diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/message.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/message.tsx
index 6698e6181..f04f21d73 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/message.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/message.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ import {
   buildToolCallDisplayModel,
 } from "@/utils/tool-call-display";
 import { resolveToolCallIcon } from "@/utils/tool-call-icon";
-import { parseInlinePathToken, type InlinePathTarget } from "@/utils/inline-path";
+import {
+  parseFileProtocolUrl,
+  parseInlinePathToken,
+  type InlinePathTarget,
+} from "@/utils/inline-path";
 import { getMarkdownListMarker } from "@/utils/markdown-list";
 import { openExternalUrl } from "@/utils/open-external-url";
 import { markScrollInvestigationEvent } from "@/utils/scroll-jank-investigation";
@@ -505,6 +509,19 @@ function getInlineCodeAutoLinkUrl(
   return match.url;
 }
 
+function nodeHasParentType(parent: unknown, type: string): boolean {
+  if (Array.isArray(parent)) {
+    return parent.some((entry) => entry?.type === type);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    typeof parent === "object" &&
+    parent !== null &&
+    "type" in parent &&
+    (parent as { type?: string }).type === type
+  );
+}
+
 const turnCopyButtonStylesheet = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   container: {
     alignSelf: "flex-start",
@@ -727,16 +744,35 @@ export const AssistantMessage = memo(function AssistantMessage({
   const markdownStyles = useMemo(() => createMarkdownStyles(theme), [theme]);
 
   const markdownParser = useMemo(
-    () => MarkdownIt({ typographer: true, linkify: true }),
+    () => {
+      const parser = MarkdownIt({ typographer: true, linkify: true });
+      const defaultValidateLink = parser.validateLink.bind(parser);
+      parser.validateLink = (url: string) => {
+        if (url.trim().toLowerCase().startsWith("file://")) {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        return defaultValidateLink(url);
+      };
+      return parser;
+    },
     []
   );
 
   const handleLinkPress = useCallback((url: string) => {
+    const fileTarget = onInlinePathPress
+      ? parseFileProtocolUrl(url)
+      : null;
+    if (fileTarget) {
+      onInlinePathPress?.(fileTarget);
+      return false;
+    }
+
     void openExternalUrl(url);
     // react-native-markdown-display opens the link itself when this returns true.
     // We already handled it above, so return false to avoid duplicate opens.
     return false;
-  }, []);
+  }, [onInlinePathPress]);
 
   const markdownRules = useMemo(() => {
     return {
@@ -793,12 +829,16 @@ export const AssistantMessage = memo(function AssistantMessage({
       code_inline: (
         node: any,
         _children: ReactNode[],
-        _parent: any,
+        parent: any,
         styles: any,
         inheritedStyles: any = {}
       ) => {
         const content = node.content ?? "";
-        const parsed = onInlinePathPress
+        const isLinkedInlineCode =
+          nodeHasParentType(parent, "link") ||
+          (!Array.isArray(parent) &&
+            typeof parent?.attributes?.href === "string");
+        const parsed = onInlinePathPress && !isLinkedInlineCode
           ? parseInlinePathToken(content)
           : null;
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.test.ts b/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.test.ts
index 9569c25d2..3766d8163 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { parseInlinePathToken } from "./inline-path";
+import { parseFileProtocolUrl, parseInlinePathToken } from "./inline-path";
 
 describe("parseInlinePathToken", () => {
   it("returns null for plain paths (no line)", () => {
@@ -31,3 +31,42 @@ describe("parseInlinePathToken", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("parseFileProtocolUrl", () => {
+  it("parses file URLs with line fragments", () => {
+    expect(
+      parseFileProtocolUrl("file:///Users/test/project/src/app.tsx#L81")
+    ).toEqual({
+      raw: "file:///Users/test/project/src/app.tsx#L81",
+      path: "/Users/test/project/src/app.tsx",
+      lineStart: 81,
+      lineEnd: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("parses file URLs without line fragments", () => {
+    expect(
+      parseFileProtocolUrl("file:///Users/test/project/src/app.tsx")
+    ).toEqual({
+      raw: "file:///Users/test/project/src/app.tsx",
+      path: "/Users/test/project/src/app.tsx",
+      lineStart: undefined,
+      lineEnd: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("parses windows file URLs and line ranges", () => {
+    expect(
+      parseFileProtocolUrl("file:///C:/Users/test/project/src/app.tsx#L12-L20")
+    ).toEqual({
+      raw: "file:///C:/Users/test/project/src/app.tsx#L12-L20",
+      path: "C:/Users/test/project/src/app.tsx",
+      lineStart: 12,
+      lineEnd: 20,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects non-file URLs and invalid ranges", () => {
+    expect(parseFileProtocolUrl("https://example.com/test.ts#L10")).toBeNull();
+    expect(parseFileProtocolUrl("file:///Users/test/project/src/app.tsx#L20-L12")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.ts b/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.ts
index 605b87231..c78eefded 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/utils/inline-path.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export interface InlinePathTarget {
   lineEnd?: number;
 }
 
+const FILE_PROTOCOL = "file:";
+
 function normalizePathToken(value: string): string | null {
   const trimmed = value
     .trim()
@@ -79,3 +81,64 @@ export function parseInlinePathToken(value: string): InlinePathTarget | null {
   };
 }
 
+export function parseFileProtocolUrl(value: string): InlinePathTarget | null {
+  const trimmed = value?.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let parsedUrl: URL;
+  try {
+    parsedUrl = new URL(trimmed);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (parsedUrl.protocol !== FILE_PROTOCOL) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const normalizedPath = normalizeFileUrlPath(parsedUrl.pathname);
+  if (!normalizedPath) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const rawFragment = parsedUrl.hash.startsWith("#")
+    ? parsedUrl.hash.slice(1)
+    : parsedUrl.hash;
+  const lineMatch = rawFragment.match(/^L([0-9]+)(?:-L?([0-9]+))?$/i);
+  const lineStart = lineMatch?.[1] ? parseInt(lineMatch[1], 10) : undefined;
+  const lineEnd = lineMatch?.[2] ? parseInt(lineMatch[2], 10) : undefined;
+
+  if (
+    (lineStart !== undefined && (!Number.isFinite(lineStart) || lineStart <= 0)) ||
+    (lineEnd !== undefined && (!Number.isFinite(lineEnd) || lineEnd <= 0)) ||
+    (lineStart !== undefined && lineEnd !== undefined && lineEnd < lineStart)
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    raw: value,
+    path: normalizedPath,
+    lineStart,
+    lineEnd,
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeFileUrlPath(pathname: string): string | null {
+  if (!pathname) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const decoded = decodeURIComponent(pathname).replace(/\\/g, "/");
+  if (!decoded) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (/^\/[A-Za-z]:\//.test(decoded)) {
+    return decoded.slice(1);
+  }
+
+  return decoded;
+}