diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/16461.md b/news/1 Enhancements/16461.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58f5ca182794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1 Enhancements/16461.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support starting a TensorBoard session with a remote URL hosting log files.
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diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index d09b730f5f72..6951ff1bf83a 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -252,5 +252,7 @@
     "TensorBoard.installProfilerPluginPrompt": "We recommend installing the PyTorch Profiler TensorBoard plugin. Would you like to install the package?",
     "TensorBoard.upgradePrompt": "Integrated TensorBoard support is only available for TensorBoard >= 2.4.1. Would you like to upgrade your copy of TensorBoard?",
     "TensorBoard.launchNativeTensorBoardSessionCodeAction": "Launch TensorBoard session",
-    "TensorBoard.launchNativeTensorBoardSessionCodeLens": "▶ Launch TensorBoard Session"
+    "TensorBoard.launchNativeTensorBoardSessionCodeLens": "▶ Launch TensorBoard Session",
+    "TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrl": "Enter remote URL",
+    "TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrlDetail": "Enter a URL pointing to a remote directory containing your TensorBoard log files"
 }
diff --git a/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts b/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
index c61d7178f976..be080651925d 100644
--- a/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ export namespace Jupyter {
 }
 
 export namespace TensorBoard {
+    export const enterRemoteUrl = localize('TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrl', 'Enter remote URL');
+    export const enterRemoteUrlDetail = localize(
+        'TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrlDetail',
+        'Enter a URL pointing to a remote directory containing your TensorBoard log files',
+    );
     export const useCurrentWorkingDirectoryDetail = localize(
         'TensorBoard.useCurrentWorkingDirectoryDetail',
         'TensorBoard will search for tfevent files in all subdirectories of the current working directory',
diff --git a/src/client/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.ts b/src/client/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.ts
index 8a9598f67f75..2a05f6dc0b48 100644
--- a/src/client/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.ts
+++ b/src/client/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.ts
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ export class TensorBoardSession {
         return tensorboardInstallStatus === ProductInstallStatus.Installed;
     }
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
     private async showFilePicker(): Promise<string | undefined> {
         const selection = await this.applicationShell.showOpenDialog({
             canSelectFiles: false,
@@ -285,6 +284,8 @@ export class TensorBoardSession {
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
     private getQuickPickItems(logDir: string | undefined) {
+        const items = [];
+
         if (logDir) {
             const useCwd = {
                 label: TensorBoard.useCurrentWorkingDirectory(),
@@ -294,13 +295,21 @@ export class TensorBoardSession {
                 label: TensorBoard.selectAnotherFolder(),
                 detail: TensorBoard.selectAnotherFolderDetail(),
             };
-            return [useCwd, selectAnotherFolder];
+            items.push(useCwd, selectAnotherFolder);
+        } else {
+            const selectAFolder = {
+                label: TensorBoard.selectAFolder(),
+                detail: TensorBoard.selectAFolderDetail(),
+            };
+            items.push(selectAFolder);
         }
-        const selectAFolder = {
-            label: TensorBoard.selectAFolder(),
-            detail: TensorBoard.selectAFolderDetail(),
-        };
-        return [selectAFolder];
+
+        items.push({
+            label: TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrl(),
+            detail: TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrlDetail(),
+        });
+
+        return items;
     }
 
     // Display a quickpick asking the user to acknowledge our autopopulated log directory or
@@ -319,6 +328,7 @@ export class TensorBoardSession {
         const useCurrentWorkingDirectory = TensorBoard.useCurrentWorkingDirectory();
         const selectAFolder = TensorBoard.selectAFolder();
         const selectAnotherFolder = TensorBoard.selectAnotherFolder();
+        const enterRemoteUrl = TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrl();
         const items: QuickPickItem[] = this.getQuickPickItems(logDir);
         const item = await this.applicationShell.showQuickPick(items, {
             canPickMany: false,
@@ -331,6 +341,10 @@ export class TensorBoardSession {
             case selectAFolder:
             case selectAnotherFolder:
                 return this.showFilePicker();
+            case enterRemoteUrl:
+                return this.applicationShell.showInputBox({
+                    prompt: TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrlDetail(),
+                });
             default:
                 return undefined;
         }
diff --git a/src/test/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.test.ts b/src/test/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.test.ts
index 3926b04021c1..707b88ac8811 100644
--- a/src/test/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/tensorBoard/tensorBoardSession.test.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ suite('TensorBoard session creation', async () => {
             assert.ok(daemon?.killed, 'TensorBoard session process not killed after webview closed');
         });
         test('When user selects file picker, display file picker', async () => {
-            errorMessageStub = sandbox.stub(applicationShell, 'showErrorMessage');
             // Stub user selections
             sandbox.stub(applicationShell, 'showQuickPick').resolves({ label: TensorBoard.selectAnotherFolder() });
             const filePickerStub = sandbox.stub(applicationShell, 'showOpenDialog');
@@ -150,6 +149,22 @@ suite('TensorBoard session creation', async () => {
 
             assert.ok(filePickerStub.called, 'User requests to select another folder and file picker was not shown');
         });
+        test('When user selects remote URL, display input box', async () => {
+            sandbox.stub(applicationShell, 'showQuickPick').resolves({ label: TensorBoard.enterRemoteUrl() });
+            const inputBoxStub = sandbox.stub(applicationShell, 'showInputBox');
+
+            // Create session
+            await commandManager.executeCommand(
+                'python.launchTensorBoard',
+                TensorBoardEntrypoint.palette,
+                TensorBoardEntrypointTrigger.palette,
+            );
+
+            assert.ok(
+                inputBoxStub.called,
+                'User requested to enter remote URL and input box to enter URL was not shown',
+            );
+        });
     });
     suite('Installation prompt message', async () => {
         async function createSessionAndVerifyMessage(message: string) {