diff --git a/src/env/browser/execPath.ts b/src/env/browser/execPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..46b198620bb8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/env/browser/execPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function getExecPath(): string {
+	throw new Error('Cannot get exec path from webview context');
+}
diff --git a/src/env/node/execPath.ts b/src/env/node/execPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7caadba1822f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/env/node/execPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { env } from 'vscode';
+import { getPlatform } from './platform';
+
+export function getExecPath(): string {
+	if (env.appHost !== 'desktop') {
+		throw new Error('Cannot get exec path for not desktop runtime');
+	}
+	switch (getPlatform()) {
+		case 'windows':
+			// tested with vscode portable (from zip) https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/portable#_enable-portable-mode
+			return resolve(env.appRoot, '../../bin/code').replace(/\\/g, '/');
+		case 'linux':
+			return resolve(env.appRoot, '../../bin/code');
+		case 'macOS':
+			return resolve(env.appRoot, 'bin/code');
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+	switch (env.appName) {
+		case 'Visual Studio Code - Insiders':
+			return 'code-insiders';
+		case 'Visual Studio Code - Exploration':
+			return 'code-exploration';
+		case 'VSCodium':
+			return 'codium';
+		case 'Cursor':
+			return 'cursor';
+		default:
+			return 'code';
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/env/node/platform.ts b/src/env/node/platform.ts
index daec4e98ee097..65659f9bfb9de 100644
--- a/src/env/node/platform.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/platform.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const isLinux = platform === 'linux';
 export const isMac = platform === 'darwin';
 export const isWindows = platform === 'win32';
 
-export function getPlatform(): string {
+export function getPlatform(): 'windows' | 'macOS' | 'linux' | 'web' | 'unknown' {
 	if (isWindows) return 'windows';
 	if (isMac) return 'macOS';
 	if (isLinux) return 'linux';
diff --git a/src/system/-webview/vscode.ts b/src/system/-webview/vscode.ts
index 3dfc26e13f7e0..1a8325a3dfb49 100644
--- a/src/system/-webview/vscode.ts
+++ b/src/system/-webview/vscode.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 	WorkspaceFolder,
 } from 'vscode';
 import { version as codeVersion, ColorThemeKind, env, Uri, ViewColumn, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
+import { getExecPath } from '@env/execPath';
 import type { IconPath } from '../../@types/vscode.iconpath';
 import { imageMimetypes, Schemes, trackableSchemes } from '../../constants';
 import type { Container } from '../../container';
@@ -71,25 +72,8 @@ export function findOrOpenEditors(uris: Uri[], options?: TextDocumentShowOptions
 }
 
 export function getEditorCommand(): string {
-	let editor;
-	switch (env.appName) {
-		case 'Visual Studio Code - Insiders':
-			editor = 'code-insiders --wait --reuse-window';
-			break;
-		case 'Visual Studio Code - Exploration':
-			editor = 'code-exploration --wait --reuse-window';
-			break;
-		case 'VSCodium':
-			editor = 'codium --wait --reuse-window';
-			break;
-		case 'Cursor':
-			editor = 'cursor --wait --reuse-window';
-			break;
-		default:
-			editor = 'code --wait --reuse-window';
-			break;
-	}
-	return editor;
+	const escapedExecPath = getExecPath().replace(/([ ()])/gm, '\\$1');
+	return `${escapedExecPath} --wait --reuse-window`;
 }
 
 export function getEditorIfActive(document: TextDocument): TextEditor | undefined {