diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6f38f0034edf..c1eab5d79051 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1346,6 +1346,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "etcetera",
  "ropey",
  "tempfile",
+ "thiserror",
+ "url",
  "which",
 ]
 
diff --git a/helix-stdx/Cargo.toml b/helix-stdx/Cargo.toml
index 540a1b99a6cc..715371bad40f 100644
--- a/helix-stdx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-stdx/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ homepage.workspace = true
 dunce = "1.0"
 etcetera = "0.8"
 ropey = { version = "1.6.1", default-features = false }
+thiserror = "1.0.57"
+url = "2.5.0"
 which = "6.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/helix-stdx/src/lib.rs b/helix-stdx/src/lib.rs
index 68fe3ec37702..7cd7ffd8e844 100644
--- a/helix-stdx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-stdx/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod env;
 pub mod path;
 pub mod rope;
+pub mod uri;
diff --git a/helix-stdx/src/uri.rs b/helix-stdx/src/uri.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..999d71dbf188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helix-stdx/src/uri.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+use url::Url;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum FilePathError<'a> {
+    #[error("unsupported scheme in URI: {0}")]
+    UnsupportedScheme(&'a Url),
+    #[error("unable to convert URI to file path: {0}")]
+    UnableToConvert(&'a Url),
+}
+
+/// Converts a [`Url`] into a [`PathBuf`].
+///
+/// Unlike [`Url::to_file_path`], this method respects the uri's scheme
+/// and returns `Ok(None)` if the scheme was not "file".
+pub fn uri_to_file_path(uri: &Url) -> Result<PathBuf, FilePathError> {
+    if uri.scheme() == "file" {
+        uri.to_file_path()
+            .map_err(|_| FilePathError::UnableToConvert(uri))
+    } else {
+        Err(FilePathError::UnsupportedScheme(uri))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index 30df3981c896..0fe06937cb12 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use helix_lsp::{
     util::lsp_range_to_range,
     LspProgressMap,
 };
-use helix_stdx::path::get_relative_path;
+use helix_stdx::{path::get_relative_path, uri::uri_to_file_path};
 use helix_view::{
     align_view,
     document::DocumentSavedEventResult,
@@ -723,10 +723,10 @@ impl Application {
                         }
                     }
                     Notification::PublishDiagnostics(mut params) => {
-                        let path = match params.uri.to_file_path() {
+                        let path = match uri_to_file_path(&params.uri) {
                             Ok(path) => path,
-                            Err(_) => {
-                                log::error!("Unsupported file URI: {}", params.uri);
+                            Err(err) => {
+                                log::error!("{err}");
                                 return;
                             }
                         };
@@ -1127,10 +1127,10 @@ impl Application {
             ..
         } = params;
 
-        let path = match uri.to_file_path() {
+        let path = match uri_to_file_path(&uri) {
             Ok(path) => path,
             Err(err) => {
-                log::error!("unsupported file URI: {}: {:?}", uri, err);
+                log::error!("{err}");
                 return lsp::ShowDocumentResult { success: false };
             }
         };
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
index a1f7bf17dc88..a4611b223cdd 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use tui::{
 use super::{align_view, push_jump, Align, Context, Editor};
 
 use helix_core::{syntax::LanguageServerFeature, text_annotations::InlineAnnotation, Selection};
-use helix_stdx::path;
+use helix_stdx::{path, uri::uri_to_file_path};
 use helix_view::{
     document::{DocumentInlayHints, DocumentInlayHintsId},
     editor::Action,
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ impl ui::menu::Item for lsp::Location {
             // With the preallocation above and UTF-8 paths already, this closure will do one (1)
             // allocation, for `to_file_path`, else there will be two (2), with `to_string_lossy`.
             let mut write_path_to_res = || -> Option<()> {
+                // We don't use `uri_to_file_path` here, since we've already checked the scheme.
                 let path = self.uri.to_file_path().ok()?;
                 res.push_str(&path.strip_prefix(cwdir).unwrap_or(&path).to_string_lossy());
                 Some(())
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ impl ui::menu::Item for SymbolInformationItem {
         if current_doc_path.as_ref() == Some(&self.symbol.location.uri) {
             self.symbol.name.as_str().into()
         } else {
-            match self.symbol.location.uri.to_file_path() {
+            match uri_to_file_path(&self.symbol.location.uri) {
                 Ok(path) => {
                     let get_relative_path = path::get_relative_path(path.as_path());
                     format!(
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ impl ui::menu::Item for SymbolInformationItem {
                     )
                     .into()
                 }
-                Err(_) => format!("{} ({})", &self.symbol.name, &self.symbol.location.uri).into(),
+                _ => format!("{} ({})", &self.symbol.name, &self.symbol.location.uri).into(),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -182,13 +183,20 @@ impl ui::menu::Item for PickerDiagnostic {
     }
 }
 
-fn location_to_file_location(location: &lsp::Location) -> FileLocation {
-    let path = location.uri.to_file_path().unwrap();
-    let line = Some((
-        location.range.start.line as usize,
-        location.range.end.line as usize,
-    ));
-    (path.into(), line)
+/// Creates a [`FileLocation`] from an [`lsp::Location`], for use with picker previews.
+///
+/// This will return [`None`] if the location uri's scheme is not "file".
+fn location_to_file_location(location: &lsp::Location) -> Option<FileLocation> {
+    match uri_to_file_path(&location.uri) {
+        Ok(path) => {
+            let line = Some((
+                location.range.start.line as usize,
+                location.range.end.line as usize,
+            ));
+            Some((path.into(), line))
+        }
+        Err(_) => None,
+    }
 }
 
 fn jump_to_location(
@@ -200,11 +208,10 @@ fn jump_to_location(
     let (view, doc) = current!(editor);
     push_jump(view, doc);
 
