diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 3e07adbcc09..2505fd9c161 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
 # Create the user
 RUN groupadd $USERNAME && useradd -s /bin/bash --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y sudo curl ca-certificates
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y sudo curl ca-certificates xdg-utils
+
+# Install xdg-open wrapper for browser integration
+COPY .devcontainer/xdg-open-wrapper.sh /usr/local/bin/xdg-open-wrapper.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/xdg-open-wrapper.sh && \
+  if [ -f /usr/bin/xdg-open ]; then \
+    mv /usr/bin/xdg-open /usr/bin/xdg-open.real; \
+  fi && \
+  ln -s /usr/local/bin/xdg-open-wrapper.sh /usr/bin/xdg-open
 
 # Give user sudo access
 RUN echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/devcontaineruser && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/devcontaineruser
diff --git a/.devcontainer/xdg-open-wrapper.sh b/.devcontainer/xdg-open-wrapper.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..6a5309759b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/xdg-open-wrapper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# xdg-open wrapper for devcontainer
+# Launches URLs using VSCode's $BROWSER environment variable
+# Falls back to native xdg-open for non-URLs
+
+NATIVE_XDG_OPEN="/usr/bin/xdg-open.real"
+
+# If it's an HTTP/HTTPS URL and $BROWSER is set, use it
+if [[ "$1" == http:* || "$1" == https:* ]] && [ -n "$BROWSER" ]; then
+    exec "$BROWSER" "$@"
+fi
+
+# Otherwise, fall back to native xdg-open if it exists
+if [ -x "$NATIVE_XDG_OPEN" ]; then
+    exec "$NATIVE_XDG_OPEN" "$@"
+fi
+
+# If we get here, we couldn't handle it
+echo "Error: Cannot open '$1' - no suitable handler found" >&2
+exit 1