diff --git a/src/common/pickers/environments.ts b/src/common/pickers/environments.ts
index 5af90d7c..5f6ab63b 100644
--- a/src/common/pickers/environments.ts
+++ b/src/common/pickers/environments.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ export async function pickEnvironment(
     ];
 
     if (options?.recommended) {
+        const pathDescription = options.recommended.displayPath;
+        const description =
+            options.recommended.description && options.recommended.description.trim()
+                ? `${options.recommended.description} (${pathDescription})`
+                : pathDescription;
+
         items.push(
             {
                 label: Common.recommended,
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ export async function pickEnvironment(
             },
             {
                 label: options.recommended.displayName,
-                description: options.recommended.description,
+                description: description,
                 result: options.recommended,
                 iconPath: getIconPath(options.recommended.iconPath),
             },
@@ -179,9 +185,13 @@ export async function pickEnvironment(
         const envs = await manager.getEnvironments('all');
         items.push(
             ...envs.map((e) => {
+                const pathDescription = e.displayPath;
+                const description =
+                    e.description && e.description.trim() ? `${e.description} (${pathDescription})` : pathDescription;
+
                 return {
                     label: e.displayName ?? e.name,
-                    description: e.description,
+                    description: description,
                     result: e,
                     manager: manager,
                     iconPath: getIconPath(e.iconPath),
@@ -194,12 +204,18 @@ export async function pickEnvironment(
 }
 
 export async function pickEnvironmentFrom(environments: PythonEnvironment[]): Promise<PythonEnvironment | undefined> {
-    const items = environments.map((e) => ({
-        label: e.displayName ?? e.name,
-        description: e.description,
-        e: e,
-        iconPath: getIconPath(e.iconPath),
-    }));
+    const items = environments.map((e) => {
+        const pathDescription = e.displayPath;
+        const description =
+            e.description && e.description.trim() ? `${e.description} (${pathDescription})` : pathDescription;
+
+        return {
+            label: e.displayName ?? e.name,
+            description: description,
+            e: e,
+            iconPath: getIconPath(e.iconPath),
+        };
+    });
     const selected = await showQuickPick(items, {
         placeHolder: Pickers.Environments.selectEnvironment,
         ignoreFocusOut: true,
diff --git a/src/test/common/environmentPicker.unit.test.ts b/src/test/common/environmentPicker.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc0ee3c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/common/environmentPicker.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+import { Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { PythonEnvironment } from '../../api';
+
+/**
+ * Test the logic used in environment pickers to include interpreter paths in descriptions
+ */
+suite('Environment Picker Description Logic', () => {
+    const createMockEnvironment = (
+        displayPath: string,
+        description?: string,
+        name: string = 'Python 3.9.0',
+    ): PythonEnvironment => ({
+        envId: { id: 'test', managerId: 'test-manager' },
+        name,
+        displayName: name,
+        displayPath,
+        version: '3.9.0',
+        environmentPath: Uri.file(displayPath),
+        description,
+        sysPrefix: '/path/to/prefix',
+        execInfo: { run: { executable: displayPath } },
+    });
+
+    suite('Description formatting with interpreter path', () => {
+        test('should use displayPath as description when no original description exists', () => {
+            const env = createMockEnvironment('/usr/local/bin/python');
+
+            // This is the logic from our updated picker
+            const pathDescription = env.displayPath;
+            const description =
+                env.description && env.description.trim() ? `${env.description} (${pathDescription})` : pathDescription;
+
+            assert.strictEqual(description, '/usr/local/bin/python');
+        });
+
+        test('should append displayPath to existing description in parentheses', () => {
+            const env = createMockEnvironment('/home/user/.venv/bin/python', 'Virtual Environment');
+
+            // This is the logic from our updated picker
+            const pathDescription = env.displayPath;
+            const description =
+                env.description && env.description.trim() ? `${env.description} (${pathDescription})` : pathDescription;
+
+            assert.strictEqual(description, 'Virtual Environment (/home/user/.venv/bin/python)');
+        });
+
+        test('should handle complex paths correctly', () => {
+            const complexPath = '/usr/local/anaconda3/envs/my-project-env/bin/python';
+            const env = createMockEnvironment(complexPath, 'Conda Environment');
+
+            // This is the logic from our updated picker
+            const pathDescription = env.displayPath;
+            const description =
+                env.description && env.description.trim() ? `${env.description} (${pathDescription})` : pathDescription;
+
+            assert.strictEqual(description, `Conda Environment (${complexPath})`);
+        });
+
+        test('should handle empty description correctly', () => {
+            const env = createMockEnvironment('/opt/python/bin/python', '');
+
+            // This is the logic from our updated picker
+            const pathDescription = env.displayPath;
+            const description =
+                env.description && env.description.trim() ? `${env.description} (${pathDescription})` : pathDescription;
+
+            // Empty string should be treated like no description, so just use path
+            assert.strictEqual(description, '/opt/python/bin/python');
+        });
+
+        test('should handle Windows paths correctly', () => {
+            const windowsPath = 'C:\\Python39\\python.exe';
+            const env = createMockEnvironment(windowsPath, 'System Python');
+
+            // This is the logic from our updated picker
+            const pathDescription = env.displayPath;
+            const description =
+                env.description && env.description.trim() ? `${env.description} (${pathDescription})` : pathDescription;
+
+            assert.strictEqual(description, 'System Python (C:\\Python39\\python.exe)');
+        });
+    });
+});