diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-download.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-download.ts
index e19debf79cb..4f24ef38c68 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-download.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-download.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ import { window } from "vscode";
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import { showNeverAskAgainDialog } from "../common/vscode/dialog";
 import { getLanguageDisplayName } from "../common/query-language";
-import {
-  downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrl,
-  promptForLanguage,
-} from "./database-fetcher";
+import { downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrl } from "./database-fetcher";
 import { withProgress } from "../common/vscode/progress";
 import { DatabaseManager } from "./local-databases";
 import { CodeQLCliServer } from "../codeql-cli/cli";
@@ -66,40 +63,46 @@ export async function downloadDatabaseFromGitHub(
   cliServer: CodeQLCliServer,
   commandManager: AppCommandManager,
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const languages = databases.map((database) => database.language);
-
-  const language = await promptForLanguage(languages, undefined);
-  if (!language) {
+  const selectedDatabases = await promptForDatabases(databases);
+  if (selectedDatabases.length === 0) {
     return;
   }
 
-  const database = databases.find((database) => database.language === language);
-  if (!database) {
-    return;
-  }
+  await Promise.all(
+    selectedDatabases.map((database) =>
+      withProgress(
+        async (progress) => {
+          await downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrl(
+            database.url,
+            database.id,
+            database.created_at,
+            database.commit_oid ?? null,
+            owner,
+            repo,
+            octokit,
+            progress,
+            databaseManager,
+            storagePath,
+            cliServer,
+            true,
+            false,
+          );
 
-  await withProgress(async (progress) => {
-    await downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrl(
-      database.url,
-      database.id,
-      database.created_at,
-      database.commit_oid ?? null,
-      owner,
-      repo,
-      octokit,
-      progress,
-      databaseManager,
-      storagePath,
-      cliServer,
-      true,
-      false,
-    );
-
-    await commandManager.execute("codeQLDatabases.focus");
-    void window.showInformationMessage(
-      `Downloaded ${getLanguageDisplayName(language)} database from GitHub.`,
-    );
-  });
+          await commandManager.execute("codeQLDatabases.focus");
+          void window.showInformationMessage(
+            `Downloaded ${getLanguageDisplayName(
+              database.language,
+            )} database from GitHub.`,
+          );
+        },
+        {
+          title: `Adding ${getLanguageDisplayName(
+            database.language,
+          )} database from GitHub`,
+        },
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -126,3 +129,34 @@ function joinLanguages(languages: string[]): string {
 
   return result;
 }
+
+async function promptForDatabases(
+  databases: CodeqlDatabase[],
+): Promise<CodeqlDatabase[]> {
+  if (databases.length === 1) {
+    return databases;
+  }
+
+  const items = databases
+    .map((database) => {
+      const bytesToDisplayMB = `${(database.size / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(
+        1,
+      )} MB`;
+
+      return {
+        label: getLanguageDisplayName(database.language),
+        description: bytesToDisplayMB,
+        database,
+      };
+    })
+    .sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label));
+
+  const selectedItems = await window.showQuickPick(items, {
+    title: "Select databases to download",
+    placeHolder: "Databases found in this repository",
+    ignoreFocusOut: true,
+    canPickMany: true,
+  });
+
+  return selectedItems?.map((selectedItem) => selectedItem.database) ?? [];
+}
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-download.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-download.test.ts
index 601a7dc318d..a9fc9309cda 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-download.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-download.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { faker } from "@faker-js/faker";
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
-import { mockedObject } from "../../utils/mocking.helpers";
+import { QuickPickItem, window } from "vscode";
+import { mockedObject, mockedQuickPickItem } from "../../utils/mocking.helpers";
 import {
   askForGitHubDatabaseDownload,
   downloadDatabaseFromGitHub,
@@ -103,15 +104,14 @@ describe("downloadDatabaseFromGitHub", () => {
       created_at: faker.date.past().toISOString(),
       commit_oid: faker.git.commitSha(),
       language: "swift",
+      size: 27389673,
       url: faker.internet.url({
         protocol: "https",
       }),
     }),
   ];
 
-  let promptForLanguageSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<
-    typeof databaseFetcher.promptForLanguage
-  >;
+  let showQuickPickSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<typeof window.showQuickPick>;
   let downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrlSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<
     typeof databaseFetcher.downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrl
   >;
@@ -121,9 +121,13 @@ describe("downloadDatabaseFromGitHub", () => {
     databaseManager = mockedObject<DatabaseManager>({});
     cliServer = mockedObject<CodeQLCliServer>({});
 
