diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestoutputreader.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestoutputreader.cpp
index bbeb54e3cae..aaa642e215c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestoutputreader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestoutputreader.cpp
@@ -92,12 +92,7 @@ void GTestOutputReader::processOutputLine(const QByteArray &outputLineWithNewLin
             reportResult(testResult);
             m_description.clear();
         } else if (disabledTests.exactMatch(line)) {
-            TestResultPtr testResult = TestResultPtr(new GTestResult(m_projectFile));
-            testResult->setResult(Result::MessageDisabledTests);
-            int disabled = disabledTests.cap(1).toInt();
-            testResult->setDescription(tr("You have %n disabled test(s).", nullptr, disabled));
-            testResult->setLine(disabled); // misuse line property to hold number of disabled
-            reportResult(testResult);
+            m_disabled = disabledTests.cap(1).toInt();
             m_description.clear();
         }
         return;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testoutputreader.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testoutputreader.h
index 7c1f7d0f137..6d1db603697 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testoutputreader.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testoutputreader.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     void reportCrash();
     void createAndReportResult(const QString &message, Result::Type type);
     bool hadValidOutput() const { return m_hadValidOutput; }
+    int disabledTests() const { return m_disabled; }
     void setId(const QString &id) { m_id = id; }
     QString id() const { return m_id; }
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ protected:
     QProcess *m_testApplication;  // not owned
     QString m_buildDir;
     QString m_id;
+    int m_disabled = -1;
 private:
     bool m_hadValidOutput = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
index a1e1d2e7bf1..39f6cb7de70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ enum Type {
     MessageLocation,
 
     MessageInternal, INTERNAL_MESSAGES_BEGIN = MessageInternal,
-    MessageDisabledTests,
     MessageTestCaseStart,
     MessageTestCaseSuccess,
     MessageTestCaseSuccessWarn,
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
index c5304fed86f..c7264ffa32f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
@@ -224,12 +224,9 @@ void TestResultModel::addTestResult(const TestResultPtr &testResult, bool autoEx
         return;
     }
 
-    if (testResult->result() == Result::MessageDisabledTests)
-        m_disabled += testResult->line();
     m_testResultCount[testResult->result()]++;
 
     TestResultItem *newItem = new TestResultItem(testResult);
-
     TestResultItem *root = nullptr;
     if (AutotestPlugin::settings()->displayApplication) {
         const QString application = testResult->id();
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.h
index 0366e8e0895..322b56dc015 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
 
     int resultTypeCount(Result::Type type) const { return m_testResultCount.value(type, 0); }
     int disabledTests() const { return m_disabled; }
+    void raiseDisabledTests(int amount) { m_disabled += amount; }
 
 private:
     void recalculateMaxWidthOfFileName(const QFont &font);
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp
index 1f10eac7d46..caae5da406b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultspane.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ TestResultsPane::TestResultsPane(QObject *parent) :
             this, &TestResultsPane::onTestRunFinished);
     connect(TestRunner::instance(), &TestRunner::testResultReady,
             this, &TestResultsPane::addTestResult);
+    connect(TestRunner::instance(), &TestRunner::hadDisabledTests,
+            m_model, &TestResultModel::raiseDisabledTests);
 }
 
 void TestResultsPane::createToolButtons()
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
index 45f7c2c52a4..69f3abdcdf6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ void TestRunner::onProcessFinished()
             }
         }
     }
+    const int disabled = m_currentOutputReader->disabledTests();
+    if (disabled > 0)
+        emit hadDisabledTests(disabled);
     resetInternalPointers();
 
     if (!m_fakeFutureInterface) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.h
index b56d7974016..0e7c74ebd24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ signals:
     void testRunFinished();
     void requestStopTestRun();
     void testResultReady(const TestResultPtr &result);
+    void hadDisabledTests(int disabled);
 
 private:
     void buildProject(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);