diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin/__internal.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin/__internal.lua
index fc53339..0832250 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin/__internal.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin/__internal.lua
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ internal.marks = function(opts)
         line = line,
         lnum = lnum,
         col = col,
-        filename = vim.fs.normalize(v.file or bufname),
+        filename = utils.path_expand(v.file or bufname),
       }
       -- non alphanumeric marks goes to last
       if mark:match "%w" then
diff --git a/lua/telescope/utils.lua b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
index ca4a887..944c82d 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ utils.path_expand = function(path)
     path = { path, { "string" } },
   }
 
+  if utils.is_uri(path) then
+    return path
+  end
+
   if path:match "^[%%#<]" then
     path = vim.fn.expand(path)
   end
diff --git a/lua/tests/automated/utils_spec.lua b/lua/tests/automated/utils_spec.lua
index 48f7689..f1cbb68 100644
--- a/lua/tests/automated/utils_spec.lua
+++ b/lua/tests/automated/utils_spec.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,26 @@ describe("path_expand()", function()
     local path_newline = [[/home/user/hello\nworld]]
     eq(path_newline, utils.path_expand(path_newline))
   end)
+  describe("early return for uri", function()
+    local uris = {
+      [[https://www.example.com/index.html]],
+      [[ftp://ftp.example.com/files/document.pdf]],
+      [[mailto:user@example.com]],
+      [[tel:+1234567890]],
+      [[file:///home/user/documents/report.docx]],
+      [[news:comp.lang.python]],
+      [[ldap://ldap.example.com:389/dc=example,dc=com]],
+      [[git://github.com/user/repo.git]],
+      [[steam://run/123456]],
+      [[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6B4C3343E1C63A1BC36AEB8A3D1F52C4EDEEB096]],
+    }
+
+    for _, uri in ipairs(uris) do
+      it(uri, function()
+        eq(uri, utils.path_expand(uri))
+      end)
+    end
+  end)
 end)
 
 describe("is_uri", function()