diff --git a/src/features/definitionMetadataDocumentProvider.ts b/src/features/definitionMetadataDocumentProvider.ts
index 66b6e3a8d..f9a337da1 100644
--- a/src/features/definitionMetadataDocumentProvider.ts
+++ b/src/features/definitionMetadataDocumentProvider.ts
@@ -23,24 +23,26 @@ export default class DefinitionMetadataDocumentProvider implements TextDocumentC
     }
 
     public addMetadataResponse(metadataResponse: MetadataResponse) : Uri {
-        const uri = this.createUri(metadataResponse);
-
+        const uri = this.createUri(metadataResponse.SourceName);
         this._documents.set(uri.toString(), metadataResponse);
 
         return uri;
     }
 
+    public getExistingMetadataResponseUri(sourceName: string) : Uri {
+        return this.createUri(sourceName);
+    }
+
     public register() : void {
         this._registration = workspace.registerTextDocumentContentProvider(this.scheme, this);
     }
 
-    public provideTextDocumentContent(uri : Uri) : string {
+    public provideTextDocumentContent(uri: Uri) : string {
         return this._documents.get(uri.toString()).Source;
     }
 
-    private createUri(metadataResponse: MetadataResponse) : Uri {
+    private createUri(sourceName: string) : Uri {
         return Uri.parse(this.scheme + "://" +
-                         metadataResponse.SourceName.replace(/\\/g, "/")
-                                                    .replace(/(.*)\/(.*)/g, "$1/[metadata] $2"));
+            sourceName.replace(/\\/g, "/").replace(/(.*)\/(.*)/g, "$1/[metadata] $2"));
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/features/definitionProvider.ts b/src/features/definitionProvider.ts
index 408842026..61514c391 100644
--- a/src/features/definitionProvider.ts
+++ b/src/features/definitionProvider.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import AbstractSupport from './abstractProvider';
 import {MetadataRequest, GoToDefinitionRequest, MetadataSource} from '../omnisharp/protocol';
 import * as serverUtils from '../omnisharp/utils';
-import {createRequest, toLocation} from '../omnisharp/typeConvertion';
+import {createRequest, toLocation, toLocationFromUri} from '../omnisharp/typeConvertion';
 import {Uri, TextDocument, Position, Location, CancellationToken, DefinitionProvider} from 'vscode';
 import DefinitionMetadataDocumentProvider from './definitionMetadataDocumentProvider';
 import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
@@ -29,11 +29,23 @@ export default class CSharpDefinitionProvider extends AbstractSupport implements
 
         return serverUtils.goToDefinition(this._server, req, token).then(gotoDefinitionResponse => {
 
+            // the defintion is in source
             if (gotoDefinitionResponse && gotoDefinitionResponse.FileName) {
+
+                // if it is part of an already used metadata file, retrieve its uri instead of going to the physical file
+                if (gotoDefinitionResponse.FileName.startsWith("$metadata$")) {
+                    const uri = this._definitionMetadataDocumentProvider.getExistingMetadataResponseUri(gotoDefinitionResponse.FileName);
+                    return toLocationFromUri(uri, gotoDefinitionResponse);
+                }
+
+                // if it is a normal source definition, convert the response to a location
                 return toLocation(gotoDefinitionResponse);
+               
+            // the definition is in metadata
             } else if (gotoDefinitionResponse.MetadataSource) {
                 const metadataSource: MetadataSource = gotoDefinitionResponse.MetadataSource;
 
+                // go to metadata endpoint for more information
                 return serverUtils.getMetadata(this._server, <MetadataRequest> {
                     Timeout: 5000,
                     AssemblyName: metadataSource.AssemblyName,
diff --git a/src/omnisharp/typeConvertion.ts b/src/omnisharp/typeConvertion.ts
index 161df401d..532d026a0 100644
--- a/src/omnisharp/typeConvertion.ts
+++ b/src/omnisharp/typeConvertion.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 
 export function toLocation(location: protocol.ResourceLocation | protocol.QuickFix): vscode.Location {
     const fileName = vscode.Uri.file(location.FileName);
+    return toLocationFromUri(fileName, location);
+}
+
+export function toLocationFromUri(uri: vscode.Uri, location: protocol.ResourceLocation | protocol.QuickFix): vscode.Location {
     const position = new vscode.Position(location.Line - 1, location.Column - 1);
 
     const endLine = (<protocol.QuickFix>location).EndLine;
@@ -16,10 +20,10 @@ export function toLocation(location: protocol.ResourceLocation | protocol.QuickF
 
     if (endLine !== undefined && endColumn !== undefined) {
         const endPosition = new vscode.Position(endLine - 1, endColumn - 1);
-        return new vscode.Location(fileName, new vscode.Range(position, endPosition));
+        return new vscode.Location(uri, new vscode.Range(position, endPosition));
     }
 
-    return new vscode.Location(fileName, position);
+    return new vscode.Location(uri, position);
 }
 
 export function toRange(rangeLike: { Line: number; Column: number; EndLine: number; EndColumn: number; }): vscode.Range {