diff --git a/src/server/session.ts b/src/server/session.ts
index 1f22c7baa7152..abb20371b9558 100644
--- a/src/server/session.ts
+++ b/src/server/session.ts
@@ -1147,7 +1147,9 @@ namespace ts.server {
                 const refs: protocol.ReferencesResponseItem[] = flatMap(references, referencedSymbol =>
                     referencedSymbol.references.map(({ fileName, textSpan, isWriteAccess, isDefinition }): protocol.ReferencesResponseItem => {
                         const scriptInfo = Debug.assertDefined(this.projectService.getScriptInfo(fileName));
-                        const lineText = scriptInfo.getSnapshot().getText(textSpan.start, textSpanEnd(textSpan));
+                        const start = scriptInfo.positionToLineOffset(textSpan.start);
+                        const lineSpan = scriptInfo.lineToTextSpan(start.line - 1);
+                        const lineText = scriptInfo.getSnapshot().getText(lineSpan.start, textSpanEnd(lineSpan)).replace(/\r|\n/g, "");
                         return { ...toFileSpan(fileName, textSpan, scriptInfo), lineText, isWriteAccess, isDefinition };
                     }));
                 const result: protocol.ReferencesResponseBody = { refs, symbolName, symbolStartOffset, symbolDisplayString };
diff --git a/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserverProjectSystem.ts b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserverProjectSystem.ts
index e38d80667bc6a..3d128a6f2c1ad 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserverProjectSystem.ts
+++ b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserverProjectSystem.ts
@@ -9042,9 +9042,9 @@ export function Test2() {
             const response = executeSessionRequest<protocol.ReferencesRequest, protocol.ReferencesResponse>(session, protocol.CommandTypes.References, protocolFileLocationFromSubstring(userTs, "fnA()"));
             assert.deepEqual<protocol.ReferencesResponseBody | undefined>(response, {
                 refs: [
-                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnA"),
-                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ false, "fnA", { index: 1 }),
-                    makeReferenceItem(aTs, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnA"),
+                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnA", "import { fnA, instanceA } from \"../a/bin/a\";"),
+                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ false, "fnA", "export function fnUser() { fnA(); fnB(); instanceA; }", { index: 1 }),
+                    makeReferenceItem(aTs, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnA", "export function fnA() {}"),
                 ],
                 symbolName: "fnA",
                 symbolStartOffset: protocolLocationFromSubstring(userTs.content, "fnA()").offset,
@@ -9118,9 +9118,9 @@ export function Test2() {
             const response = executeSessionRequest<protocol.ReferencesRequest, protocol.ReferencesResponse>(session, protocol.CommandTypes.References, protocolFileLocationFromSubstring(userTs, "fnB()"));
             assert.deepEqual<protocol.ReferencesResponseBody | undefined>(response, {
                 refs: [
-                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnB"),
-                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ false, "fnB", { index: 1 }),
-                    makeReferenceItem(bDts, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnB"),
+                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnB", "import { fnB } from \"../b/bin/b\";"),
+                    makeReferenceItem(userTs, /*isDefinition*/ false, "fnB", "export function fnUser() { fnA(); fnB(); instanceA; }", { index: 1 }),
+                    makeReferenceItem(bDts, /*isDefinition*/ true, "fnB", "export declare function fnB(): void;"),
                 ],
                 symbolName: "fnB",
                 symbolStartOffset: protocolLocationFromSubstring(userTs.content, "fnB()").offset,
@@ -9196,12 +9196,12 @@ export function Test2() {
         });
     });
 
-    function makeReferenceItem(file: File, isDefinition: boolean, text: string, options?: SpanFromSubstringOptions): protocol.ReferencesResponseItem {
+    function makeReferenceItem(file: File, isDefinition: boolean, text: string, lineText: string, options?: SpanFromSubstringOptions): protocol.ReferencesResponseItem {
         return {
             ...protocolFileSpanFromSubstring(file, text, options),
             isDefinition,
             isWriteAccess: isDefinition,
-            lineText: text,
+            lineText,
         };
     }