diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/hover.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/hover.ts
index ecc331d08b7..2ff92d6e308 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/hover.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/hover.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import type * as Proto from '../protocol';
 import { ITypeScriptServiceClient } from '../typescriptService';
-import { tagsMarkdownPreview } from '../utils/previewer';
+import { markdownDocumentation } from '../utils/previewer';
 import * as typeConverters from '../utils/typeConverters';
 
 
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ class TypeScriptHoverProvider implements vscode.HoverProvider {
 		if (data.displayString) {
 			parts.push({ language: 'typescript', value: data.displayString });
 		}
-
-		const tags = tagsMarkdownPreview(data.tags);
-		parts.push(data.documentation + (tags ? '\n\n' + tags : ''));
+		parts.push(markdownDocumentation(data.documentation, data.tags));
 		return parts;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/previewer.test.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/previewer.test.ts
index 011187b2af4..abcdace9f60 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/previewer.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/test/previewer.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import 'mocha';
-import { tagsMarkdownPreview } from '../utils/previewer';
+import { tagsMarkdownPreview, markdownDocumentation } from '../utils/previewer';
 
 suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 	test('Should ignore hyphens after a param tag', async () => {
@@ -18,5 +18,41 @@ suite('typescript.previewer', () => {
 			]),
 			'*@param* `a` — b');
 	});
+
+	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link', async () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			markdownDocumentation('x {@link http://www.example.com/foo} y {@link https://api.jquery.com/bind/#bind-eventType-eventData-handler} z', []).value,
+			'x [http://www.example.com/foo](http://www.example.com/foo) y [https://api.jquery.com/bind/#bind-eventType-eventData-handler](https://api.jquery.com/bind/#bind-eventType-eventData-handler) z');
+	});
+
+	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link with text', async () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			markdownDocumentation('x {@link http://www.example.com/foo abc xyz} y {@link http://www.example.com/bar|b a z} z', []).value,
+			'x [abc xyz](http://www.example.com/foo) y [b a z](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
+	});
+
+	test('Should treat @linkcode jsdocs links as monospace', async () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			markdownDocumentation('x {@linkcode http://www.example.com/foo} y {@linkplain http://www.example.com/bar} z', []).value,
+			'x [`http://www.example.com/foo`](http://www.example.com/foo) y [http://www.example.com/bar](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
+	});
+
+	test('Should parse url jsdoc @link in param tag', async () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			tagsMarkdownPreview([
+				{
+					name: 'param',
+					text: 'a x {@link http://www.example.com/foo abc xyz} y {@link http://www.example.com/bar|b a z} z'
+				}
+			]),
+			'*@param* `a` — x [abc xyz](http://www.example.com/foo) y [b a z](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
+	});
+
+	test('Should ignore unclosed jsdocs @link', async () => {
+		assert.strictEqual(
+			markdownDocumentation('x {@link http://www.example.com/foo y {@link http://www.example.com/bar bar} z', []).value,
+			'x {@link http://www.example.com/foo y [bar](http://www.example.com/bar) z');
+	});
+
 });
 
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/previewer.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/previewer.ts
index e93fe83094e..f29d03189ff 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/previewer.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/previewer.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,24 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import type * as Proto from '../protocol';
 
+function replaceLinks(text: string): string {
+	return text
+		// Http(s) links
+		.replace(/\{@(link|linkplain|linkcode) (https?:\/\/[^ |}]+?)(?:[| ]([^{}\n]+?))?\}/gi, (_, tag: string, link: string, text?: string) => {
+			switch (tag) {
+				case 'linkcode':
+					return `[\`${text ? text.trim() : link}\`](${link})`;
+
+				default:
+					return `[${text ? text.trim() : link}](${link})`;
+			}
+		});
+}
+
+function processInlineTags(text: string): string {
+	return replaceLinks(text);
+}
+
 function getTagBodyText(tag: Proto.JSDocTagInfo): string | undefined {
 	if (!tag.text) {
 		return undefined;
@@ -41,7 +59,7 @@ function getTagBodyText(tag: Proto.JSDocTagInfo): string | undefined {
 			return makeCodeblock(tag.text);
 	}
 
-	return tag.text;
+	return processInlineTags(tag.text);
 }
 
 function getTagDocumentation(tag: Proto.JSDocTagInfo): string | undefined {
@@ -58,7 +76,7 @@ function getTagDocumentation(tag: Proto.JSDocTagInfo): string | undefined {
 				if (!doc) {
 					return label;
 				}
-				return label + (doc.match(/\r\n|\n/g) ? '  \n' + doc : ` — ${doc}`);
+				return label + (doc.match(/\r\n|\n/g) ? '  \n' + processInlineTags(doc) : ` — ${processInlineTags(doc)}`);
 			}
 	}
 
@@ -71,8 +89,11 @@ function getTagDocumentation(tag: Proto.JSDocTagInfo): string | undefined {
 	return label + (text.match(/\r\n|\n/g) ? '  \n' + text : ` — ${text}`);
 }
 
-export function plain(parts: Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[]): string {
-	return parts.map(part => part.text).join('');
+export function plain(parts: Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[] | string): string {
+	return processInlineTags(
+		typeof parts === 'string'
+			? parts
+			: parts.map(part => part.text).join(''));
 }
 
 export function tagsMarkdownPreview(tags: Proto.JSDocTagInfo[]): string {
@@ -80,7 +101,7 @@ export function tagsMarkdownPreview(tags: Proto.JSDocTagInfo[]): string {
 }
 
 export function markdownDocumentation(
-	documentation: Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[],
+	documentation: Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[] | string,
 	tags: Proto.JSDocTagInfo[]
 ): vscode.MarkdownString {
 	const out = new vscode.MarkdownString();
@@ -90,7 +111,7 @@ export function markdownDocumentation(
 
 export function addMarkdownDocumentation(
 	out: vscode.MarkdownString,
-	documentation: Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[] | undefined,
+	documentation: Proto.SymbolDisplayPart[] | string | undefined,
 	tags: Proto.JSDocTagInfo[] | undefined
 ): vscode.MarkdownString {
 	if (documentation) {