diff --git a/backend/danswer/db/feedback.py b/backend/danswer/db/feedback.py
index 620ef95a3..052b818e5 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/db/feedback.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/db/feedback.py
@@ -148,6 +148,23 @@ def update_query_event_retrieved_documents(
     db_session.commit()
 
 
+def update_query_event_llm_answer(
+    db_session: Session,
+    llm_answer: str,
+    query_id: int,
+    user_id: UUID | None,
+) -> None:
+    query_event = fetch_query_event_by_id(query_id, db_session)
+
+    if user_id != query_event.user_id:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "User trying to update llm_answer on a query run by another user."
+        )
+
+    query_event.llm_answer = llm_answer
+    db_session.commit()
+
+
 def create_doc_retrieval_feedback(
     qa_event_id: int,
     document_id: str,
diff --git a/backend/danswer/direct_qa/answer_question.py b/backend/danswer/direct_qa/answer_question.py
index 489cb2eb6..bb04cb659 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/direct_qa/answer_question.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/direct_qa/answer_question.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from danswer.configs.app_configs import DISABLE_GENERATIVE_AI
 from danswer.configs.app_configs import NUM_DOCUMENT_TOKENS_FED_TO_GENERATIVE_MODEL
 from danswer.configs.app_configs import QA_TIMEOUT
 from danswer.configs.constants import IGNORE_FOR_QA
-from danswer.db.feedback import create_query_event
+from danswer.db.feedback import update_query_event_llm_answer
 from danswer.db.models import User
 from danswer.direct_qa.factory import get_default_qa_model
 from danswer.direct_qa.interfaces import DanswerAnswerPiece
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ def answer_qa_query(
         d_answer, quotes = None, None
         error_msg = f"Error occurred in call to LLM - {e}"  # Used in the QAResponse
 
+    # update query event created by call to `danswer_search` with the LLM answer
+    if d_answer and d_answer.answer is not None:
+        update_query_event_llm_answer(
+            db_session=db_session,
+            llm_answer=d_answer.answer,
+            query_id=query_event_id,
+            user_id=None if user is None else user.id,
+        )
+
     if not real_time_flow and enable_reflexion and d_answer is not None:
         valid = False
         if d_answer.answer is not None:
@@ -304,13 +313,12 @@ def answer_qa_query_stream(
         error = StreamingError(error="The LLM failed to produce a useable response")
         yield get_json_line(error.dict())
 
-    query_event_id = create_query_event(
-        query=query,
-        search_type=question.search_type,
-        llm_answer=answer_so_far,
-        retrieved_document_ids=[doc.document_id for doc in top_docs],
-        user_id=None if user is None else user.id,
+    # update query event created by call to `danswer_search` with the LLM answer
+    update_query_event_llm_answer(
         db_session=db_session,
+        llm_answer=answer_so_far,
+        query_id=query_event_id,
+        user_id=None if user is None else user.id,
     )
 
     yield get_json_line({"query_event_id": query_event_id})