diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b3c1bfb4c2..73a17978226 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Add new command "CodeQL: Trim Overlay Base Cache" that returns a database to the state prior to overlay evaluation, leaving only base predicates and types that may later be referenced during overlay evaluation. [#4082](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/4082)
 - Remove support for CodeQL CLI versions older than 2.19.4. [#4108](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/4108)
+- Fix a bug where quick evaluation within a `.ql` file could cause spurious errors about processing query metadata. [#4141](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/4141)
 
 ## 1.17.4 - 10 July 2025
 
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts
index cbe151a6601..c2d6dec5972 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/local-queries/local-query-run.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class LocalQueryRun {
         result.outputBaseName,
         this.dbItem.databaseUri.fsPath,
         await this.dbItem.hasMetadataFile(),
-        undefined,
+        this.queryInfo.initialInfo.quickEvalPosition,
         metadata,
       );