diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/interface-types.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/interface-types.ts
index 9306fde51c1..2d8a07fe690 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/interface-types.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/interface-types.ts
@@ -598,8 +598,7 @@ export type FromModelEditorMessage =
   | SetModeledMethodMessage;
 
 export type FromMethodModelingMessage =
-  | TelemetryMessage
-  | UnhandledErrorMessage
+  | CommonFromViewMessages
   | SetModeledMethodMessage;
 
 interface SetMethodMessage {
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/vscode/abstract-webview-view-provider.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/vscode/abstract-webview-view-provider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05bcab3082a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/common/vscode/abstract-webview-view-provider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import { Uri, WebviewViewProvider } from "vscode";
+import { WebviewKind, WebviewMessage, getHtmlForWebview } from "./webview-html";
+import { Disposable } from "../disposable-object";
+import { App } from "../app";
+
+export abstract class AbstractWebviewViewProvider<
+  ToMessage extends WebviewMessage,
+  FromMessage extends WebviewMessage,
+> implements WebviewViewProvider
+{
+  protected webviewView: vscode.WebviewView | undefined = undefined;
+  private disposables: Disposable[] = [];
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly app: App,
+    private readonly webviewKind: WebviewKind,
+  ) {}
+
+  /**
+   * This is called when a view first becomes visible. This may happen when the view is
+   * first loaded or when the user hides and then shows a view again.
+   */
+  public resolveWebviewView(
+    webviewView: vscode.WebviewView,
+    _context: vscode.WebviewViewResolveContext,
+    _token: vscode.CancellationToken,
+  ) {
+    webviewView.webview.options = {
+      enableScripts: true,
+      localResourceRoots: [Uri.file(this.app.extensionPath)],
+    };
+
+    const html = getHtmlForWebview(
+      this.app,
+      webviewView.webview,
+      this.webviewKind,
+      {
+        allowInlineStyles: true,
+        allowWasmEval: false,
+      },
+    );
+
+    webviewView.webview.html = html;
+
+    this.webviewView = webviewView;
+
+    webviewView.webview.onDidReceiveMessage(async (msg) => this.onMessage(msg));
+    webviewView.onDidDispose(() => this.dispose());
+  }
+
+  protected get isShowingView() {
+    return this.webviewView?.visible ?? false;
+  }
+
+  protected async postMessage(msg: ToMessage): Promise<void> {
+    await this.webviewView?.webview.postMessage(msg);
+  }
+
+  protected dispose() {
+    while (this.disposables.length > 0) {
+      const disposable = this.disposables.pop()!;
+      disposable.dispose();
+    }
+
+    this.webviewView = undefined;
+  }
+
+  protected push<T extends Disposable>(obj: T): T {
+    if (obj !== undefined) {
+      this.disposables.push(obj);
+    }
+    return obj;
+  }
+
+  protected abstract onMessage(msg: FromMessage): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * This is called when a view first becomes visible. This may happen when the view is
+   * first loaded or when the user hides and then shows a view again.
+   */
+  protected onWebViewLoaded(): void {
+    // Do nothing by default.
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-panel.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-panel.ts
index 6a361ca6839..2136bda48fa 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-panel.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-panel.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export class MethodModelingPanel extends DisposableObject {
     super();
 
     this.provider = new MethodModelingViewProvider(app, modelingStore);
-    this.push(this.provider);
     this.push(
       window.registerWebviewViewProvider(
         MethodModelingViewProvider.viewType,
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-view-provider.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-view-provider.ts
index 7e7e11e743a..e87375dc468 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-view-provider.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/model-editor/method-modeling/method-modeling-view-provider.ts
@@ -1,82 +1,51 @@
-import * as vscode from "vscode";
-import { Uri, WebviewViewProvider } from "vscode";
-import { getHtmlForWebview } from "../../common/vscode/webview-html";
-import { FromMethodModelingMessage } from "../../common/interface-types";
+import {
+  FromMethodModelingMessage,
+  ToMethodModelingMessage,
+} from "../../common/interface-types";
 import { telemetryListener } from "../../common/vscode/telemetry";
 import { showAndLogExceptionWithTelemetry } from "../../common/logging/notifications";
 import { extLogger } from "../../common/logging/vscode/loggers";
 import { App } from "../../common/app";
 import { redactableError } from "../../common/errors";
 import { Method } from "../method";
-import { DisposableObject } from "../../common/disposable-object";
 import { ModelingStore } from "../modeling-store";
+import { AbstractWebviewViewProvider } from "../../common/vscode/abstract-webview-view-provider";
 
