diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
index 483f76f31..c05ad95ad 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
@@ -626,19 +626,29 @@ pub fn evaluate_repl(
                     if let Some(cwd) = stack.get_env_var(engine_state, "PWD") {
                         let path = cwd.as_string()?;
 
-                        // Communicate the path as OSC 7 (often used for spawning new tabs in the same dir)
-                        run_ansi_sequence(&format!(
-                            "\x1b]7;file://{}{}{}\x1b\\",
-                            percent_encoding::utf8_percent_encode(
-                                &hostname.unwrap_or_else(|| "localhost".to_string()),
-                                percent_encoding::CONTROLS
-                            ),
-                            if path.starts_with('/') { "" } else { "/" },
-                            percent_encoding::utf8_percent_encode(
-                                &path,
-                                percent_encoding::CONTROLS
-                            )
-                        ))?;
+                        // Supported escape sequences of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (vscode)
+                        // https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/shell-integration#_supported-escape-sequences
+                        if stack.get_env_var(engine_state, "TERM_PROGRAM")
+                            == Some(Value::test_string("vscode"))
+                        {
+                            // If we're in vscode, run their specific ansi escape sequence.
+                            // This is helpful for ctrl+g to change directories in the terminal.
+                            run_ansi_sequence(&format!("\x1b]633;P;Cwd={}\x1b\\", path))?;
+                        } else {
+                            // Otherwise, communicate the path as OSC 7 (often used for spawning new tabs in the same dir)
+                            run_ansi_sequence(&format!(
+                                "\x1b]7;file://{}{}{}\x1b\\",
+                                percent_encoding::utf8_percent_encode(
+                                    &hostname.unwrap_or_else(|| "localhost".to_string()),
+                                    percent_encoding::CONTROLS
+                                ),
+                                if path.starts_with('/') { "" } else { "/" },
+                                percent_encoding::utf8_percent_encode(
+                                    &path,
+                                    percent_encoding::CONTROLS
+                                )
+                            ))?;
+                        }
 
                         // Try to abbreviate string for windows title
                         let maybe_abbrev_path = if let Some(p) = nu_path::home_dir() {