathToResou
 	return (convertLinkTags(tag.text, filePathConverter)).split(/^(\S+)\s*-?\s*/);
 }
 
+function asPlainText(parts: readonly Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[] | string): string {
+	if (typeof parts === 'string') {
+		return parts;
+	}
+	return parts.map(part => part.text).join('');
+}
+
 export function asPlainTextWithLinks(
 	parts: readonly Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[] | string,
 	filePathConverter: IFilePathToResourceConverter,
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/unit/textRendering.test.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/unit/textRendering.test.ts
index 2354bb7f589..b13f682f715 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/unit/textRendering.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/unit/textRendering.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const noopToResource: IFilePathToResourceConverter = {
 };
 
 suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
-	test('Should ignore hyphens after a param tag', async () => {
+	test('Should ignore hyphens after a param tag', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			tagsToMarkdown([
 				{
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			'*@param* `a` — b');
 	});
 
-	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link', async () => {
+	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			documentationToMarkdown(
 				'x {@link http://www.example.com/foo} y {@link https://api.jquery.com/bind/#bind-eventType-eventData-handler} z',
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			'x [http://www.example.com/foo](http://www.example.com/foo) y [https://api.jquery.com/bind/#bind-eventType-eventData-handler](https://api.jquery.com/bind/#bind-eventType-eventData-handler) z');
 	});
 
-	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link with text', async () => {
+	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link with text', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			documentationToMarkdown(
 				'x {@link http://www.example.com/foo abc xyz} y {@link http://www.example.com/bar|b a z} z',
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			'x [abc xyz](http://www.example.com/foo) y [b a z](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
 	});
 
-	test('Should treat @linkcode jsdocs links as monospace', async () => {
+	test('Should treat @linkcode jsdocs links as monospace', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			documentationToMarkdown(
 				'x {@linkcode http://www.example.com/foo} y {@linkplain http://www.example.com/bar} z',
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			'x [`http://www.example.com/foo`](http://www.example.com/foo) y [http://www.example.com/bar](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
 	});
 
-	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link in param tag', async () => {
+	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link in param tag', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			tagsToMarkdown([
 				{
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			'*@param* `a` — x [abc xyz](http://www.example.com/foo) y [b a z](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
 	});
 
-	test('Should ignore unclosed jsdocs @link', async () => {
+	test('Should ignore unclosed jsdocs @link', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			documentationToMarkdown(
 				'x {@link http://www.example.com/foo y {@link http://www.example.com/bar bar} z',
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			'x {@link http://www.example.com/foo y [bar](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
 	});
 
-	test('Should support non-ascii characters in parameter name (#90108)', async () => {
+	test('Should support non-ascii characters in parameter name (#90108)', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			tagsToMarkdown([
 				{
@@ -135,7 +135,35 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	test('Should render @linkcode symbol name as code', async () => {
+	test('Should not render @link inside of @example #187768', () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			tagsToMarkdown([
+				{
+					"name": "example",
+					"text": [
+						{
+							"text": "1 + 1 ",
+							"kind": "text"
+						},
+						{
+							"text": "{@link ",
+							"kind": "link"
+						},
+						{
+							"text": "foo",
+							"kind": "linkName"
+						},
+						{
+							"text": "}",
+							"kind": "link"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			], noopToResource),
+			'*@example*  \n```\n1 + 1 {@link foo}\n```');
+	});
+
+	test('Should render @linkcode symbol name as code', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			asPlainTextWithLinks([
 				{ "text": "a ", "kind": "text" },
@@ -155,7 +183,7 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			'a [`dog`](command:_typescript.openJsDocLink?%5B%7B%22file%22%3A%7B%22path%22%3A%22%2Fpath%2Ffile.ts%22%2C%22scheme%22%3A%22file%22%7D%2C%22position%22%3A%7B%22line%22%3A6%2C%22character%22%3A4%7D%7D%5D) b');
 	});
 
-	test('Should render @linkcode text as code', async () => {
+	test('Should render @linkcode text as code', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(
 			asPlainTextWithLinks([
 				{ "text": "a ", "kind": "text" },