diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp
index 2d51465872c..3a1b895efbe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp
@@ -1462,6 +1462,16 @@ bool Qt4ProFileNode::validParse() const
     return m_validParse;
 }
 
+void Qt4ProFileNode::setParseInProgressRecursive()
+{
+    m_parseInProgress = true;
+    foreach (ProjectNode *subNode, subProjectNodes()) {
+        if (Qt4ProFileNode *node = qobject_cast<Qt4ProFileNode *>(subNode)) {
+            node->setParseInProgressRecursive();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 bool Qt4ProFileNode::parseInProgress() const
 {
     return m_parseInProgress;
@@ -1469,7 +1479,7 @@ bool Qt4ProFileNode::parseInProgress() const
 
 void Qt4ProFileNode::scheduleUpdate()
 {
-    m_parseInProgress = true;
+    setParseInProgressRecursive();
     emitProFileUpdated();
     m_project->scheduleAsyncUpdate(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.h
index ccd659abe1f..d674a75899d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.h
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ public:
 
     bool hasBuildTargets(Qt4ProjectType projectType) const;
 
+    void setParseInProgressRecursive();
 public slots:
     void asyncUpdate();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp
index 2ac44e0fd6e..66bd9a68380 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ void Qt4Project::scheduleAsyncUpdate()
         m_cancelEvaluate = true;
         m_asyncUpdateState = AsyncFullUpdatePending;
         activeTarget()->activeBuildConfiguration()->setEnabled(false);
+        m_rootProjectNode->setParseInProgressRecursive();
         m_rootProjectNode->emitProFileUpdated();
         return;
     }
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ void Qt4Project::scheduleAsyncUpdate()
         qDebug()<<"  starting timer for full update, setting state to full update pending";
     m_partialEvaluate.clear();
     activeTarget()->activeBuildConfiguration()->setEnabled(false);
+    m_rootProjectNode->setParseInProgressRecursive();
     m_rootProjectNode->emitProFileUpdated();
     m_asyncUpdateState = AsyncFullUpdatePending;
     m_asyncUpdateTimer.start();