diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
index b6522377f..212abe0ac 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -109,10 +109,7 @@ import {
   handleInstallPackDependencies,
 } from "./packaging";
 import { HistoryItemLabelProvider } from "./query-history/history-item-label-provider";
-import {
-  exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults,
-  exportVariantAnalysisResults,
-} from "./variant-analysis/export-results";
+import { exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults } from "./variant-analysis/export-results";
 import { EvalLogViewer } from "./eval-log-viewer";
 import { SummaryLanguageSupport } from "./log-insights/summary-language-support";
 import { JoinOrderScannerProvider } from "./log-insights/join-order";
@@ -1156,35 +1153,10 @@ async function activateWithInstalledDistribution(
 
   ctx.subscriptions.push(
     commandRunner("codeQL.exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults", async () => {
-      await exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults(qhm);
+      await exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults(variantAnalysisManager, qhm);
     }),
   );
 
-  ctx.subscriptions.push(
-    commandRunnerWithProgress(
-      "codeQL.exportVariantAnalysisResults",
-      async (
-        progress: ProgressCallback,
-        token: CancellationToken,
-        variantAnalysisId: number,
-        filterSort?: RepositoriesFilterSortStateWithIds,
-      ) => {
-        await exportVariantAnalysisResults(
-          variantAnalysisManager,
-          variantAnalysisId,
-          filterSort,
-          app.credentials,
-          progress,
-          token,
-        );
-      },
-      {
-        title: "Exporting variant analysis results",
-        cancellable: true,
-      },
-    ),
-  );
-
   ctx.subscriptions.push(
     commandRunner(
       "codeQL.loadVariantAnalysisRepoResults",
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/query-history/query-history-manager.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/query-history/query-history-manager.ts
index 44529bdf1..3b31c4e52 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/query-history/query-history-manager.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/query-history/query-history-manager.ts
@@ -1238,8 +1238,7 @@ export class QueryHistoryManager extends DisposableObject {
       return;
     }
 
-    await commands.executeCommand(
-      "codeQL.exportVariantAnalysisResults",
+    await this.variantAnalysisManager.exportResults(
       finalSingleItem.variantAnalysis.id,
     );
   }
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts
index faf3f0ee5..7b5647a00 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import {
   window,
   workspace,
 } from "vscode";
-import { ProgressCallback, UserCancellationException } from "../commandRunner";
+import {
+  ProgressCallback,
+  UserCancellationException,
+  withProgress,
+} from "../commandRunner";
 import { showInformationMessageWithAction } from "../helpers";
 import { extLogger } from "../common";
 import { QueryHistoryManager } from "../query-history/query-history-manager";
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ import { Credentials } from "../common/authentication";
  * Exports the results of the currently-selected variant analysis.
  */
 export async function exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults(
+  variantAnalysisManager: VariantAnalysisManager,
   queryHistoryManager: QueryHistoryManager,
 ): Promise<void> {
   const queryHistoryItem = queryHistoryManager.getCurrentQueryHistoryItem();
@@ -46,8 +51,7 @@ export async function exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults(
     );
   }
 
-  return commands.executeCommand(
-    "codeQL.exportVariantAnalysisResults",
+  await variantAnalysisManager.exportResults(
     queryHistoryItem.variantAnalysis.id,
   );
 }
@@ -63,108 +67,117 @@ export async function exportVariantAnalysisResults(
   variantAnalysisId: number,
   filterSort: RepositoriesFilterSortStateWithIds | undefined,
   credentials: Credentials,
-  progress: ProgressCallback,
-  token: CancellationToken,
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const variantAnalysis = await variantAnalysisManager.getVariantAnalysis(
-    variantAnalysisId,
-  );
-  if (!variantAnalysis) {
-    void extLogger.log(
-      `Could not find variant analysis with id ${variantAnalysisId}`,
-    );
-    throw new Error(
-      "There was an error when trying to retrieve variant analysis information",
-    );
-  }
+  await withProgress(
+    async (progress: ProgressCallback, token: CancellationToken) => {
+      const variantAnalysis = await variantAnalysisManager.getVariantAnalysis(
+        variantAnalysisId,
+      );
+      if (!variantAnalysis) {
+        void extLogger.log(
+          `Could not find variant analysis with id ${variantAnalysisId}`,
+        );
+        throw new Error(
+          "There was an error when trying to retrieve variant analysis information",
+        );
+      }
 
-  if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
-    throw new UserCancellationException("Cancelled");
-  }
+      if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
+        throw new UserCancellationException("Cancelled");
+      }
 
-  const repoStates = await variantAnalysisManager.getRepoStates(
-    variantAnalysisId,
-  );
-
-  void extLogger.log(
-    `Exporting variant analysis results for variant analysis with id ${variantAnalysis.id}`,
-  );
-
-  progress({
-    maxStep: MAX_VARIANT_ANALYSIS_EXPORT_PROGRESS_STEPS,
-    step: 0,
-    message: "Determining export format",
-  });
-
-  const exportFormat = await determineExportFormat();
-  if (!exportFormat) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
-    throw new UserCancellationException("Cancelled");
-  }
-
-  const repositories = filterAndSortRepositoriesWithResults(
-    variantAnalysis.scannedRepos,
-    filterSort,
-  )?.filter(
-    (repo) =>
-      repo.resultCount &&
-      repoStates.find((r) => r.repositoryId === repo.repository.id)
-        ?.downloadStatus ===
-        VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryDownloadStatus.Succeeded,
-  );
-
-  async function* getAnalysesResults(): AsyncGenerator<
-    [VariantAnalysisScannedRepository, VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryResult]
-  > {
-    if (!variantAnalysis) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!repositories) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    for (const repo of repositories) {
-      const result = await variantAnalysisManager.loadResults(
-        variantAnalysis.id,
-        repo.repository.fullName,
-        {
-          skipCacheStore: true,
-        },
+      const repoStates = await variantAnalysisManager.getRepoStates(
+        variantAnalysisId,
       );
 
