diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
index fe8032b4490a1..62b66ab4749e3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
@@ -1585,8 +1585,13 @@ export abstract class AbstractTaskService extends Disposable implements ITaskSer
 
 		let resolverData: Map<string, ResolverData> | undefined;
 
-		async function quickResolve(that: AbstractTaskService, identifier: string | TaskIdentifier) {
+		async function quickResolve(that: AbstractTaskService, uri: URI | string, identifier: string | TaskIdentifier) {
 			const foundTasks = await that._findWorkspaceTasks((task: Task | ConfiguringTask): boolean => {
+				const taskUri = ((ConfiguringTask.is(task) || CustomTask.is(task)) ? task._source.config.workspaceFolder?.uri : undefined);
+				const originalUri = (typeof uri === 'string' ? uri : uri.toString());
+				if (taskUri?.toString() !== originalUri) {
+					return false;
+				}
 				if (Types.isString(identifier)) {
 					return ((task._label === identifier) || (task.configurationProperties.identifier === identifier));
 				} else {
@@ -1649,7 +1654,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractTaskService extends Disposable implements ITaskSer
 					return undefined;
 				}
 				if ((resolverData === undefined) && (grouped === undefined)) {
-					return (await quickResolve(this, identifier)) ?? fullResolve(this, uri, identifier);
+					return (await quickResolve(this, uri, identifier)) ?? fullResolve(this, uri, identifier);
 				} else {
 					return fullResolve(this, uri, identifier);
 				}