diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArgumentInjectionQuery.qll b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArgumentInjectionQuery.qll
index 1d461cca3df2..6ac385c78d31 100644
--- a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArgumentInjectionQuery.qll
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArgumentInjectionQuery.qll
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 private import actions
 private import codeql.actions.TaintTracking
 private import codeql.actions.dataflow.ExternalFlow
+private import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.DataFlow
 
@@ -88,6 +89,19 @@ private module ArgumentInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       run.getScript().getAnEnvReachingArgumentInjectionSink(var, _, _)
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    exists(Event event | result = event.getLocation() |
+      inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), event) and
+      not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(sink.asExpr(), event, "argument-injection"))
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate a code script. */
diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArtifactPoisoningQuery.qll b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArtifactPoisoningQuery.qll
index f0649bb8174e..b6480a53fc9a 100644
--- a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArtifactPoisoningQuery.qll
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArtifactPoisoningQuery.qll
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import codeql.actions.DataFlow
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.security.PoisonableSteps
 import codeql.actions.security.UntrustedCheckoutQuery
+import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
 
 string unzipRegexp() { result = "(unzip|tar)\\s+.*" }
 
@@ -318,6 +319,19 @@ private module ArtifactPoisoningConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       exists(run.getScript().getAFileReadCommand())
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    exists(Event event | result = event.getLocation() |
+      inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), event) and
+      not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(sink.asExpr(), event, "artifact-poisoning"))
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe artifacts that is used in an insecure way. */
diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll
index fac498f72dab..a75ac84ef772 100644
--- a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ private import codeql.actions.TaintTracking
 private import codeql.actions.dataflow.ExternalFlow
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.DataFlow
+import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
+import codeql.actions.security.CachePoisoningQuery
 
 class CodeInjectionSink extends DataFlow::Node {
   CodeInjectionSink() {
@@ -35,6 +37,53 @@ private module CodeInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       exists(run.getScript().getAFileReadCommand())
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    // where clause from CodeInjectionCritical.ql
+    exists(Event event, RemoteFlowSource source | result = event.getLocation() |
+      inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), event) and
+      isSource(source) and
+      source.getEventName() = event.getName() and
+      not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(sink.asExpr(), event, "code-injection")) and
+      // exclude cases where the sink is a JS script and the expression uses toJson
+      not exists(UsesStep script |
+        script.getCallee() = "actions/github-script" and
+        script.getArgumentExpr("script") = sink.asExpr() and
+        exists(getAToJsonReferenceExpression(sink.asExpr().(Expression).getExpression(), _))
+      )
+    )
+    or
+    // where clause from CachePoisoningViaCodeInjection.ql
+    exists(Event event, LocalJob job, DataFlow::Node source | result = event.getLocation() |
+      job = sink.asExpr().getEnclosingJob() and
+      job.getATriggerEvent() = event and
+      // job can be triggered by an external user
+      event.isExternallyTriggerable() and
+      // the checkout is not controlled by an access check
+      isSource(source) and
+      not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(source.asExpr(), event, "code-injection")) and
+      // excluding privileged workflows since they can be exploited in easier circumstances
+      // which is covered by `actions/code-injection/critical`
+      not job.isPrivilegedExternallyTriggerable(event) and
+      (
+        // the workflow runs in the context of the default branch
+        runsOnDefaultBranch(event)
+        or
+        // the workflow caller runs in the context of the default branch
+        event.getName() = "workflow_call" and
+        exists(ExternalJob caller |
+          caller.getCallee() = job.getLocation().getFile().getRelativePath() and
+          runsOnDefaultBranch(caller.getATriggerEvent())
+        )
+      )
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate a code script. */
diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CommandInjectionQuery.qll b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CommandInjectionQuery.qll
index 59d523cd5827..878b7a598056 100644
--- a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CommandInjectionQuery.qll
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CommandInjectionQuery.qll
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ private import codeql.actions.TaintTracking
 private import codeql.actions.dataflow.ExternalFlow
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.DataFlow
+import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
 
 private class CommandInjectionSink extends DataFlow::Node {
   CommandInjectionSink() { madSink(this, "command-injection") }
@@ -16,6 +17,22 @@ private module CommandInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { source instanceof RemoteFlowSource }
 
   predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) { sink instanceof CommandInjectionSink }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    // where clause from CommandInjectionCritical.ql
+    exists(Event event | result = event.getLocation() |
+      inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), event) and
+      not exists(ControlCheck check |
+        check.protects(sink.asExpr(), event, ["command-injection", "code-injection"])
+      )
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate a system command. */
diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvPathInjectionQuery.qll b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvPathInjectionQuery.qll
index 33efc9b1bc8f..0ed0d2a877e9 100644
--- a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvPathInjectionQuery.qll
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvPathInjectionQuery.qll
@@ -108,6 +108,30 @@ private module EnvPathInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       exists(run.getScript().getAFileReadCommand())
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    // where clause from EnvPathInjectionCritical.ql
+    exists(Event event, RemoteFlowSource source | result = event.getLocation() |
+      inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), event) and
+      isSource(source) and
+      (
+        not source.getSourceType() = "artifact" and
+        not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(sink.asExpr(), event, "code-injection"))
+        or
+        source.getSourceType() = "artifact" and
+        not exists(ControlCheck check |
+          check.protects(sink.asExpr(), event, ["untrusted-checkout", "artifact-poisoning"])
+        ) and
+        sink instanceof EnvPathInjectionFromFileReadSink
+      )
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate the PATH environment variable. */
diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvVarInjectionQuery.qll b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvVarInjectionQuery.qll
index 656ea1207b51..a99c346e16d3 100644
--- a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvVarInjectionQuery.qll
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvVarInjectionQuery.qll
@@ -163,6 +163,40 @@ private module EnvVarInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       exists(run.getScript().getAFileReadCommand())
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    // where clause from EnvVarInjectionCritical.ql
+    exists(Event event, RemoteFlowSource source | result = event.getLocation() |
+      inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), event) and
+      isSource(source) and
+      // exclude paths to file read sinks from non-artifact sources
+      (
+        // source is text
+        not source.getSourceType() = "artifact" and
+        not exists(ControlCheck check |
+          check.protects(sink.asExpr(), event, ["envvar-injection", "code-injection"])
+        )
+        or
+        // source is an artifact or a file from an untrusted checkout
+        source.getSourceType() = "artifact" and
+        not exists(ControlCheck check |
+          check
+              .protects(sink.asExpr(), event,
+                ["envvar-injection", "untrusted-checkout", "artifact-poisoning"])
+        ) and
+        (
+          sink instanceof EnvVarInjectionFromFileReadSink or
+          madSink(sink, "envvar-injection")
+        )
+      )
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate an environment variable. */