diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databaseFetcher.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databaseFetcher.ts
index 69ab63d24..a8994d955 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databaseFetcher.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databaseFetcher.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fetch, { Response } from "node-fetch";
 import { zip } from "zip-a-folder";
 import { Open } from "unzipper";
-import { Uri, CancellationToken, window } from "vscode";
+import { Uri, CancellationToken, window, InputBoxOptions } from "vscode";
 import { CodeQLCliServer } from "./cli";
 import {
   ensureDir,
@@ -92,17 +92,7 @@ export async function promptImportGithubDatabase(
   token: CancellationToken,
   cli?: CodeQLCliServer,
 ): Promise<DatabaseItem | undefined> {
-  progress({
-    message: "Choose repository",
-    step: 1,
-    maxStep: 2,
-  });
-  const githubRepo = await window.showInputBox({
-    title:
-      'Enter a GitHub repository URL or "name with owner" (e.g. https://github.com/github/codeql or github/codeql)',
-    placeHolder: "https://github.com/<owner>/<repo> or <owner>/<repo>",
-    ignoreFocusOut: true,
-  });
+  const githubRepo = await askForGitHubRepo(progress);
   if (!githubRepo) {
     return;
   }
@@ -128,6 +118,30 @@ export async function promptImportGithubDatabase(
   return;
 }
 
+export async function askForGitHubRepo(
+  progress?: ProgressCallback,
+  suggestedValue?: string,
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  progress?.({
+    message: "Choose repository",
+    step: 1,
+    maxStep: 2,
+  });
+
+  const options: InputBoxOptions = {
+    title:
+      'Enter a GitHub repository URL or "name with owner" (e.g. https://github.com/github/codeql or github/codeql)',
+    placeHolder: "https://github.com/<owner>/<repo> or <owner>/<repo>",
+    ignoreFocusOut: true,
+  };
+
+  if (suggestedValue) {
+    options.value = suggestedValue;
+  }
+
+  return await window.showInputBox(options);
+}
+
 /**
  * Downloads a database from GitHub
  *
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-databases.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-databases.ts
index c1c1c7f05..97e7dd931 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-databases.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-databases.ts
@@ -911,6 +911,17 @@ export class DatabaseManager extends DisposableObject {
     return dbs[0];
   }
 
+  public async digForDatabaseWithSameLanguage(
+    language: string,
+  ): Promise<DatabaseItem | undefined> {
+    const dbItems = this.databaseItems || [];
+    const dbs = dbItems.filter((db) => db.language === language);
+    if (dbs.length === 0) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return dbs[0];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the index of the workspace folder that corresponds to the source archive of `item`
    * if there is one, and -1 otherwise.
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/skeleton-query-wizard.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/skeleton-query-wizard.ts
index 54a265fbe..d1e5f8865 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/skeleton-query-wizard.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/skeleton-query-wizard.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getErrorMessage } from "./pure/helpers-pure";
 import { QlPackGenerator } from "./qlpack-generator";
 import { DatabaseManager } from "./local-databases";
 import * as databaseFetcher from "./databaseFetcher";
-import { ProgressCallback } from "./progress";
+import { ProgressCallback, UserCancellationException } from "./progress";
 
 type QueryLanguagesToDatabaseMap = Record<string, string>;
 
@@ -207,9 +207,17 @@ export class SkeletonQueryWizard {
     });
 
     const githubRepoNwo = QUERY_LANGUAGE_TO_DATABASE_REPO[this.language];
+    const chosenRepo = await databaseFetcher.askForGitHubRepo(
+      undefined,
+      githubRepoNwo,
+    );
+
+    if (!chosenRepo) {
+      throw new UserCancellationException("No GitHub repository provided");
+    }
 
     await databaseFetcher.downloadGitHubDatabase(
-      githubRepoNwo,
+      chosenRepo,
       this.databaseManager,
       this.storagePath,
       this.credentials,
@@ -231,17 +239,30 @@ export class SkeletonQueryWizard {
 
     const databaseNwo = QUERY_LANGUAGE_TO_DATABASE_REPO[this.language];
 
-    const databaseItem = await this.databaseManager.digForDatabaseItem(
+    // Check that we haven't already downloaded a database for this language
+    const existingDatabaseItem = await this.databaseManager.digForDatabaseItem(
       this.language,
       databaseNwo,
     );
 
-    if (databaseItem) {
+    if (existingDatabaseItem) {
       // select the found database
-      await this.databaseManager.setCurrentDatabaseItem(databaseItem);
+      await this.databaseManager.setCurrentDatabaseItem(existingDatabaseItem);
     } else {
-      // download new database and select it
-      await this.downloadDatabase();
+      const sameLanguageDatabaseItem =
+        await this.databaseManager.digForDatabaseWithSameLanguage(
+          this.language,
+        );
+
+      if (sameLanguageDatabaseItem) {
+        // select the found database
+        await this.databaseManager.setCurrentDatabaseItem(
+          sameLanguageDatabaseItem,
+        );
+      } else {
+        // download new database and select it
+        await this.downloadDatabase();
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/cli-integration/skeleton-query-wizard.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/cli-integration/skeleton-query-wizard.test.ts
index 2202a3487..8e9685cfd 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/cli-integration/skeleton-query-wizard.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/cli-integration/skeleton-query-wizard.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
   let downloadGitHubDatabaseSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<
     typeof databaseFetcher.downloadGitHubDatabase
   >;
+  let askForGitHubRepoSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<
+    typeof databaseFetcher.askForGitHubRepo
+  >;
   let openTextDocumentSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<
     typeof workspace.openTextDocument
   >;
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
   const mockDatabaseManager = mockedObject<DatabaseManager>({
     setCurrentDatabaseItem: jest.fn(),
     digForDatabaseItem: jest.fn(),
+    digForDatabaseWithSameLanguage: jest.fn(),
   });
   const mockCli = mockedObject<CodeQLCliServer>({
     resolveLanguages: jest
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
     getSupportedLanguages: jest.fn(),
   });
 
+  jest.spyOn(extLogger, "log").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
   beforeEach(async () => {
     dir = tmp.dirSync({
       prefix: "skeleton_query_wizard_",
@@ -101,6 +107,10 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
       mockDatabaseManager,
       token,
     );
+
+    askForGitHubRepoSpy = jest
+      .spyOn(databaseFetcher, "askForGitHubRepo")
+      .mockResolvedValue(QUERY_LANGUAGE_TO_DATABASE_REPO[chosenLanguage]);
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
@@ -250,10 +260,30 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
           .mockResolvedValue(undefined);
       });
 
-      it("should download a new database for language", async () => {
-        await wizard.execute();
+      describe("if the user choses to downloaded the suggested database from GitHub", () => {
+        it("should download a new database for language", async () => {
+          await wizard.execute();
 
-        expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(askForGitHubRepoSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("if the user choses to download a different database from GitHub than the one suggested", () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          const chosenGitHubRepo = "pickles-owner/pickles-repo";
+
+          askForGitHubRepoSpy = jest
+            .spyOn(databaseFetcher, "askForGitHubRepo")
+            .mockResolvedValue(chosenGitHubRepo);
+        });
+
+        it("should download the newly chosen database", async () => {
+          await wizard.execute();
+
+          expect(askForGitHubRepoSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
       });
     });
   });