diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
index f03c85c307d..4be61d7eb38 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Add support for filename pattern in history view. [#930](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/930)
 - Add an option _View Results (CSV)_ to view the results of a non-alert query. The existing options for alert queries have been renamed to _View Alerts_ to avoid confusion. [#929](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/929)
+- Allow users to specify the number of paths to display for each alert. [#931](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/931)
 
 ## 1.5.3 - 18 August 2021
 
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
index 80723894c61..1133eaec676 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@
           "default": false,
           "description": "Enable debug logging and tuple counting when running CodeQL queries. This information is useful for debugging query performance."
         },
+        "codeQL.runningQueries.maxPaths": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "default": 4,
+          "minimum": 1,
+          "maximum": 256,
+          "markdownDescription": "Max number of paths to display for each alert found by a path query (`@kind path-problem`)."
+        },
         "codeQL.runningQueries.autoSave": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts
index 6b0e67dc2c4..d3e44c1eb16 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts
@@ -649,6 +649,11 @@ export class CodeQLCliServer implements Disposable {
       this.cliConfig.numberThreads.toString(),
     );
 
+    args.push(
+      '--max-paths',
+      this.cliConfig.maxPaths.toString(),
+    );
+
     args.push(resultsPath);
     await this.runCodeQlCliCommand(['bqrs', 'interpret'], args, 'Interpreting query results');
   }
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts
index eebd0687a78..bfa21409858 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const CACHE_SIZE_SETTING = new Setting('cacheSize', RUNNING_QUERIES_SETTING);
 const TIMEOUT_SETTING = new Setting('timeout', RUNNING_QUERIES_SETTING);
 const MEMORY_SETTING = new Setting('memory', RUNNING_QUERIES_SETTING);
 const DEBUG_SETTING = new Setting('debug', RUNNING_QUERIES_SETTING);
+const MAX_PATHS = new Setting('maxPaths', RUNNING_QUERIES_SETTING);
 const RUNNING_TESTS_SETTING = new Setting('runningTests', ROOT_SETTING);
 const RESULTS_DISPLAY_SETTING = new Setting('resultsDisplay', ROOT_SETTING);
 
@@ -112,12 +113,13 @@ export interface QueryHistoryConfig {
   onDidChangeConfiguration: Event<void>;
 }
 
-const CLI_SETTINGS = [ADDITIONAL_TEST_ARGUMENTS_SETTING, NUMBER_OF_TEST_THREADS_SETTING, NUMBER_OF_THREADS_SETTING];
+const CLI_SETTINGS = [ADDITIONAL_TEST_ARGUMENTS_SETTING, NUMBER_OF_TEST_THREADS_SETTING, NUMBER_OF_THREADS_SETTING, MAX_PATHS];
 
 export interface CliConfig {
   additionalTestArguments: string[];
   numberTestThreads: number;
   numberThreads: number;
+  maxPaths: number;
   onDidChangeConfiguration?: Event<void>;
 }
 
@@ -264,6 +266,10 @@ export class CliConfigListener extends ConfigListener implements CliConfig {
     return NUMBER_OF_THREADS_SETTING.getValue<number>();
   }
 
+  public get maxPaths(): number {
+    return MAX_PATHS.getValue<number>();
+  }
+
   protected handleDidChangeConfiguration(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent): void {
     this.handleDidChangeConfigurationForRelevantSettings(CLI_SETTINGS, e);
   }
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/minimal-workspace/config.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/minimal-workspace/config.test.ts
index 00659836625..03c961317a8 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/minimal-workspace/config.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/minimal-workspace/config.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ describe('config listeners', function() {
         name: 'codeQL.runningTests.numberOfThreads',
         property: 'numberTestThreads',
         values: [1, 0]
+      }, {
+        name: 'codeQL.runningQueries.maxPaths',
+        property: 'maxPaths',
+        values: [0, 1]
       }]
     },
     {