diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Helpers/Browser/BrowserInfoServiceExtensions.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Helpers/Browser/BrowserInfoServiceExtensions.cs
index 1614273d83..40777dd391 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Helpers/Browser/BrowserInfoServiceExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Helpers/Browser/BrowserInfoServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch.Helpers.Browser;
@@ -26,6 +28,22 @@ internal static class BrowserInfoServiceExtensions
     /// </remarks>
     public static bool Open(this IBrowserInfoService browserInfoService, string url)
     {
+        // If the URL is a valid URI, attempt to open it with the default browser by invoking it through the shell.
+        if (Uri.TryCreate(url, UriKind.Absolute, out _))
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                ShellHelpers.OpenInShell(url);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogDebug($"Failed to launch the URI {url}: {ex}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Use legacy method to open the URL if it's not a well-formed URI or if the shell launch fails.
+        // This may handle cases where the URL is a search query or a custom URI scheme.
         var defaultBrowser = browserInfoService.GetDefaultBrowser();
         return defaultBrowser != null && ShellHelpers.OpenCommandInShell(defaultBrowser.Path, defaultBrowser.ArgumentsPattern, url);
     }