diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 7d3fdc548ef..0682ec27509 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -1505,9 +1505,9 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension, 'chatParticipantPrivate');
 				return _asExtensionEvent(extHostChatAgents2.onDidDisposeChatSession)(listeners, thisArgs, disposables);
 			},
-			registerChatSessionsProvider(provider: vscode.ChatSessionsProvider) {
+			registerChatSessionItemProvider(chatSessionType: string, provider: vscode.ChatSessionItemProvider) {
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension, 'chatSessionsProvider');
-				return extHostChatSessions.registerChatSessionsProvider(provider);
+				return extHostChatSessions.registerChatSessionItemProvider(chatSessionType, provider);
 			},
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts
index 50aa6c41b43..75404ae85dc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts
@@ -3,30 +3,23 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { Disposable, DisposableStore } from '../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
-import { createDecorator } from '../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
-import { IExtHostRpcService } from './extHostRpcService.js';
-import { ExtHostChatSessionsShape, MainContext, MainThreadChatSessionsShape } from './extHost.protocol.js';
 import type * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import { ILogService } from '../../../platform/log/common/log.js';
-import { Proxied } from '../../services/extensions/common/proxyIdentifier.js';
-import { ExtHostCommands } from './extHostCommands.js';
+import { Disposable, DisposableStore } from '../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
 import { MarshalledId } from '../../../base/common/marshallingIds.js';
 import { URI } from '../../../base/common/uri.js';
+import { ILogService } from '../../../platform/log/common/log.js';
+import { Proxied } from '../../services/extensions/common/proxyIdentifier.js';
+import { ExtHostChatSessionsShape, MainContext, MainThreadChatSessionsShape } from './extHost.protocol.js';
+import { ExtHostCommands } from './extHostCommands.js';
+import { IExtHostRpcService } from './extHostRpcService.js';
+import { IChatSessionContent } from '../../contrib/chat/common/chatSessionsService.js';
 
-export interface IExtHostChatSessions extends ExtHostChatSessionsShape {
-	registerChatSessionsProvider(provider: vscode.ChatSessionsProvider): vscode.Disposable;
-	$provideChatSessions(handle: number, token: vscode.CancellationToken): Promise<vscode.ChatSessionContent[]>;
-}
-export const IExtHostChatSessions = createDecorator<IExtHostChatSessions>('IExtHostChatSessions');
-
-export class ExtHostChatSessions extends Disposable implements IExtHostChatSessions {
-	declare _serviceBrand: undefined;
+export class ExtHostChatSessions extends Disposable implements ExtHostChatSessionsShape {
 
 	private readonly _proxy: Proxied<MainThreadChatSessionsShape>;
-	private readonly _statusProviders = new Map<number, { provider: vscode.ChatSessionsProvider; disposable: DisposableStore }>();
+	private readonly _statusProviders = new Map<number, { provider: vscode.ChatSessionItemProvider; disposable: DisposableStore }>();
 	private _nextHandle = 0;
-	private _sessionMap: Map<string, vscode.ChatSessionContent> = new Map();
+	private _sessionMap: Map<string, vscode.ChatSessionItem> = new Map();
 
 	constructor(
 		commands: ExtHostCommands,
@@ -54,32 +47,35 @@ export class ExtHostChatSessions extends Disposable implements IExtHostChatSessi
 		});
 	}
 
-	registerChatSessionsProvider(provider: vscode.ChatSessionsProvider): vscode.Disposable {
+	registerChatSessionItemProvider(chatSessionType: string, provider: vscode.ChatSessionItemProvider): vscode.Disposable {
 		const handle = this._nextHandle++;
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 
 		this._statusProviders.set(handle, { provider, disposable: disposables });
-		this._proxy.$registerChatSessionsProvider(handle, provider.chatSessionType);
+		this._proxy.$registerChatSessionsProvider(handle, chatSessionType);
 
 		return {
 			dispose: () => {
 				this._statusProviders.delete(handle);
 				disposables.dispose();
-				provider.dispose();
 				this._proxy.$unregisterChatSessionsProvider(handle);
 			}
 		};
 	}
 
-	async $provideChatSessions(handle: number, token: vscode.CancellationToken): Promise<vscode.ChatSessionContent[]> {
+	async $provideChatSessions(handle: number, token: vscode.CancellationToken): Promise<IChatSessionContent[]> {
 		const entry = this._statusProviders.get(handle);
 		if (!entry) {
 			this._logService.error(`No provider registered for handle ${handle}`);
 			return [];
 		}
 
-		const sessions = await entry.provider.provideChatSessions(token);
-		const response: vscode.ChatSessionContent[] = [];
+		const sessions = await entry.provider.provideChatSessionItems(token);
+		if (!sessions) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		const response: IChatSessionContent[] = [];
 		for (const sessionContent of sessions) {
 			if (sessionContent.uri) {
 				this._sessionMap.set(
diff --git a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts
index 364d0c231f5..19d7f1800e8 100644
--- a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts
@@ -5,30 +5,25 @@
 
 declare module 'vscode' {
 	/**
-	 * Provides a list of chat sessions
+	 * Provides a list of information about chat sessions.
 	 */
-	export interface ChatSessionsProvider extends Disposable {
+	export interface ChatSessionItemProvider {
 		/**
-		 * Type to identify providers.
+		 * Event that the provider can fire to signal that chat sessions have changed.
 		 */
-		readonly chatSessionType: string;
+		readonly onDidChangeChatSessionItems: Event<void>;
 
 		/**
-		 * Fired when chat sessions change.
+		 * Provides a list of chat sessions.
 		 */
-		readonly onDidChangeChatSessionContent: Event<void>;
-
-		/**
-		 * Provide a list of chat sessions.
-		 * */
-		provideChatSessions(token: CancellationToken): Thenable<ChatSessionContent[]>;
+		provideChatSessionItems(token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<ChatSessionItem[]>;
 	}
 
-	export interface ChatSessionContent {
+	export interface ChatSessionItem {
 		/**
-		 * Identifies the session
-		 *		 */
-		uri: Uri;
+		 * Unique identifier for the chat session.
+		 */
+		id: string;
 
 		/**
 		 * Human readable name of the session shown in the UI
@@ -42,6 +37,6 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	}
 
 	export namespace chat {
-		export function registerChatSessionsProvider(provider: ChatSessionsProvider): Disposable;
+		export function registerChatSessionItemProvider(chatSessionType: string, provider: ChatSessionItemProvider): Disposable;
 	}
 }