diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTesting.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTesting.ts
index 334ea1ce08a..9e54f5e9e2e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTesting.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTesting.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
 import { Disposable, DisposableStore, IDisposable, MutableDisposable, toDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
+import { revive } from 'vs/base/common/marshalling';
 import { isDefined } from 'vs/base/common/types';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { Range } from 'vs/editor/common/core/range';
 import { extHostNamedCustomer } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostCustomers';
 import { MutableObservableValue } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/observableValue';
 import { ExtensionRunTestsRequest, IFileCoverage, ITestItem, ITestMessage, ITestRunProfile, ITestRunTask, ResolvedTestRunRequest, SerializedTestMessage, TestDiffOpType, TestResultState, TestsDiff } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testCollection';
-import { ITestProfileService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testProfileService';
 import { TestCoverage } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testCoverage';
+import { ITestProfileService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testProfileService';
 import { LiveTestResult } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testResult';
 import { ITestResultService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testResultService';
 import { IMainThreadTestController, ITestRootProvider, ITestService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testService';
 import { ExtHostContext, ExtHostTestingShape, IExtHostContext, ILocationDto, ITestControllerPatch, MainContext, MainThreadTestingShape } from '../common/extHost.protocol';
-import { revive } from 'vs/base/common/marshalling';
 
 const reviveDiff = (diff: TestsDiff) => {
 	for (const entry of diff) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTesting.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTesting.ts
index 2805e98f7ff..37991014b7b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTesting.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTesting.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export class ExtHostTesting implements ExtHostTestingShape {
 		}
 
 		await this.proxy.$runTests({
+			isUiTriggered: false,
 			targets: [{
 				testIds: req.include?.map(t => t.id) ?? [controller.collection.root.id],
 				profileGroup: profileGroupToBitset[profile.kind],
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts
index 45dbb7b7c43..1fe63cd35c4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import { ByNameTestItemElement, HierarchicalByNameProjection } from 'vs/workbenc
 import { ITestTreeProjection, TestExplorerTreeElement, TestItemTreeElement, TestTreeErrorMessage } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/explorerProjections/index';
 import { getTestItemContextOverlay } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/explorerProjections/testItemContextOverlay';
 import * as icons from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/icons';
+import { ConfigureTestProfilesAction, DebugSelectedAction, RunSelectedAction, SelectDefaultTestProfiles } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testExplorerActions';
 import { TestingExplorerFilter } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerFilter';
 import { ITestingProgressUiService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService';
 import { getTestingConfiguration, TestingConfigKeys } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/configuration';
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ import { TestResultItemChangeReason } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/
 import { ITestResultService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testResultService';
 import { IMainThreadTestCollection, ITestService, testCollectionIsEmpty } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testService';
 import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
-import { ConfigureTestProfilesAction, DebugSelectedAction, RunSelectedAction, SelectDefaultTestProfiles } from './testExplorerActions';
 
 export class TestingExplorerView extends ViewPane {
 	public viewModel!: TestingExplorerViewModel;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts
index dae9d3e35b3..778653c9056 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export class TestingProgressTrigger extends Disposable {
 	}
 
 	private attachAutoOpenForNewResults(result: LiveTestResult) {
+		if (result.request.isUiTriggered === false) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const cfg = getTestingConfiguration(this.configurationService, TestingConfigKeys.OpenTesting);
 		if (cfg === AutoOpenTesting.NeverOpen) {
 			return;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testCollection.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testCollection.ts
index 9646aefa17a..2d32a1f2896 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testCollection.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testCollection.ts
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ export interface ResolvedTestRunRequest {
 		controllerId: string;
 		profileGroup: TestRunProfileBitset;
 		profileId: number;
-	}[]
+	}[];
 	exclude?: string[];
 	isAutoRun?: boolean;
+	/** Whether this was trigged by a user action in UI. Default=true */
+	isUiTriggered?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testResultService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testResultService.ts
index cd834ed1c91..061f3694be8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testResultService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/common/testResultService.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export class TestResultService implements ITestResultService {
 		}
 
 		const resolved: ResolvedTestRunRequest = {
+			isUiTriggered: false,
 			targets: [],
 			exclude: req.exclude,
 			isAutoRun: false,