diff --git a/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/package.json b/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/package.json
index 3b019f34ec9..f472098cd14 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/package.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
       {
         "command": "selfhost-test-provider.updateSnapshot",
         "title": "Update Snapshot",
+        "category": "Testing",
+        "icon": "$(merge)"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "selfhost-test-provider.openFailureLog",
+        "title": "Open Selfhost Failure Logs",
+        "category": "Testing",
         "icon": "$(merge)"
       }
     ],
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/extension.ts b/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/extension.ts
index f68e7f99e89..e1b2fd8b51e 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/extension.ts
+++ b/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/extension.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 		}
 	};
 
-	let startedTrackingFailures = false;
+	guessWorkspaceFolder().then(folder => {
+		if (folder) {
+			context.subscriptions.push(new FailureTracker(context, folder.uri.fsPath));
+		}
+	});
 
 	const createRunHandler = (
 		runnerCtor: { new (folder: vscode.WorkspaceFolder): VSCodeTestRunner },
@@ -71,11 +75,6 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			if (!startedTrackingFailures) {
-				startedTrackingFailures = true;
-				context.subscriptions.push(new FailureTracker(folder.uri.fsPath));
-			}
-
 			const runner = new runnerCtor(folder);
 			const map = await getPendingTestMap(ctrl, req.include ?? gatherTestItems(ctrl.items));
 			const task = ctrl.createTestRun(req);
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/failureTracker.ts b/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/failureTracker.ts
index e232fa133e3..e04d4beede4 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/failureTracker.ts
+++ b/.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/src/failureTracker.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, renameSync } from 'fs';
 import { readFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
-import { join } from 'path';
+import { dirname, join } from 'path';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 
 interface IGitState {
@@ -29,10 +30,29 @@ export class FailureTracker {
 		{ snapshot: vscode.TestResultSnapshot; failing: IGitState }
 	>();
 
-	private readonly logFile = join(this.rootDir, '.build/vscode-test-failures.json');
+	private readonly logFile: string;
 	private logs?: ITrackedRemediation[];
 
-	constructor(private readonly rootDir: string) {
+	constructor(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, private readonly rootDir: string) {
+		this.logFile = join(context.globalStorageUri.fsPath, '.build/vscode-test-failures.json');
+		mkdirSync(dirname(this.logFile), { recursive: true });
+
+		const oldLogFile = join(rootDir, '.build/vscode-test-failures.json');
+		if (existsSync(oldLogFile)) {
+			try {
+				renameSync(oldLogFile, this.logFile);
+			} catch {
+				// ignore
+			}
+		}
+
+		this.disposables.push(
+			vscode.commands.registerCommand('selfhost-test-provider.openFailureLog', async () => {
+				const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(this.logFile);
+				await vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc);
+			})
+		);
+
 		this.disposables.push(
 			vscode.tests.onDidChangeTestResults(() => {
 				const last = vscode.tests.testResults[0];