diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysis.stories.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysis.stories.tsx
index a28b122d789..530c9f3dff8 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysis.stories.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysis.stories.tsx
@@ -385,3 +385,19 @@ Failed.args = {
   repoStates,
   repoResults,
 };
+
+export const FailedInternal = Template.bind({});
+FailedInternal.args = {
+  variantAnalysis: {
+    ...variantAnalysis,
+    status: VariantAnalysisStatus.Failed,
+    failureReason: VariantAnalysisFailureReason.InternalError,
+    completedAt: new Date(
+      new Date(variantAnalysis.createdAt).getTime() + 100_000,
+    ).toISOString(),
+    scannedRepos: [],
+    skippedRepos: {},
+  },
+  repoStates,
+  repoResults,
+};
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx
index f44a339bcd2..8e36aee3276 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ export const VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels = ({
     </WarningsContainer>
   );
 
+  const noPanels =
+    scannedReposCount === 0 &&
+    !noCodeqlDbRepos?.repositoryCount &&
+    !notFoundRepos?.repositoryCount;
+  if (noPanels) {
+    return warnings;
+  }
+
   if (!noCodeqlDbRepos?.repositoryCount && !notFoundRepos?.repositoryCount) {
     return (
       <>
@@ -138,12 +146,14 @@ export const VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels = ({
         onChange={setFilterSortState}
       />
       <VSCodePanels>
-        <Tab>
-          Analyzed
-          <VSCodeBadge appearance="secondary">
-            {formatDecimal(variantAnalysis.scannedRepos?.length ?? 0)}
-          </VSCodeBadge>
-        </Tab>
+        {scannedReposCount > 0 && (
+          <Tab>
+            Analyzed
+            <VSCodeBadge appearance="secondary">
+              {formatDecimal(variantAnalysis.scannedRepos?.length ?? 0)}
+            </VSCodeBadge>
+          </Tab>
+        )}
         {notFoundRepos?.repositoryCount && (
           <Tab>
             No access
@@ -160,16 +170,18 @@ export const VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels = ({
             </VSCodeBadge>
           </Tab>
         )}
-        <VSCodePanelView>
-          <VariantAnalysisAnalyzedRepos
-            variantAnalysis={variantAnalysis}
-            repositoryStates={repositoryStates}
-            repositoryResults={repositoryResults}
-            filterSortState={filterSortState}
-            selectedRepositoryIds={selectedRepositoryIds}
-            setSelectedRepositoryIds={setSelectedRepositoryIds}
-          />
-        </VSCodePanelView>
+        {scannedReposCount > 0 && (
+          <VSCodePanelView>
+            <VariantAnalysisAnalyzedRepos
+              variantAnalysis={variantAnalysis}
+              repositoryStates={repositoryStates}
+              repositoryResults={repositoryResults}
+              filterSortState={filterSortState}
+              selectedRepositoryIds={selectedRepositoryIds}
+              setSelectedRepositoryIds={setSelectedRepositoryIds}
+            />
+          </VSCodePanelView>
+        )}
         {notFoundRepos?.repositoryCount && (
           <VSCodePanelView>
             <VariantAnalysisSkippedRepositoriesTab
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/__tests__/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.spec.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/__tests__/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.spec.tsx
index 6f2ea58386e..0e76ff3c5a6 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/__tests__/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.spec.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/view/variant-analysis/__tests__/VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.spec.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { render as reactRender, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import {
   VariantAnalysis,
+  VariantAnalysisFailureReason,
   VariantAnalysisRepoStatus,
   VariantAnalysisStatus,
 } from "../../../remote-queries/shared/variant-analysis";
@@ -144,6 +145,36 @@ describe(VariantAnalysisOutcomePanels.name, () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("No database")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("does not render analyzed panel when there are no scanned repos", () => {
+    render({
+      scannedRepos: [],
+      skippedRepos: {
+        notFoundRepos: defaultVariantAnalysis.skippedRepos.notFoundRepos,
+        noCodeqlDbRepos: defaultVariantAnalysis.skippedRepos.noCodeqlDbRepos,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("Analyzed")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("No access")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("No database")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("does not render any tabs when there are no repos", () => {
+    render({
+      status: VariantAnalysisStatus.Failed,
+      failureReason: VariantAnalysisFailureReason.InternalError,
+      scannedRepos: [],
+      skippedRepos: {},
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("Analyzed")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("No access")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("No database")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText("Error: Something unexpected happened"),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("renders warning with canceled variant analysis", () => {
     render({
       status: VariantAnalysisStatus.Canceled,