diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/anthropic.claude-code/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/anthropic.claude-code/default.nix
index 36f9f60e86ec..dfc8e06d2972 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/anthropic.claude-code/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/anthropic.claude-code/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  claude-code,
   vscode-utils,
 }:
 
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
     hash = "sha256-xN87LR64kikBu0M5pST0PbV7+YwB1ncTzmfGk4PEwNs=";
   };
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    rm -f "$out/$installPrefix/resources/native-binary/claude"*
+    ln -s "${claude-code}/bin/claude" "$out/$installPrefix/resources/native-binary/claude"
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Harness the power of Claude Code without leaving your IDE";
     homepage = "https://docs.anthropic.com/s/claude-code";