diff --git a/src/sql/parts/notebook/models/notebookModel.ts b/src/sql/parts/notebook/models/notebookModel.ts
index fb2e8aeeb9..c2e91b8554 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/notebook/models/notebookModel.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/notebook/models/notebookModel.ts
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export class NotebookModel extends Disposable implements INotebookModel {
 			cell_type: cellType,
 			source: '',
 			metadata: {},
-			execution_count: 1
+			execution_count: undefined
 		};
 		return this.notebookOptions.factory.createCell(singleCell, { notebook: this, isTrusted: true });
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/common/sqlSessionManager.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/common/sqlSessionManager.ts
index c616eaca6f..8271f24126 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/common/sqlSessionManager.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/notebook/common/sqlSessionManager.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export class SQLFuture extends Disposable implements FutureInternal {
 						content: <nb.IExecuteResult>{
 							output_type: 'execute_result',
 							metadata: {},
-							execution_count: 1,
+							execution_count: this._executionCount,
 							data: { 'application/vnd.dataresource+json': this.convertToDataResource(columns, d), 'text/html': this.convertToHtmlTable(columns, d) }
 						},
 						metadata: undefined,