diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index fc6597a0d4..2dde66c970 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@
                 "title": "Open Docs",
                 "category": "rust-analyzer"
             },
+            {
+                "command": "rust-analyzer.openExternalDocs",
+                "title": "Open External Docs",
+                "category": "rust-analyzer"
+            },
             {
                 "command": "rust-analyzer.openCargoToml",
                 "title": "Open Cargo.toml",
@@ -260,12 +265,12 @@
             },
             {
                 "command": "rust-analyzer.moveItemUp",
-                "title": "Move item up",
+                "title": "Move Item Up",
                 "category": "rust-analyzer"
             },
             {
                 "command": "rust-analyzer.moveItemDown",
-                "title": "Move item down",
+                "title": "Move Item Down",
                 "category": "rust-analyzer"
             },
             {
diff --git a/editors/code/src/commands.ts b/editors/code/src/commands.ts
index 4d5c3cf457..7e24de664e 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/commands.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/commands.ts
@@ -948,27 +948,51 @@ export function openDocs(ctx: CtxInit): Cmd {
         const position = editor.selection.active;
         const textDocument = { uri: editor.document.uri.toString() };
 
-        const doclinks = await client.sendRequest(ra.openDocs, { position, textDocument });
+        const docLinks = await client.sendRequest(ra.openDocs, { position, textDocument });
+        log.debug(docLinks);
 
         let fileType = vscode.FileType.Unknown;
-        if (typeof doclinks.local === "string") {
+        if (docLinks.local !== undefined) {
             try {
-                fileType = (await vscode.workspace.fs.stat(vscode.Uri.parse(doclinks.local))).type;
+                fileType = (await vscode.workspace.fs.stat(vscode.Uri.parse(docLinks.local))).type;
             } catch (e) {
                 log.debug("stat() threw error. Falling back to web version", e);
             }
         }
 
-        let doclink;
-        if (fileType & vscode.FileType.File) {
-            // file does exist locally
-            doclink = doclinks.local;
-        } else {
-            doclink = doclinks.web;
+        let docLink = fileType & vscode.FileType.File ? docLinks.local : docLinks.web;
+        if (docLink) {
+            // instruct vscode to handle the vscode-remote link directly
+            if (docLink.startsWith("vscode-remote://")) {
+                docLink = docLink.replace("vscode-remote://", "vscode://vscode-remote/");
+            }
+            const docUri = vscode.Uri.parse(docLink);
+            await vscode.env.openExternal(docUri);
         }
+    };
+}
 
-        if (doclink != null) {
-            await vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse(doclink));
+export function openExternalDocs(ctx: CtxInit): Cmd {
+    return async () => {
+        const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+        if (!editor) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const client = ctx.client;
+
+        const position = editor.selection.active;
+        const textDocument = { uri: editor.document.uri.toString() };
+
+        const docLinks = await client.sendRequest(ra.openDocs, { position, textDocument });
+
+        let docLink = docLinks.web;
+        if (docLink) {
+            // instruct vscode to handle the vscode-remote link directly
+            if (docLink.startsWith("vscode-remote://")) {
+                docLink = docLink.replace("vscode-remote://", "vscode://vscode-remote/");
+            }
+            const docUri = vscode.Uri.parse(docLink);
+            await vscode.env.openExternal(docUri);
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/editors/code/src/lsp_ext.ts b/editors/code/src/lsp_ext.ts
index a1cd88b89c..f959a76639 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/lsp_ext.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/lsp_ext.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ export interface FetchDependencyListParams {}
 
 export interface FetchDependencyListResult {
     crates: {
-        name: string | undefined;
-        version: string | undefined;
+        name?: string;
+        version?: string;
         path: string;
     }[];
 }
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ export const openCargoToml = new lc.RequestType<OpenCargoTomlParams, lc.Location
     "experimental/openCargoToml",
 );
 export interface DocsUrls {
-    local: string | void;
-    web: string | void;
+    local?: string;
+    web?: string;
 }
 export const openDocs = new lc.RequestType<lc.TextDocumentPositionParams, DocsUrls, void>(
     "experimental/externalDocs",
diff --git a/editors/code/src/main.ts b/editors/code/src/main.ts
index ee5e5b1b80..5de5aabc39 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/main.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/main.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ function createCommands(): Record<string, CommandFactory> {
         debug: { enabled: commands.debug },
         newDebugConfig: { enabled: commands.newDebugConfig },
         openDocs: { enabled: commands.openDocs },
+        openExternalDocs: { enabled: commands.openExternalDocs },
         openCargoToml: { enabled: commands.openCargoToml },
         peekTests: { enabled: commands.peekTests },
         moveItemUp: { enabled: commands.moveItemUp },