diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/links.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/links.ts
index 283e8ef31a306..04e8b8aa0374c 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/links.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/links.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,17 @@ function getHoverMessage(link: Link, useMetaKey: boolean): MarkdownString {
 			: nls.localize('links.navigate.kb.alt', "alt + click");
 
 	if (link.url) {
-		const hoverMessage = new MarkdownString('', true).appendMarkdown(`[${label}](${link.url.toString()}) (${kb})`);
+		let nativeLabel = '';
+		if (/^command:/i.test(link.url.toString())) {
+			// Don't show complete command arguments in the native tooltip
+			const match = link.url.toString().match(/^command:([^?#]+)/);
+			if (match) {
+				const commandId = match[1];
+				const nativeLabelText = nls.localize('tooltip.explanation', "Execute command {0}", commandId);
+				nativeLabel = ` "${nativeLabelText}"`;
+			}
+		}
+		const hoverMessage = new MarkdownString('', true).appendMarkdown(`[${label}](${link.url.toString()}${nativeLabel}) (${kb})`);
 		return hoverMessage;
 	} else {
 		return new MarkdownString().appendText(`${label} (${kb})`);