diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/languages/index.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/languages/index.ts
index a96cb4788..bb4c895db 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/languages/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/languages/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+export * from "./initial-mode";
 export * from "./languages";
 export * from "./models-as-data";
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/languages/initial-mode.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/languages/initial-mode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b7807207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/languages/initial-mode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { QueryLanguage } from "../../common/query-language";
+import { INITIAL_MODE, Mode } from "../shared/mode";
+
+export function getInitialMode(language: QueryLanguage): Mode {
+  if (language === QueryLanguage.Ruby) {
+    return Mode.Framework;
+  }
+
+  return INITIAL_MODE;
+}
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-module.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-module.ts
index 176107e9f..f7b195ab4 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-module.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-module.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { showResolvableLocation } from "../databases/local-databases/locations";
 import { ModelEditorViewTracker } from "./model-editor-view-tracker";
 import { ModelConfigListener } from "../config";
 import { ModelingEvents } from "./modeling-events";
+import { getInitialMode } from "./languages";
 
 const SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES: string[] = ["java", "csharp"];
 
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ export class ModelEditorModule extends DisposableObject {
             db,
             modelFile,
             language,
+            getInitialMode(language),
           );
 
           this.modelingEvents.onDbClosed(async (dbUri) => {
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-view.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-view.ts
index 23b3d4928..ae38e0f08 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-view.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/model-editor-view.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { Method } from "./method";
 import { ModeledMethod } from "./modeled-method";
 import { ExtensionPack } from "./shared/extension-pack";
 import { ModelConfigListener } from "../config";
-import { INITIAL_MODE, Mode } from "./shared/mode";
+import { Mode } from "./shared/mode";
 import { loadModeledMethods, saveModeledMethods } from "./modeled-method-fs";
 import { pickExtensionPack } from "./extension-pack-picker";
 import {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class ModelEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
     private readonly extensionPack: ExtensionPack,
     // The language is equal to databaseItem.language but is properly typed as QueryLanguage
     private readonly language: QueryLanguage,
-    initialMode: Mode = INITIAL_MODE,
+    initialMode: Mode,
   ) {
     super(app);
 
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/modeling-store.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/modeling-store.ts
index d50c13c67..0b3bfdf93 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/modeling-store.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/modeling-store.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Method, Usage } from "./method";
 import { ModeledMethod } from "./modeled-method";
 import { ModelingEvents } from "./modeling-events";
 import { INITIAL_HIDE_MODELED_METHODS_VALUE } from "./shared/hide-modeled-methods";
-import { INITIAL_MODE, Mode } from "./shared/mode";
+import { Mode } from "./shared/mode";
 
 interface InternalDbModelingState {
   databaseItem: DatabaseItem;
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ export class ModelingStore extends DisposableObject {
     this.state = new Map<string, InternalDbModelingState>();
   }
 
-  public initializeStateForDb(
-    databaseItem: DatabaseItem,
-    mode: Mode = INITIAL_MODE,
-  ) {
+  public initializeStateForDb(databaseItem: DatabaseItem, mode: Mode) {
     const dbUri = databaseItem.databaseUri.toString();
     this.state.set(dbUri, {
       databaseItem,