diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/positronDataExplorerEditor/browser/positronDataExplorerActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/positronDataExplorerEditor/browser/positronDataExplorerActions.ts
index eaa88c20648..033fbadac51 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/positronDataExplorerEditor/browser/positronDataExplorerActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/positronDataExplorerEditor/browser/positronDataExplorerActions.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import { Codicon } from '../../../../base/common/codicons.js';
 import { PositronDataExplorerUri } from '../../../services/positronDataExplorer/common/positronDataExplorerUri.js';
 import { URI } from '../../../../base/common/uri.js';
 import { EditorOpenSource } from '../../../../platform/editor/common/editor.js';
+import { IPathService } from '../../../services/path/common/pathService.js';
+import { toLocalResource } from '../../../../base/common/resources.js';
+import { IWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from '../../../services/environment/common/environmentService.js';
 
 /**
  * Positron data explorer action category.
@@ -731,10 +734,37 @@ class PositronDataExplorerOpenAsPlaintextAction extends Action2 {
 	 */
 	async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor): Promise<void> {
 		// Access the services we need.
-		// const textEditorService = accessor.get(ITextEditorService);
+		const pathService = accessor.get(IPathService);
+		const environmentService = accessor.get(IWorkbenchEnvironmentService);
 		const editorService = accessor.get(IEditorService);
-		const dataExplorerUri = URI.parse(PositronDataExplorerUri.parse(EditorResourceAccessor.getOriginalUri(editorService.activeEditor)!)!);
-		await editorService.openEditor({ resource: URI.parse(dataExplorerUri.fsPath), options: { override: DEFAULT_EDITOR_ASSOCIATION.id, source: EditorOpenSource.USER } });
+
+		// Grab Data Explorer URI (scheme = positron-data-explorer)
+		const originalURI = EditorResourceAccessor.getOriginalUri(editorService.activeEditor);
+		if (!originalURI) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Parse this URI - gives underlying FS URI if not memory-backed (scheme = duckdb)
+		const parsedDataExplorerURI = PositronDataExplorerUri.parse(originalURI);
+		if (!parsedDataExplorerURI) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Convert raw duckdb URI to appropriate file URI (scheme = file if local, vscode-remote if server)
+		const localURI = toLocalResource(
+			URI.parse(parsedDataExplorerURI),
+			environmentService.remoteAuthority,
+			pathService.defaultUriScheme
+		);
+
+		// Invoke editor for file, using default editor (text) association
+		await editorService.openEditor({
+			resource: localURI,
+			options: {
+				override: DEFAULT_EDITOR_ASSOCIATION.id,
+				source: EditorOpenSource.USER
+			}
+		});
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/data-explorer/data-explorer-headless.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/data-explorer/data-explorer-headless.test.ts
index 3e7e76fd57b..a0c75a0f1a1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/data-explorer/data-explorer-headless.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/data-explorer/data-explorer-headless.test.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ async function testBody(app: Application, logger: Logger, fileName: string) {
 async function openAsPlaintext(app: Application, fileName: string, searchString: string | RegExp) {
 	await app.workbench.quickaccess.openDataFile(join(app.workspacePathOrFolder, 'data-files', 'flights', fileName));
 	await app.workbench.quickaccess.runCommand('workbench.action.positronDataExplorer.openAsPlaintext');
+
+	const openAnyway = app.code.driver.page.getByText("Open Anyway");
+	if (await openAnyway.isVisible({ timeout: 1000 })) {
+		await openAnyway.click();
+	}
+
 	await app.workbench.editor.waitForEditorContents(fileName, (contents) => {
 		if (searchString instanceof RegExp) {
 			return contents.search(searchString) !== -1;