-    let path = match location.uri.to_file_path() {
+    let path = match uri_to_file_path(&location.uri) {
         Ok(path) => path,
-        Err(_) => {
-            let err = format!("unable to convert URI to filepath: {}", location.uri);
-            editor.set_error(err);
+        Err(conversion_err) => {
+            editor.set_error(conversion_err.to_string());
             return;
         }
     };
@@ -246,7 +253,7 @@ fn sym_picker(symbols: Vec<SymbolInformationItem>, current_path: Option<lsp::Url
             action,
         );
     })
-    .with_preview(move |_editor, item| Some(location_to_file_location(&item.symbol.location)))
+    .with_preview(move |_editor, item| location_to_file_location(&item.symbol.location))
     .truncate_start(false)
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ fn diag_picker(
     )
     .with_preview(move |_editor, PickerDiagnostic { url, diag, .. }| {
         let location = lsp::Location::new(url.clone(), diag.range);
-        Some(location_to_file_location(&location))
+        location_to_file_location(&location)
     })
     .truncate_start(false)
 }
@@ -831,7 +838,7 @@ fn goto_impl(
             let picker = Picker::new(locations, cwdir, move |cx, location, action| {
                 jump_to_location(cx.editor, location, offset_encoding, action)
             })
-            .with_preview(move |_editor, location| Some(location_to_file_location(location)));
+            .with_preview(move |_editor, location| location_to_file_location(location));
             compositor.push(Box::new(overlaid(picker)));
         }
     }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs b/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs
index beb106b2bf83..bab02da03f79 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 use crate::editor::Action;
 use crate::Editor;
 use crate::{DocumentId, ViewId};
 use helix_lsp::util::generate_transaction_from_edits;
 use helix_lsp::{lsp, OffsetEncoding};
+use helix_stdx::uri::uri_to_file_path;
 
 pub enum CompletionEvent {
     /// Auto completion was triggered by typing a word char
@@ -60,6 +63,12 @@ pub enum ApplyEditErrorKind {
     // InvalidEdit,
 }
 
+impl From<std::io::Error> for ApplyEditErrorKind {
+    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        ApplyEditErrorKind::IoError(err)
+    }
+}
+
 impl ToString for ApplyEditErrorKind {
     fn to_string(&self) -> String {
         match self {
@@ -72,6 +81,17 @@ impl ToString for ApplyEditErrorKind {
 }
 
 impl Editor {
+    fn uri_to_file_path(&mut self, uri: &helix_lsp::Url) -> Result<PathBuf, ApplyEditErrorKind> {
+        match uri_to_file_path(uri) {
+            Ok(path) => Ok(path),
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::error!("{err}");
+                self.set_error(err.to_string());
+                Err(ApplyEditErrorKind::UnknownURISchema)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn apply_text_edits(
         &mut self,
         uri: &helix_lsp::Url,
@@ -79,15 +99,7 @@ impl Editor {
         text_edits: Vec<lsp::TextEdit>,
         offset_encoding: OffsetEncoding,
     ) -> Result<(), ApplyEditErrorKind> {
-        let path = match uri.to_file_path() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(_) => {
-                let err = format!("unable to convert URI to filepath: {}", uri);
-                log::error!("{}", err);
-                self.set_error(err);
-                return Err(ApplyEditErrorKind::UnknownURISchema);
-            }
-        };
+        let path = self.uri_to_file_path(uri)?;
 
         let doc_id = match self.open(&path, Action::Load) {
             Ok(doc_id) => doc_id,
@@ -158,9 +170,9 @@ impl Editor {
                     for (i, operation) in operations.iter().enumerate() {
                         match operation {
                             lsp::DocumentChangeOperation::Op(op) => {
-                                self.apply_document_resource_op(op).map_err(|io| {
+                                self.apply_document_resource_op(op).map_err(|err| {
                                     ApplyEditError {
-                                        kind: ApplyEditErrorKind::IoError(io),
+                                        kind: err,
                                         failed_change_idx: i,
                                     }
                                 })?;
@@ -214,12 +226,15 @@ impl Editor {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn apply_document_resource_op(&mut self, op: &lsp::ResourceOp) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    fn apply_document_resource_op(
+        &mut self,
+        op: &lsp::ResourceOp,
+    ) -> Result<(), ApplyEditErrorKind> {
         use lsp::ResourceOp;
         use std::fs;
         match op {
             ResourceOp::Create(op) => {
-                let path = op.uri.to_file_path().unwrap();
+                let path = self.uri_to_file_path(&op.uri)?;
                 let ignore_if_exists = op.options.as_ref().map_or(false, |options| {
                     !options.overwrite.unwrap_or(false) && options.ignore_if_exists.unwrap_or(false)
                 });
@@ -236,7 +251,7 @@ impl Editor {
                 }
             }
             ResourceOp::Delete(op) => {
-                let path = op.uri.to_file_path().unwrap();
+                let path = self.uri_to_file_path(&op.uri)?;
                 if path.is_dir() {
                     let recursive = op
                         .options
@@ -255,8 +270,8 @@ impl Editor {
                 }
             }
             ResourceOp::Rename(op) => {
-                let from = op.old_uri.to_file_path().unwrap();
-                let to = op.new_uri.to_file_path().unwrap();
+                let from = self.uri_to_file_path(&op.old_uri)?;
+                let to = self.uri_to_file_path(&op.new_uri)?;
                 let ignore_if_exists = op.options.as_ref().map_or(false, |options| {
                     !options.overwrite.unwrap_or(false) && options.ignore_if_exists.unwrap_or(false)
                 });