diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css
index b60e30629644d..bfdab79536c1f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/media/chatQuestionCarousel.css
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@
 .interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container .rendered-markdown a:hover,
 .interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container .rendered-markdown a:active {
 	color: var(--vscode-textLink-activeForeground);
+	text-decoration: underline;
+	text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
+}
+
+.interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container .rendered-markdown a:focus-visible {
+	outline: var(--vscode-strokeThickness) solid var(--vscode-focusBorder);
+	outline-offset: -1px;
 }
 
 .interactive-session .chat-question-carousel-container.chat-question-carousel-collapsed {
diff --git a/test/componentFixtures/playwright/tests/chatQuestionCarouselLinks.spec.ts b/test/componentFixtures/playwright/tests/chatQuestionCarouselLinks.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..406391df1f2d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/componentFixtures/playwright/tests/chatQuestionCarouselLinks.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { expect, type Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { openFixture } from './utils.js';
+
+interface LinkStyles {
+	readonly outlineColor: string;
+	readonly outlineStyle: string;
+	readonly outlineWidth: string;
+	readonly textDecorationLine: string;
+	readonly textDecorationThickness: string;
+}
+
+async function getLinkStyles(page: Page): Promise<LinkStyles> {
+	return page.locator('.chat-question-carousel-message a').first().evaluate(element => {
+		const style = getComputedStyle(element);
+		return {
+			outlineColor: style.outlineColor,
+			outlineStyle: style.outlineStyle,
+			outlineWidth: style.outlineWidth,
+			textDecorationLine: style.textDecorationLine,
+			textDecorationThickness: style.textDecorationThickness,
+		};
+	});
+}
+
+async function focusLinkWithKeyboard(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+	const link = page.locator('.chat-question-carousel-message a').first();
+	for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 20; attempt++) {
+		await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+		if (await link.evaluate(element => element.matches(':focus-visible'))) {
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	throw new Error('Could not focus the carousel link using the keyboard');
+}
+
+async function getActiveLinkStyles(page: Page): Promise<LinkStyles> {
+	const linkSelector = '.chat-question-carousel-message a';
+	const link = page.locator(linkSelector).first();
+	await link.hover();
+	await page.mouse.down();
+	try {
+		await page.mouse.move(0, 0);
+		const pseudoState = await link.evaluate(element => ({
+			active: element.matches(':active'),
+			hover: element.matches(':hover'),
+		}));
+		expect(pseudoState).toEqual({ active: true, hover: false });
+		const styles = await getLinkStyles(page);
+		return styles;
+	} finally {
+		await page.mouse.up();
+	}
+}
+
+for (const theme of [
+	{ id: 'Dark', highContrast: false },
+	{ id: 'Light', highContrast: false },
+	{ id: 'DarkHighContrast', highContrast: true },
+	{ id: 'LightHighContrast', highContrast: true },
+]) {
+	test(`chat question carousel links expose interaction states in ${theme.id}`, async ({ page }) => {
+		await openFixture(page, `chat/chatQuestionCarousel/MarkdownLinks/${theme.id}`, '.chat-question-carousel-container');
+
+		const link = page.locator('.chat-question-carousel-message a').first();
+		const rest = await getLinkStyles(page);
+
+		await link.hover();
+		const hover = await getLinkStyles(page);
+
+		const active = await getActiveLinkStyles(page);
+
+		await focusLinkWithKeyboard(page);
+		const keyboardFocus = await getLinkStyles(page);
+		const focusBorder = await link.evaluate(element => {
+			const probe = document.createElement('span');
+			probe.style.color = 'var(--vscode-focusBorder)';
+			element.appendChild(probe);
+			const color = getComputedStyle(probe).color;
+			probe.remove();
+			return color;
+		});
+
+		expect({
+			rest: {
+				textDecorationLine: rest.textDecorationLine,
+				textDecorationThickness: rest.textDecorationThickness,
+			},
+			hover: {
+				textDecorationLine: hover.textDecorationLine,
+				textDecorationThickness: hover.textDecorationThickness,
+			},
+			active: {
+				textDecorationLine: active.textDecorationLine,
+				textDecorationThickness: active.textDecorationThickness,
+			},
+			keyboardFocus: {
+				outlineColor: keyboardFocus.outlineColor,
+				outlineStyle: keyboardFocus.outlineStyle,
+				outlineWidth: keyboardFocus.outlineWidth,
+				textDecorationLine: keyboardFocus.textDecorationLine,
+				textDecorationThickness: keyboardFocus.textDecorationThickness,
+			},
+		}).toEqual({
+			rest: {
+				textDecorationLine: theme.highContrast ? 'underline' : 'none',
+				textDecorationThickness: 'auto',
+			},
+			hover: {
+				textDecorationLine: 'underline',
+				textDecorationThickness: '2px',
+			},
+			active: {
+				textDecorationLine: 'underline',
+				textDecorationThickness: '2px',
+			},
+			keyboardFocus: {
+				outlineColor: focusBorder,
+				outlineStyle: 'solid',
+				outlineWidth: '1px',
+				textDecorationLine: theme.highContrast ? 'underline' : 'none',
+				textDecorationThickness: 'auto',
+			},
+		});
+	});
+}