diff --git a/crates/project/src/lsp_store.rs b/crates/project/src/lsp_store.rs
index b33416228e0d81fedb5174e100b9aaae187b300a..768622ddd5f9bbaa1220b56a6df8226e8d97b673 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/lsp_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/lsp_store.rs
@@ -7656,10 +7656,16 @@ impl LspAdapterDelegate for LocalLspAdapterDelegate {
     }
 
     async fn read_text_file(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<String> {
-        if self.worktree.entry_for_path(&path).is_none() {
-            return Err(anyhow!("no such path {path:?}"));
-        };
-        self.fs.load(&path).await
+        let entry = self
+            .worktree
+            .entry_for_path(&path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("no worktree entry for path {path:?}"))?;
+        let abs_path = self
+            .worktree
+            .absolutize(&entry.path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("cannot absolutize path {path:?}"))?;
+
+        self.fs.load(&abs_path).await
     }
 }