-export class MethodModelingViewProvider
-  extends DisposableObject
-  implements WebviewViewProvider
-{
+export class MethodModelingViewProvider extends AbstractWebviewViewProvider<
+  ToMethodModelingMessage,
+  FromMethodModelingMessage
+> {
   public static readonly viewType = "codeQLMethodModeling";
 
-  private webviewView: vscode.WebviewView | undefined = undefined;
-
   private method: Method | undefined = undefined;
 
   constructor(
-    private readonly app: App,
+    app: App,
     private readonly modelingStore: ModelingStore,
   ) {
-    super();
+    super(app, "method-modeling");
   }
 
-  /**
-   * This is called when a view first becomes visible. This may happen when the view is
-   * first loaded or when the user hides and then shows a view again.
-   */
-  public resolveWebviewView(
-    webviewView: vscode.WebviewView,
-    _context: vscode.WebviewViewResolveContext,
-    _token: vscode.CancellationToken,
-  ) {
-    webviewView.webview.options = {
-      enableScripts: true,
-      localResourceRoots: [Uri.file(this.app.extensionPath)],
-    };
-
-    const html = getHtmlForWebview(
-      this.app,
-      webviewView.webview,
-      "method-modeling",
-      {
-        allowInlineStyles: true,
-        allowWasmEval: false,
-      },
-    );
-
-    webviewView.webview.html = html;
-
-    webviewView.webview.onDidReceiveMessage(async (msg) => this.onMessage(msg));
-
-    this.webviewView = webviewView;
-
-    this.setInitialState(webviewView);
+  protected override onWebViewLoaded(): void {
+    this.setInitialState();
     this.registerToModelingStoreEvents();
   }
 
   public async setMethod(method: Method): Promise<void> {
     this.method = method;
 
-    if (this.webviewView) {
-      await this.webviewView.webview.postMessage({
+    if (this.isShowingView) {
+      await this.postMessage({
         t: "setMethod",
         method,
       });
     }
   }
 
-  private setInitialState(webviewView: vscode.WebviewView): void {
+  private setInitialState(): void {
     const selectedMethod = this.modelingStore.getSelectedMethodDetails();
     if (selectedMethod) {
-      void webviewView.webview.postMessage({
+      void this.postMessage({
         t: "setSelectedMethod",
         method: selectedMethod.method,
         modeledMethod: selectedMethod.modeledMethod,
@@ -85,24 +54,18 @@ export class MethodModelingViewProvider
     }
   }
 
-  private async onMessage(msg: FromMethodModelingMessage): Promise<void> {
+  protected override async onMessage(
+    msg: FromMethodModelingMessage,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     switch (msg.t) {
-      case "setModeledMethod": {
-        const activeState = this.modelingStore.getStateForActiveDb();
-        if (!activeState) {
-          throw new Error("No active state found in modeling store");
-        }
-        this.modelingStore.updateModeledMethod(
-          activeState.databaseItem,
-          msg.method,
-        );
+      case "viewLoaded":
+        this.onWebViewLoaded();
         break;
-      }
 
-      case "telemetry": {
+      case "telemetry":
         telemetryListener?.sendUIInteraction(msg.action);
         break;
-      }
+
       case "unhandledError":
         void showAndLogExceptionWithTelemetry(
           extLogger,
@@ -112,6 +75,18 @@ export class MethodModelingViewProvider
           )`Unhandled error in method modeling view: ${msg.error.message}`,
         );
         break;
+
+      case "setModeledMethod": {
+        const activeState = this.modelingStore.getStateForActiveDb();
+        if (!activeState) {
+          throw new Error("No active state found in modeling store");
+        }
+        this.modelingStore.updateModeledMethod(
+          activeState.databaseItem,
+          msg.method,
+        );
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }