diff --git a/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModel.cs b/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModel.cs
index f6509dd7dc1..f36513eefa9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModel.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Tree.Dependencies.Models
 {
     internal class AnalyzerDependencyModel : DependencyModel
     {
+        // NOTE we include ProjectTreeFlags.FileSystemEntity here so that Roslyn can
+        // correctly identify the analyzer's path in order to attach child nodes to
+        // these dependency items in Solution Explorer. Without this flag, CPS will
+        // remove whatever file path we pass during tree construction (for performance
+        // reasons).
+
         private static readonly DependencyFlagCache s_flagCache = new(
-            resolved: DependencyTreeFlags.AnalyzerDependency + DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsBrowse,
-            unresolved: DependencyTreeFlags.AnalyzerDependency + DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsBrowse);
+            resolved: DependencyTreeFlags.AnalyzerDependency + DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsBrowse + ProjectTreeFlags.FileSystemEntity,
+            unresolved: DependencyTreeFlags.AnalyzerDependency + DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsBrowse + ProjectTreeFlags.FileSystemEntity);
 
         private static readonly DependencyIconSet s_iconSet = new(
             icon: KnownMonikers.CodeInformation,
diff --git a/tests/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed.UnitTests/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModelTests.cs b/tests/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed.UnitTests/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModelTests.cs
index ee316fa1ce9..cea01960b83 100644
--- a/tests/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed.UnitTests/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed.UnitTests/ProjectSystem/Tree/Dependencies/Models/AnalyzerDependencyModelTests.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public void Resolved()
             Assert.Equal(
                 DependencyTreeFlags.AnalyzerDependency +
                 DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsBrowse +
-                DependencyTreeFlags.ResolvedDependencyFlags,
+                DependencyTreeFlags.ResolvedDependencyFlags +
+                ProjectTreeFlags.FileSystemEntity,
                 model.Flags);
         }
 
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ public void Unresolved()
             Assert.Equal(
                 DependencyTreeFlags.AnalyzerDependency +
                 DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsBrowse +
-                DependencyTreeFlags.UnresolvedDependencyFlags,
+                DependencyTreeFlags.UnresolvedDependencyFlags +
+                ProjectTreeFlags.FileSystemEntity,
                 model.Flags);
         }
 
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@ public void Implicit()
                 DependencyTreeFlags.AnalyzerDependency +
                 DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsBrowse + 
                 DependencyTreeFlags.ResolvedDependencyFlags -
-                DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsRemove,
+                DependencyTreeFlags.SupportsRemove +
+                ProjectTreeFlags.FileSystemEntity,
                 model.Flags);
         }
     }