diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts
index 051e59394e4..6f2248000a1 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/commands.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ export type QueryHistoryCommands = {
   "codeQLQueryHistory.itemClicked": SelectionCommandFunction<QueryHistoryInfo>;
   "codeQLQueryHistory.openOnGithub": SelectionCommandFunction<QueryHistoryInfo>;
   "codeQLQueryHistory.copyRepoList": SelectionCommandFunction<QueryHistoryInfo>;
+
+  // Commands in the command palette
+  "codeQL.exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults": () => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 // Commands tied to variant analysis
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
index 00203bd6a99..2edfeb314d5 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ import {
   handleInstallPackDependencies,
 } from "./packaging";
 import { HistoryItemLabelProvider } from "./query-history/history-item-label-provider";
-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";
@@ -1144,12 +1143,6 @@ async function activateWithInstalledDistribution(
     ),
   );
 
-  ctx.subscriptions.push(
-    commandRunner("codeQL.exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults", async () => {
-      await exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults(variantAnalysisManager, qhm);
-    }),
-  );
-
   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 9647613cd2c..8eb0188430e 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/query-history/query-history-manager.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/query-history/query-history-manager.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ export class QueryHistoryManager extends DisposableObject {
       "codeQLQueryHistory.itemClicked": this.handleItemClicked.bind(this),
       "codeQLQueryHistory.openOnGithub": this.handleOpenOnGithub.bind(this),
       "codeQLQueryHistory.copyRepoList": this.handleCopyRepoList.bind(this),
+
+      "codeQL.exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults":
+        this.exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults.bind(this),
     };
   }
 
@@ -1127,6 +1130,22 @@ export class QueryHistoryManager extends DisposableObject {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Exports the results of the currently-selected variant analysis.
+   */
+  async exportSelectedVariantAnalysisResults(): Promise<void> {
+    const queryHistoryItem = this.getCurrentQueryHistoryItem();
+    if (!queryHistoryItem || queryHistoryItem.t !== "variant-analysis") {
+      throw new Error(
+        "No variant analysis results currently open. To open results, click an item in the query history view.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    await this.variantAnalysisManager.exportResults(
+      queryHistoryItem.variantAnalysis.id,
+    );
+  }
+
   addQuery(item: QueryHistoryInfo) {
     this.treeDataProvider.pushQuery(item);
     this.updateTreeViewSelectionIfVisible();
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts
index 7b5647a00a3..472b914df97 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/variant-analysis/export-results.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
 } from "../commandRunner";
 import { showInformationMessageWithAction } from "../helpers";
 import { extLogger } from "../common";
-import { QueryHistoryManager } from "../query-history/query-history-manager";
 import { createGist } from "./gh-api/gh-api-client";
 import {
   generateVariantAnalysisMarkdown,
@@ -37,25 +36,6 @@ import {
 } from "../pure/variant-analysis-filter-sort";
 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();
-  if (!queryHistoryItem || queryHistoryItem.t !== "variant-analysis") {
-    throw new Error(
-      "No variant analysis results currently open. To open results, click an item in the query history view.",
-    );
-  }
-
-  await variantAnalysisManager.exportResults(
-    queryHistoryItem.variantAnalysis.id,
-  );
-}
-
 const MAX_VARIANT_ANALYSIS_EXPORT_PROGRESS_STEPS = 2;
 
 /**