diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/esbuild.js b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/esbuild.js
index bcb32e818c..7de7c7ada0 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/esbuild.js
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/esbuild.js
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ async function main() {
     outfile: 'dist/extension.cjs',
     external: ['vscode'],
     logLevel: 'silent',
+    banner: {
+      js: `const import_meta = { url: require('url').pathToFileURL(__filename).href };`,
+    },
+    define: {
+      'import.meta.url': 'import_meta.url',
+    },
     plugins: [
       /* add to the end of plugins array */
       esbuildProblemMatcherPlugin,