diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css
index 8d1e2b5cc84a6..a70f773c3b8ef 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css
@@ -63,15 +63,6 @@
 			-webkit-user-select: text;
 
 			.rendered-markdown {
-				a {
-					color: var(--vscode-textLink-foreground);
-				}
-
-				a:hover,
-				a:active {
-					color: var(--vscode-textLink-activeForeground);
-				}
-
 				p {
 					margin: 0;
 				}
@@ -95,6 +86,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+.interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container .rendered-markdown a {
+	color: var(--vscode-textLink-foreground);
+}
+
+.interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container .rendered-markdown a:hover,
+.interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container .rendered-markdown a:active {
+	color: var(--vscode-textLink-activeForeground);
+}
+
 .interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container.chat-question-carousel-collapsed {
 	.chat-question-carousel-content {
 		.chat-question-description,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/browser/componentFixtures/chat/chatQuestionCarousel.fixture.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/browser/componentFixtures/chat/chatQuestionCarousel.fixture.ts
index 82c998e822d2d..7b989d831fad6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/browser/componentFixtures/chat/chatQuestionCarousel.fixture.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/browser/componentFixtures/chat/chatQuestionCarousel.fixture.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as dom from '../../../../../base/browser/dom.js';
+import { MarkdownString } from '../../../../../base/common/htmlContent.js';
 import { IMarkdownRendererService, MarkdownRendererService } from '../../../../../platform/markdown/browser/markdownRenderer.js';
 import { IChatQuestion, IChatQuestionCarousel } from '../../../../contrib/chat/common/chatService/chatService.js';
 import { ChatQuestionCarouselPart, IChatQuestionCarouselOptions } from '../../../../contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/chatQuestionCarouselPart.js';
@@ -123,6 +124,19 @@ const multiSelectQuestion: IChatQuestion = {
 	defaultValue: ['lint', 'fmt'],
 };
 
+const markdownLinksQuestion: IChatQuestion = {
+	id: 'review-results',
+	type: 'text',
+	title: 'Review results',
+	message: new MarkdownString('Review the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs) before continuing.'),
+	detailedMessage: new MarkdownString([
+		'Related resources:',
+		'',
+		'- [VS Code repository](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode)',
+		'- [Extension API](https://code.visualstudio.com/api)',
+	].join('\n')),
+};
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Fixtures
 // ============================================================================
@@ -157,6 +171,15 @@ export default defineThemedFixtureGroup({ path: 'chat/' }, {
 		render: (context) => renderCarousel(context, createCarousel([singleSelectQuestion], false)),
 	}),
 
+	MarkdownLinks: defineComponentFixture({
+		labels: { kind: 'screenshot' },
+		render: (context) => {
+			const carousel = createCarousel([markdownLinksQuestion]);
+			carousel.message = new MarkdownString('See the [question guidance](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/chat-agent-mode) for more information.');
+			renderCarousel(context, carousel);
+		},
+	}),
+
 	SubmittedSummary: defineComponentFixture({
 		labels: { kind: 'screenshot' },
 		render: (context) => {