diff --git a/site/src/modules/resources/VSCodeDesktopButton/VSCodeDesktopButton.tsx b/site/src/modules/resources/VSCodeDesktopButton/VSCodeDesktopButton.tsx
index 73763439076bd..b1d714756eceb 100644
--- a/site/src/modules/resources/VSCodeDesktopButton/VSCodeDesktopButton.tsx
+++ b/site/src/modules/resources/VSCodeDesktopButton/VSCodeDesktopButton.tsx
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ const VSCodeButton: FC<VSCodeDesktopButtonProps> = ({
               workspace: workspaceName,
               url: location.origin,
               token: key,
+              openRecent: "true",
             });
             if (agentName) {
               query.set("agent", agentName);