diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-manager.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-manager.ts
index 424ffcca7..c180df12c 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-manager.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-manager.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { CodeQLCliServer } from '../cli';
 export class VariantAnalysisManager extends DisposableObject implements VariantAnalysisViewManager<VariantAnalysisView> {
   private readonly variantAnalysisMonitor: VariantAnalysisMonitor;
   private readonly variantAnalysisResultsManager: VariantAnalysisResultsManager;
+  private readonly variantAnalyses = new Map<number, VariantAnalysis>();
   private readonly views = new Map<number, VariantAnalysisView>();
 
   constructor(
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ export class VariantAnalysisManager extends DisposableObject implements VariantA
       return;
     }
 
+    this.variantAnalyses.set(variantAnalysis.id, variantAnalysis);
+
     await this.getView(variantAnalysis.id)?.updateView(variantAnalysis);
   }
 
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-monitor.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-monitor.ts
index 287f945e4..89a8231ff 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-monitor.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/variant-analysis-monitor.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export class VariantAnalysisMonitor extends DisposableObject {
     let attemptCount = 0;
     const scannedReposDownloaded: number[] = [];
 
+    this._onVariantAnalysisChange.fire(variantAnalysis);
+
     while (attemptCount <= VariantAnalysisMonitor.maxAttemptCount) {
       await this.sleep(VariantAnalysisMonitor.sleepTime);