diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
index 369ae5e721..9cfeddd5ea 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
@@ -614,7 +614,10 @@ const ChatTextArea = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, ChatTextAreaProps>(
 				e.preventDefault()
 				setIsDraggingOver(false)
 
-				const text = e.dataTransfer.getData("application/vnd.code.uri-list")
+				const textFieldList = e.dataTransfer.getData("text")
+				const textUriList = e.dataTransfer.getData("application/vnd.code.uri-list")
+				// When textFieldList is empty, it may attempt to use textUriList obtained from drag-and-drop tabs; if not empty, it will use textFieldList.
+				const text = textFieldList || textUriList
 				if (text) {
 					// Split text on newlines to handle multiple files
 					const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/).filter((line) => line.trim() !== "")
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/utils/path-mentions.ts b/webview-ui/src/utils/path-mentions.ts
index 1afa76156a..3a499688d6 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/utils/path-mentions.ts
+++ b/webview-ui/src/utils/path-mentions.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,20 @@
  * @returns A mention-friendly path
  */
 export function convertToMentionPath(path: string, cwd?: string): string {
-	// Strip file:// protocol if present
-	let pathWithoutProtocol = path.startsWith("file://") ? path.substring(7) : path
+	// Strip file:// or vscode-remote:// protocol if present
+	let pathWithoutProtocol = path
+
+	if (path.startsWith("file://")) {
+		pathWithoutProtocol = path.substring(7)
+	} else if (path.startsWith("vscode-remote://")) {
+		const protocolStripped = path.substring("vscode-remote://".length)
+		const firstSlashIndex = protocolStripped.indexOf("/")
+		if (firstSlashIndex !== -1) {
+			pathWithoutProtocol = protocolStripped.substring(firstSlashIndex + 1)
+		} else {
+			pathWithoutProtocol = ""
+		}
+	}
 
 	try {
 		pathWithoutProtocol = decodeURIComponent(pathWithoutProtocol)