diff --git a/extensions/github/src/commands.ts b/extensions/github/src/commands.ts
index 7158759c672f5..8a653e523c4ab 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/commands.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function getVscodeDevHost(): string {
 
 async function copyVscodeDevLink(gitAPI: GitAPI, useSelection: boolean, context: LinkContext, includeRange = true) {
 	try {
-		const permalink = getLink(gitAPI, useSelection, getVscodeDevHost(), undefined, context, includeRange);
+		const permalink = getLink(gitAPI, useSelection, getVscodeDevHost(), 'headlink', context, includeRange);
 		if (permalink) {
 			return vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(permalink);
 		}
diff --git a/extensions/github/src/links.ts b/extensions/github/src/links.ts
index 5cbdf2e78bccf..e689a28dc90de 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/links.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/links.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function getLink(gitAPI: GitAPI, useSelection: boolean, hostPrefix?: stri
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const blobSegment = (gitRepo.state.HEAD?.ahead === 0) ? `/blob/${linkType === 'headlink' ? gitRepo.state.HEAD.name : gitRepo.state.HEAD?.commit}` : '';
+	const blobSegment = gitRepo.state.HEAD ? (`/blob/${linkType === 'headlink' && gitRepo.state.HEAD.name ? gitRepo.state.HEAD.name : gitRepo.state.HEAD?.commit}`) : '';
 	const fileSegments = fileAndPosition.type === LinkType.File
 		? (useSelection ? `${uri.path.substring(gitRepo.rootUri.path.length)}${useRange ? rangeString(fileAndPosition.range) : ''}` : '')
 		: (useSelection ? `${uri.path.substring(gitRepo.rootUri.path.length)}${useRange ? notebookCellRangeString(fileAndPosition.cellIndex, fileAndPosition.range) : ''}` : '');