diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts
index 930570f05..93f9f5b15 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export type VariantAnalysisCommands = {
   "codeQL.openVariantAnalysisLogs": (
     variantAnalysisId: number,
   ) => Promise<void>;
+  "codeQL.openVariantAnalysisView": (
+    variantAnalysisId: number,
+  ) => Promise<void>;
   "codeQL.runVariantAnalysis": (uri?: Uri) => Promise<void>;
   "codeQL.runVariantAnalysisContextEditor": (uri?: Uri) => Promise<void>;
 };
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
index 19fb101a7..169fb9e73 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -1101,16 +1101,6 @@ async function activateWithInstalledDistribution(
     }),
   );
 
-  // The "openVariantAnalysisView" command is internal-only.
-  ctx.subscriptions.push(
-    commandRunner(
-      "codeQL.openVariantAnalysisView",
-      async (variantAnalysisId: number) => {
-        await variantAnalysisManager.showView(variantAnalysisId);
-      },
-    ),
-  );
-
   ctx.subscriptions.push(
     commandRunner("codeQL.openReferencedFile", async (selectedQuery: Uri) => {
       await openReferencedFile(qs, cliServer, selectedQuery);
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts
index 859d540ff..af4eea987 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export class VariantAnalysisManager
       "codeQL.loadVariantAnalysisRepoResults": this.loadResults.bind(this),
       "codeQL.monitorVariantAnalysis": this.monitorVariantAnalysis.bind(this),
       "codeQL.openVariantAnalysisLogs": this.openVariantAnalysisLogs.bind(this),
+      "codeQL.openVariantAnalysisView": this.showView.bind(this),
       "codeQL.runVariantAnalysis":
         this.runVariantAnalysisFromCommand.bind(this),
       // Since we are tracking extension usage through commands, this command mirrors the "codeQL.runVariantAnalysis" command