diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/vscode/progress.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/vscode/progress.ts
index 2b937676d..7d944cc4b 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/vscode/progress.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/vscode/progress.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ export interface ProgressUpdate {
   message: string;
 }
 
+export function progressUpdate(
+  step: number,
+  maxStep: number,
+  message: string,
+): ProgressUpdate {
+  return { step, maxStep, message };
+}
+
 export type ProgressCallback = (p: ProgressUpdate) => void;
 
 // Make certain properties within a type optional
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/debugger/debugger-ui.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/debugger/debugger-ui.ts
index 53efc47c9..6eb9a2d9f 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/debugger/debugger-ui.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/debugger/debugger-ui.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class QLDebugAdapterTracker
   ): Promise<void> {
     if (this.localQueryRun !== undefined) {
       const results: CoreQueryResults = body;
-      await this.localQueryRun.complete(results);
+      await this.localQueryRun.complete(results, (_) => {});
       this.localQueryRun = undefined;
     }
   }
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-queries.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-queries.ts
index 5b2e310f5..296158665 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-queries.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-queries.ts
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ export class LocalQueries extends DisposableObject {
           localQueryRun.logger,
         );
 
-        await localQueryRun.complete(results);
+        await localQueryRun.complete(results, progress);
 
         return results;
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts
index 3f43f1195..5ea2463ca 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import type { LocalQueries } from "./local-queries";
 import { tryGetQueryMetadata } from "../codeql-cli/query-metadata";
 import { telemetryListener } from "../common/vscode/telemetry";
 import type { Disposable } from "../common/disposable-object";
+import type { ProgressCallback } from "../common/vscode/progress";
+import { progressUpdate } from "../common/vscode/progress";
 
 function formatResultMessage(result: CoreQueryResults): string {
   switch (result.resultType) {
@@ -79,23 +81,31 @@ export class LocalQueryRun {
    * This function must be called when the evaluation completes, whether the evaluation was
    * successful or not.
    * */
-  public async complete(results: CoreQueryResults): Promise<void> {
+  public async complete(
+    results: CoreQueryResults,
+    progress: ProgressCallback,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const evalLogPaths = await this.summarizeEvalLog(
       results.resultType,
       this.outputDir,
       this.logger,
+      progress,
     );
     if (evalLogPaths !== undefined) {
       this.queryInfo.setEvaluatorLogPaths(evalLogPaths);
     }
+    progress(progressUpdate(1, 4, "Getting completed query info"));
     const queryWithResults = await this.getCompletedQueryInfo(results);
+    progress(progressUpdate(2, 4, "Updating query history"));
     this.queryHistoryManager.completeQuery(this.queryInfo, queryWithResults);
+    progress(progressUpdate(3, 4, "Showing results"));
     await this.localQueries.showResultsForCompletedQuery(
       this.queryInfo as CompletedLocalQueryInfo,
       WebviewReveal.Forced,
     );
     // Note we must update the query history view after showing results as the
     // display and sorting might depend on the number of results
+    progress(progressUpdate(4, 4, "Updating query history"));
     await this.queryHistoryManager.refreshTreeView();
 
     this.logger.dispose();
@@ -109,6 +119,7 @@ export class LocalQueryRun {
       QueryResultType.OTHER_ERROR,
       this.outputDir,
       this.logger,
+      (_) => {},
     );
     if (evalLogPaths !== undefined) {
       this.queryInfo.setEvaluatorLogPaths(evalLogPaths);
@@ -128,10 +139,12 @@ export class LocalQueryRun {
     resultType: QueryResultType,
     outputDir: QueryOutputDir,
     logger: BaseLogger,
+    progress: ProgressCallback,
   ): Promise<EvaluatorLogPaths | undefined> {
     const evalLogPaths = await generateEvalLogSummaries(
       this.cliServer,
       outputDir,
+      progress,
     );
     if (evalLogPaths !== undefined) {
       if (evalLogPaths.endSummary !== undefined) {
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-queries-shared.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-queries-shared.ts
index 834717162..779b9ed7e 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-queries-shared.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/run-queries-shared.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import { generateSummarySymbolsFile } from "./log-insights/summary-parser";
 import { getErrorMessage } from "./common/helpers-pure";
 import { createHash } from "crypto";
 import { QueryOutputDir } from "./local-queries/query-output-dir";
+import { progressUpdate } from "./common/vscode/progress";
+import type { ProgressCallback } from "./common/vscode/progress";
 
 /**
  * run-queries.ts
@@ -519,6 +521,7 @@ export async function createInitialQueryInfo(
 export async function generateEvalLogSummaries(
   cliServer: CodeQLCliServer,
   outputDir: QueryOutputDir,
+  progress: ProgressCallback,
 ): Promise<EvaluatorLogPaths | undefined> {
   const log = outputDir.evalLogPath;
   if (!(await pathExists(log))) {
@@ -527,6 +530,7 @@ export async function generateEvalLogSummaries(
   }
   let humanReadableSummary: string | undefined = undefined;
   let endSummary: string | undefined = undefined;
+  progress(progressUpdate(1, 3, "Generating evaluator log summary"));
   if (await generateHumanReadableLogSummary(cliServer, outputDir)) {
     humanReadableSummary = outputDir.evalLogSummaryPath;
     endSummary = outputDir.evalLogEndSummaryPath;
@@ -535,10 +539,12 @@ export async function generateEvalLogSummaries(
   let summarySymbols: string | undefined = undefined;
   if (isCanary()) {
     // Generate JSON summary for viewer.
+    progress(progressUpdate(2, 3, "Generating JSON log summary"));
     jsonSummary = outputDir.jsonEvalLogSummaryPath;
     await cliServer.generateJsonLogSummary(log, jsonSummary);
 
     if (humanReadableSummary !== undefined) {
+      progress(progressUpdate(3, 3, "Generating summary symbols file"));
       summarySymbols = outputDir.evalLogSummarySymbolsPath;
       await generateSummarySymbolsFile(humanReadableSummary, summarySymbols);
     }