-      yield [repo, result];
-    }
-  }
+      void extLogger.log(
+        `Exporting variant analysis results for variant analysis with id ${variantAnalysis.id}`,
+      );
 
-  const exportDirectory =
-    variantAnalysisManager.getVariantAnalysisStorageLocation(
-      variantAnalysis.id,
-    );
+      progress({
+        maxStep: MAX_VARIANT_ANALYSIS_EXPORT_PROGRESS_STEPS,
+        step: 0,
+        message: "Determining export format",
+      });
 
-  // The date will be formatted like the following: 20221115T123456Z. The time is in UTC.
-  const formattedDate = new Date()
-    .toISOString()
-    .replace(/[-:]/g, "")
-    .replace(/\.\d+Z$/, "Z");
-  const exportedResultsDirectory = join(
-    exportDirectory,
-    "exported-results",
-    `results_${formattedDate}`,
-  );
+      const exportFormat = await determineExportFormat();
+      if (!exportFormat) {
+        return;
+      }
 
-  await exportVariantAnalysisAnalysisResults(
-    exportedResultsDirectory,
-    variantAnalysis,
-    getAnalysesResults(),
-    repositories?.length ?? 0,
-    exportFormat,
-    credentials,
-    progress,
-    token,
+      if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
+        throw new UserCancellationException("Cancelled");
+      }
+
+      const repositories = filterAndSortRepositoriesWithResults(
+        variantAnalysis.scannedRepos,
+        filterSort,
+      )?.filter(
+        (repo) =>
+          repo.resultCount &&
+          repoStates.find((r) => r.repositoryId === repo.repository.id)
+            ?.downloadStatus ===
+            VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryDownloadStatus.Succeeded,
+      );
+
+      async function* getAnalysesResults(): AsyncGenerator<
+        [
+          VariantAnalysisScannedRepository,
+          VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryResult,
+        ]
+      > {
+        if (!variantAnalysis) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (!repositories) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        for (const repo of repositories) {
+          const result = await variantAnalysisManager.loadResults(
+            variantAnalysis.id,
+            repo.repository.fullName,
+            {
+              skipCacheStore: true,
+            },
+          );
+
+          yield [repo, result];
+        }
+      }
+
+      const exportDirectory =
+        variantAnalysisManager.getVariantAnalysisStorageLocation(
+          variantAnalysis.id,
+        );
+
+      // The date will be formatted like the following: 20221115T123456Z. The time is in UTC.
+      const formattedDate = new Date()
+        .toISOString()
+        .replace(/[-:]/g, "")
+        .replace(/\.\d+Z$/, "Z");
+      const exportedResultsDirectory = join(
+        exportDirectory,
+        "exported-results",
+        `results_${formattedDate}`,
+      );
+
+      await exportVariantAnalysisAnalysisResults(
+        exportedResultsDirectory,
+        variantAnalysis,
+        getAnalysesResults(),
+        repositories?.length ?? 0,
+        exportFormat,
+        credentials,
+        progress,
+        token,
+      );
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Exporting variant analysis results",
+      cancellable: true,
+    },
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts
index 23f43c567..9bd7f201d 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-manager.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import { DbManager } from "../databases/db-manager";
 import { App } from "../common/app";
 import { redactableError } from "../pure/errors";
 import { AppCommandManager, VariantAnalysisCommands } from "../common/commands";
+import { exportVariantAnalysisResults } from "./export-results";
 
 export class VariantAnalysisManager
   extends DisposableObject
@@ -690,6 +691,18 @@ export class VariantAnalysisManager
     await env.clipboard.writeText(text.join(EOL));
   }
 
+  public async exportResults(
+    variantAnalysisId: number,
+    filterSort?: RepositoriesFilterSortStateWithIds,
+  ) {
+    await exportVariantAnalysisResults(
+      this,
+      variantAnalysisId,
+      filterSort,
+      this.app.credentials,
+    );
+  }
+
   private getRepoStatesStoragePath(variantAnalysisId: number): string {
     return join(
       this.getVariantAnalysisStorageLocation(variantAnalysisId),
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view-manager.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view-manager.ts
index 1fa1fe46d..88a7c46e2 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view-manager.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view-manager.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryState,
 } from "./shared/variant-analysis";
 import { AppCommandManager } from "../common/commands";
+import { RepositoriesFilterSortStateWithIds } from "../pure/variant-analysis-filter-sort";
 
 export interface VariantAnalysisViewInterface {
   variantAnalysisId: number;
@@ -25,4 +26,8 @@ export interface VariantAnalysisViewManager<
     variantAnalysisId: number,
   ): Promise<VariantAnalysisScannedRepositoryState[]>;
   openQueryFile(variantAnalysisId: number): Promise<void>;
+  exportResults(
+    variantAnalysisId: number,
+    filterSort?: RepositoriesFilterSortStateWithIds,
+  ): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view.ts
index 351e5afbf..e21830709 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/variant-analysis-view.ts
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ export class VariantAnalysisView
         );
         break;
       case "exportResults":
-        void commands.executeCommand(
-          "codeQL.exportVariantAnalysisResults",
+        await this.manager.exportResults(
           this.variantAnalysisId,
           msg.filterSort,
         );