diff --git a/extensions/data-workspace/package.json b/extensions/data-workspace/package.json
index 518e85e025..7167d464e3 100644
--- a/extensions/data-workspace/package.json
+++ b/extensions/data-workspace/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "data-workspace",
   "displayName": "Data Workspace",
   "description": "Additional common functionality for database projects",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "publisher": "Microsoft",
   "preview": true,
   "license": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Microsoft/azuredatastudio/main/LICENSE.txt",
diff --git a/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/telemetry.ts b/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/telemetry.ts
index aa7044eec0..4d3d948a30 100644
--- a/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/telemetry.ts
+++ b/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/telemetry.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export enum TelemetryActions {
 	ProjectRemovedFromWorkspace = 'ProjectRemovedFromWorkspace',
 	OpeningProject = 'OpeningProject',
 	NewProjectDialogLaunched = 'NewProjectDialogLaunched',
-	OpeningWorkspace = 'OpeningWorkspace',
 	OpenExistingDialogLaunched = 'OpenExistingDialogLaunched',
 	NewProjectDialogCompleted = 'NewProjectDialogCompleted',
-	GitClone = 'GitClone'
+	GitClone = 'GitClone',
+	ProjectsLoaded = 'ProjectsLoaded'
 }
diff --git a/extensions/data-workspace/src/services/workspaceService.ts b/extensions/data-workspace/src/services/workspaceService.ts
index 218a8daa9f..2eaf0f446f 100644
--- a/extensions/data-workspace/src/services/workspaceService.ts
+++ b/extensions/data-workspace/src/services/workspaceService.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@ export class WorkspaceService implements IWorkspaceService {
 	readonly onDidWorkspaceProjectsChange: vscode.Event<void> = this._onDidWorkspaceProjectsChange?.event;
 
 	private openedProjects: vscode.Uri[] | undefined = undefined;
+	private excludedProjects: string[] | undefined;
 
 	constructor() {
 		this.getProjectsInWorkspace(undefined, true).catch(err => console.error('Error initializing projects in workspace ', err));
+
+		TelemetryReporter.createActionEvent(TelemetryViews.WorkspaceTreePane, TelemetryActions.ProjectsLoaded)
+			.withAdditionalProperties({
+				openProjectCount: this.openedProjects?.length.toString() ?? '0',
+				exludedProjectCount: this.excludedProjects?.length.toString() ?? '0'
+			}).send();
 	}
 
 	get isProjectProviderAvailable(): boolean {
@@ -137,8 +144,8 @@ export class WorkspaceService implements IWorkspaceService {
 		}
 
 		// remove excluded projects specified in workspace file
-		const excludedProjects = this.getWorkspaceConfigurationValue<string[]>(ExcludedProjectsConfigurationName);
-		this.openedProjects = this.openedProjects.filter(project => !excludedProjects.find(excludedProject => excludedProject === vscode.workspace.asRelativePath(project)));
+		this.excludedProjects = this.getWorkspaceConfigurationValue<string[]>(ExcludedProjectsConfigurationName);
+		this.openedProjects = this.openedProjects.filter(project => !this.excludedProjects?.find(excludedProject => excludedProject === vscode.workspace.asRelativePath(project)));
 
 		// filter by specified extension
 		if (ext) {