diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
index dc093f70035..e348501f05e 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ export class DataExtensionsEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
     // In application mode, we need the database of a specific library to generate
     // the modeled methods. In framework mode, we'll use the current database.
     if (this.mode === Mode.Application) {
-      addedDatabase = await this.promptImportAndResetDatabase((update) =>
+      addedDatabase = await this.promptImportDatabase((update) =>
         this.showProgress(update),
       );
       if (!addedDatabase) {
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ export class DataExtensionsEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
 
   private async modelDependency(): Promise<void> {
     return withProgress(async (progress, token) => {
-      const addedDatabase = await this.promptImportAndResetDatabase(progress);
+      const addedDatabase = await this.promptImportDatabase(progress);
       if (!addedDatabase || token.isCancellationRequested) {
         return;
       }
@@ -454,14 +454,13 @@ export class DataExtensionsEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
     });
   }
 
-  private async promptImportAndResetDatabase(
+  private async promptImportDatabase(
     progress: ProgressCallback,
   ): Promise<DatabaseItem | undefined> {
-    const selectedDatabase = this.databaseManager.currentDatabaseItem;
-
     // The external API methods are in the library source code, so we need to ask
     // the user to import the library database. We need to have the database
     // imported to the query server, so we need to register it to our workspace.
+    const makeSelected = false;
     const addedDatabase = await promptImportGithubDatabase(
       this.app.commands,
       this.databaseManager,
@@ -470,16 +469,13 @@ export class DataExtensionsEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
       progress,
       this.cliServer,
       this.databaseItem.language,
+      makeSelected,
     );
     if (!addedDatabase) {
       void this.app.logger.log("No database chosen");
-      return undefined;
+      return;
     }
 
-    // The library database was set as the current database by importing it,
-    // but we need to set it back to the originally selected database.
-    await this.databaseManager.setCurrentDatabaseItem(selectedDatabase);
-
     return addedDatabase;
   }
 
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/database-fetcher.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/database-fetcher.ts
index e4a85893403..51a9541dd0a 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/database-fetcher.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/database-fetcher.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export async function promptImportInternetDatabase(
  * @param progress the progress callback
  * @param cli the CodeQL CLI server
  * @param language the language to download. If undefined, the user will be prompted to choose a language.
+ * @param makeSelected make the new database selected in the databases panel (default: true)
  */
 export async function promptImportGithubDatabase(
   commandManager: AppCommandManager,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export async function promptImportGithubDatabase(
   progress: ProgressCallback,
   cli?: CodeQLCliServer,
   language?: string,
+  makeSelected = true,
 ): Promise<DatabaseItem | undefined> {
   const githubRepo = await askForGitHubRepo(progress);
   if (!githubRepo) {
@@ -109,10 +111,13 @@ export async function promptImportGithubDatabase(
     progress,
     cli,
     language,
+    makeSelected,
   );
 
   if (databaseItem) {
-    await commandManager.execute("codeQLDatabases.focus");
+    if (makeSelected) {
+      await commandManager.execute("codeQLDatabases.focus");
+    }
     void showAndLogInformationMessage(
       extLogger,
       "Database downloaded and imported successfully.",
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ export async function askForGitHubRepo(
  * @param progress the progress callback
  * @param cli the CodeQL CLI server
  * @param language the language to download. If undefined, the user will be prompted to choose a language.
+ * @param makeSelected make the new database selected in the databases panel (default: true)
  **/
 export async function downloadGitHubDatabase(
   githubRepo: string,
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ export async function downloadGitHubDatabase(
   progress: ProgressCallback,
   cli?: CodeQLCliServer,
   language?: string,
+  makeSelected = true,
 ): Promise<DatabaseItem | undefined> {
   const nwo = getNwoFromGitHubUrl(githubRepo) || githubRepo;
   if (!isValidGitHubNwo(nwo)) {
@@ -210,6 +217,7 @@ export async function downloadGitHubDatabase(
     `${owner}/${name}`,
     progress,
     cli,
+    makeSelected,
   );
 }
 
@@ -268,6 +276,7 @@ export async function importArchiveDatabase(
  * @param storagePath where to store the unzipped database.
  * @param nameOverride a name for the database that overrides the default
  * @param progress callback to send progress messages to
+ * @param makeSelected make the new database selected in the databases panel (default: true)
  */
 async function databaseArchiveFetcher(
   databaseUrl: string,
@@ -277,6 +286,7 @@ async function databaseArchiveFetcher(
   nameOverride: string | undefined,
   progress: ProgressCallback,
   cli?: CodeQLCliServer,
+  makeSelected = true,
 ): Promise<DatabaseItem> {
   progress({
     message: "Getting database",
@@ -315,8 +325,6 @@ async function databaseArchiveFetcher(
     });
     await ensureZippedSourceLocation(dbPath);
 
-    const makeSelected = true;
-
     const item = await databaseManager.openDatabase(
       Uri.file(dbPath),
       makeSelected,