diff --git a/.github/workflows/codescanning-config-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/codescanning-config-cli.yml
index 2f4b67cc1..fe6d976f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codescanning-config-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codescanning-config-cli.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ env:
   # Diff informed queries add an additional query filter which is not yet
   # taken into account by these tests.
   CODEQL_ACTION_DIFF_INFORMED_QUERIES: false
+  # Enable overlay to ensure stability around the exclude-from-incremental query filter.
+  CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS: true
+  CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS_JAVASCRIPT: true
 
 on:
   push: