diff --git a/editors/vscode/client/linter.ts b/editors/vscode/client/linter.ts
index 151bf0a226212..43022e39903c9 100644
--- a/editors/vscode/client/linter.ts
+++ b/editors/vscode/client/linter.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { ConfigService } from './ConfigService';
 import { VSCodeConfig } from './VSCodeConfig';
 import { OxcCommands } from './commands';
+import { runExecutable } from './lsp_helper';
 
 const languageClientName = 'oxc';
 
@@ -90,40 +91,9 @@ export async function activate(
     return process.env.SERVER_PATH_DEV ?? join(context.extensionPath, `./target/release/oxc_language_server${ext}`);
   }
 
-  const nodePath = configService.vsCodeConfig.nodePath;
-  const serverEnv: Record<string, string> = {
-    ...process.env,
-    RUST_LOG: process.env.RUST_LOG || 'info',
-  };
-  if (nodePath) {
-    serverEnv.PATH = `${nodePath}${process.platform === 'win32' ? ';' : ':'}${process.env.PATH ?? ''}`;
-  }
-
   const path = await findBinary();
-  const isNode = path.endsWith('.js') || path.endsWith('.cjs') || path.endsWith('.mjs');
-
-  const run: Executable = isNode
-    ? {
-        command: 'node',
-        args: [path!, '--lsp'],
-        options: {
-          env: serverEnv,
-        },
-      }
-    : {
-        command: path!,
-        args: ['--lsp'],
-        options: {
-          // On Windows we need to run the binary in a shell to be able to execute the shell npm bin script.
-          // Searching for the right `.exe` file inside `node_modules/` is not reliable as it depends on
-          // the package manager used (npm, yarn, pnpm, etc) and the package version.
-          // The npm bin script is a shell script that points to the actual binary.
-          // Security: We validated the userDefinedBinary in `configService.getUserServerBinPath()`.
-          shell: process.platform === 'win32',
-          env: serverEnv,
-        },
-      };
 
+  const run: Executable = runExecutable(path, configService.vsCodeConfig.nodePath);
   const serverOptions: ServerOptions = {
     run,
     debug: run,
diff --git a/editors/vscode/client/lsp_helper.ts b/editors/vscode/client/lsp_helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9c61ebc06de18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/vscode/client/lsp_helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Executable } from 'vscode-languageclient/node';
+
+export function runExecutable(path: string, nodePath?: string): Executable {
+  const serverEnv: Record<string, string> = {
+    ...process.env,
+    RUST_LOG: process.env.RUST_LOG || 'info',
+  };
+  if (nodePath) {
+    serverEnv.PATH = `${nodePath}${process.platform === 'win32' ? ';' : ':'}${process.env.PATH ?? ''}`;
+  }
+  const isNode = path.endsWith('.js') || path.endsWith('.cjs') || path.endsWith('.mjs');
+
+  return isNode
+    ? {
+        command: 'node',
+        args: [path, '--lsp'],
+        options: {
+          env: serverEnv,
+        },
+      }
+    : {
+        command: path,
+        args: ['--lsp'],
+        options: {
+          // On Windows we need to run the binary in a shell to be able to execute the shell npm bin script.
+          // Searching for the right `.exe` file inside `node_modules/` is not reliable as it depends on
+          // the package manager used (npm, yarn, pnpm, etc) and the package version.
+          // The npm bin script is a shell script that points to the actual binary.
+          // Security: We validated the userDefinedBinary in `configService.getUserServerBinPath()`.
+          shell: process.platform === 'win32',
+          env: serverEnv,
+        },
+      };
+}
diff --git a/editors/vscode/tests/lsp_helper.spec.ts b/editors/vscode/tests/lsp_helper.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d01203491e2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/vscode/tests/lsp_helper.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { strictEqual } from 'assert';
+import { runExecutable } from '../client/lsp_helper';
+
+suite('runExecutable', () => {
+  const originalPlatform = process.platform;
+  const originalEnv = process.env;
+
+  teardown(() => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, 'platform', { value: originalPlatform });
+    process.env = originalEnv;
+  });
+
+  test('should create Node.js executable for .js files', () => {
+    const result = runExecutable('/path/to/server.js');
+
+    strictEqual(result.command, 'node');
+    strictEqual(result.args?.[0], '/path/to/server.js');
+    strictEqual(result.args?.[1], '--lsp');
+  });
+
+  test('should create Node.js executable for .cjs files', () => {
+    const result = runExecutable('/path/to/server.cjs');
+
+    strictEqual(result.command, 'node');
+    strictEqual(result.args?.[0], '/path/to/server.cjs');
+    strictEqual(result.args?.[1], '--lsp');
+  });
+
+  test('should create Node.js executable for .mjs files', () => {
+    const result = runExecutable('/path/to/server.mjs');
+
+    strictEqual(result.command, 'node');
+    strictEqual(result.args?.[0], '/path/to/server.mjs');
+    strictEqual(result.args?.[1], '--lsp');
+  });
+
+  test('should create binary executable for non-Node files', () => {
+    const result = runExecutable('/path/to/oxc-language-server');
+
+    strictEqual(result.command, '/path/to/oxc-language-server');
+    strictEqual(result.args?.[0], '--lsp');
+    strictEqual(result.options?.shell, false);
+  });
+
+  test('should use shell on Windows for binary executables', () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, 'platform', { value: 'win32' });
+
+    const result = runExecutable('/path/to/oxc-language-server');
+
+    strictEqual(result.options?.shell, true);
+  });
+
+  test('should prepend nodePath to PATH', () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, 'platform', { value: 'linux' });
+    process.env.PATH = '/usr/bin:/bin';
+
+    const result = runExecutable('/path/to/server', '/custom/node/path');
+
+    strictEqual(result.options?.env?.PATH, '/custom/node/path:/usr/bin:/bin');
+  });
+});