diff --git a/src/vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeDnd.ts b/src/vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeDnd.ts
index 350c80f9075ef4f3d04dd673a1d4feca1471c5bd..abae2bcfd18b13388299de7f32b488f2648094c7 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeDnd.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeDnd.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Mouse = require('vs/base/browser/mouseEvent');
 import { DefaultDragAndDrop } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeDefaults';
 import URI from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { basename } from 'vs/base/common/paths';
+import { getPathLabel } from 'vs/base/common/labels';
 
 export class ElementsDragAndDropData implements _.IDragAndDropData {
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export class SimpleFileResourceDragAndDrop extends DefaultDragAndDrop {
 		// Apply some datatransfer types to allow for dragging the element outside of the application
 		const resource = this.toResource(source);
 		if (resource) {
-			originalEvent.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', resource.fsPath);
+			originalEvent.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', getPathLabel(resource));
 		}
 	}
 }
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