diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.stories.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.stories.tsx
index 0ce6ac094..3cac59ec3 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.stories.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.stories.tsx
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ export const RepositoriesSearchSortRow = () => {
     ResultFormat.Alerts,
   );
 
+  const variantAnalysisQueryKind = "problem";
+
   return (
     <RepositoriesSearchSortRowComponent
       filterSortValue={filterSortValue}
       resultFormatValue={resultFormatValue}
       onFilterSortChange={setFilterSortValue}
       onResultFormatChange={setResultFormatValue}
+      variantAnalysisQueryKind={variantAnalysisQueryKind}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.tsx
index 6e1c10518..557501d2b 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/RepositoriesSearchSortRow.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Props = {
   resultFormatValue: ResultFormat;
   onFilterSortChange: Dispatch<SetStateAction<RepositoriesFilterSortState>>;
   onResultFormatChange: Dispatch<SetStateAction<ResultFormat>>;
+  variantAnalysisQueryKind: string | undefined;
 };
 
 const Container = styled.div`
@@ -43,11 +44,21 @@ const RepositoriesResultFormatColumn = styled(RepositoriesResultFormat)`
   flex: 1;
 `;
 
+function showResultFormatColumn(
+  variantAnalysisQueryKind: string | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    variantAnalysisQueryKind === "problem" ||
+    variantAnalysisQueryKind === "path-problem"
+  );
+}
+
 export const RepositoriesSearchSortRow = ({
   filterSortValue,
   resultFormatValue,
   onFilterSortChange,
   onResultFormatChange,
+  variantAnalysisQueryKind,
 }: Props) => {
   const handleSearchValueChange = useCallback(
     (searchValue: string) => {
@@ -100,10 +111,12 @@ export const RepositoriesSearchSortRow = ({
         value={filterSortValue.sortKey}
         onChange={handleSortKeyChange}
       />
-      <RepositoriesResultFormatColumn
-        value={resultFormatValue}
-        onChange={handleResultFormatChange}
-      />
+      {showResultFormatColumn(variantAnalysisQueryKind) && (
+        <RepositoriesResultFormatColumn
+          value={resultFormatValue}
+          onChange={handleResultFormatChange}
+        />
+      )}
     </Container>
   );
 };
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx
index 1ce075e2b..ca21115e8 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export const VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels = ({
           resultFormatValue={resultFormat}
           onFilterSortChange={setFilterSortState}
           onResultFormatChange={setResultFormat}
+          variantAnalysisQueryKind={variantAnalysis.query.kind}
         />
         <VariantAnalysisAnalyzedRepos
           variantAnalysis={variantAnalysis}
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ export const VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels = ({
         resultFormatValue={resultFormat}
         onFilterSortChange={setFilterSortState}
         onResultFormatChange={setResultFormat}
+        variantAnalysisQueryKind={variantAnalysis.query.kind}
       />
       <VSCodePanels>
         {scannedReposCount > 0 && (