-    promptForLanguageSpy = jest
-      .spyOn(databaseFetcher, "promptForLanguage")
-      .mockResolvedValue(databases[0].language);
+    showQuickPickSpy = jest.spyOn(window, "showQuickPick").mockResolvedValue(
+      mockedQuickPickItem([
+        mockedObject<QuickPickItem & { database: CodeqlDatabase }>({
+          database: databases[0],
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
     downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrlSpy = jest
       .spyOn(databaseFetcher, "downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrl")
       .mockResolvedValue(undefined);
@@ -157,28 +161,6 @@ describe("downloadDatabaseFromGitHub", () => {
       true,
       false,
     );
-    expect(promptForLanguageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["swift"], undefined);
-  });
-
-  describe("when not selecting language", () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      promptForLanguageSpy.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-    });
-
-    it("does not download the database", async () => {
-      await downloadDatabaseFromGitHub(
-        octokit,
-        owner,
-        repo,
-        databases,
-        databaseManager,
-        storagePath,
-        cliServer,
-        commandManager,
-      );
-
-      expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrlSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
   });
 
   describe("when there are multiple languages", () => {
@@ -189,6 +171,7 @@ describe("downloadDatabaseFromGitHub", () => {
           created_at: faker.date.past().toISOString(),
           commit_oid: faker.git.commitSha(),
           language: "swift",
+          size: 27389673,
           url: faker.internet.url({
             protocol: "https",
           }),
@@ -198,16 +181,23 @@ describe("downloadDatabaseFromGitHub", () => {
           created_at: faker.date.past().toISOString(),
           commit_oid: null,
           language: "go",
+          size: 2930572385,
           url: faker.internet.url({
             protocol: "https",
           }),
         }),
       ];
-
-      promptForLanguageSpy.mockResolvedValue(databases[1].language);
     });
 
-    it("downloads the correct database", async () => {
+    it("downloads a single selected language", async () => {
+      showQuickPickSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+        mockedQuickPickItem([
+          mockedObject<QuickPickItem & { database: CodeqlDatabase }>({
+            database: databases[1],
+          }),
+        ]),
+      );
+
       await downloadDatabaseFromGitHub(
         octokit,
         owner,
@@ -235,10 +225,113 @@ describe("downloadDatabaseFromGitHub", () => {
         true,
         false,
       );
-      expect(promptForLanguageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        ["swift", "go"],
-        undefined,
+      expect(showQuickPickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        [
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            label: "Go",
+            description: "2794.8 MB",
+            database: databases[1],
+          }),
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            label: "Swift",
+            description: "26.1 MB",
+            database: databases[0],
+          }),
+        ],
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("downloads multiple selected languages", async () => {
+      showQuickPickSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+        mockedQuickPickItem([
+          mockedObject<QuickPickItem & { database: CodeqlDatabase }>({
+            database: databases[0],
+          }),
+          mockedObject<QuickPickItem & { database: CodeqlDatabase }>({
+            database: databases[1],
+          }),
+        ]),
+      );
+
+      await downloadDatabaseFromGitHub(
+        octokit,
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        databases,
+        databaseManager,
+        storagePath,
+        cliServer,
+        commandManager,
+      );
+
+      expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrlSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrlSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        databases[0].url,
+        databases[0].id,
+        databases[0].created_at,
+        databases[0].commit_oid,
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        octokit,
+        expect.anything(),
+        databaseManager,
+        storagePath,
+        cliServer,
+        true,
+        false,
+      );
+      expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrlSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        databases[1].url,
+        databases[1].id,
+        databases[1].created_at,
+        databases[1].commit_oid,
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        octokit,
+        expect.anything(),
+        databaseManager,
+        storagePath,
+        cliServer,
+        true,
+        false,
+      );
+      expect(showQuickPickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        [
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            label: "Go",
+            description: "2794.8 MB",
+            database: databases[1],
+          }),
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            label: "Swift",
+            description: "26.1 MB",
+            database: databases[0],
+          }),
+        ],
+        expect.anything(),
       );
     });
+
+    describe("when not selecting language", () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        showQuickPickSpy.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      });
+
+      it("does not download the database", async () => {
+        await downloadDatabaseFromGitHub(
+          octokit,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          databases,
+          databaseManager,
+          storagePath,
+          cliServer,
+          commandManager,
+        );
+
+        expect(downloadGitHubDatabaseFromUrlSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });