diff --git a/src/participant/participant.ts b/src/participant/participant.ts
index cd41b32e8..07c725ca0 100644
--- a/src/participant/participant.ts
+++ b/src/participant/participant.ts
@@ -1429,6 +1429,10 @@ export default class ParticipantController {
         stream,
       });
 
+      if (docsResult.responseContent) {
+        stream.markdown(docsResult.responseContent);
+      }
+
       if (docsResult.responseReferences) {
         for (const reference of docsResult.responseReferences) {
           this._streamResponseReference({
@@ -1438,10 +1442,6 @@ export default class ParticipantController {
         }
       }
 
-      if (docsResult.responseContent) {
-        stream.markdown(docsResult.responseContent);
-      }
-
       this._telemetryService.trackCopilotParticipantResponse({
         command: 'docs/chatbot',
         has_cta: !!docsResult.responseReferences,