diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index b9ea25deab1..930060f47cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -637,6 +637,10 @@ void Project::setProjectLanguage(Core::Id id, bool enabled)
         removeProjectLanguage(id);
 }
 
+void Project::projectLoaded()
+{
+}
+
 Core::Context Project::projectContext() const
 {
     return d->m_projectContext;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h
index 663306137b8..aa28e8ed146 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class ProjectPrivate;
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT Project : public QObject
 {
     friend class SessionManager; // for setActiveTarget
+    friend class ProjectExplorerPlugin; // for projectLoaded
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ protected:
     void addProjectLanguage(Core::Id id);
     void removeProjectLanguage(Core::Id id);
     void setProjectLanguage(Core::Id id, bool enabled);
+    virtual void projectLoaded(); // Called when the project is fully loaded.
 
 private:
     void changeEnvironment();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index e8b5b43c969..57e51735fa6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -1637,6 +1637,7 @@ ProjectExplorerPlugin::OpenProjectResult ProjectExplorerPlugin::openProject(cons
         return result;
     dd->addToRecentProjects(fileName, project->displayName());
     SessionManager::setStartupProject(project);
+    project->projectLoaded();
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index cedb8bb9e76..db6efaa2e16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ QbsRootProjectNode *QbsProject::rootProjectNode() const
     return static_cast<QbsRootProjectNode *>(Project::rootProjectNode());
 }
 
+void QbsProject::projectLoaded()
+{
+    m_parsingDelay.start(0);
+}
+
 static void collectFilesForProject(const qbs::ProjectData &project, QSet<QString> &result)
 {
     result.insert(project.location().filePath());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
index f050a49b385..51a7bca4552 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ private:
     void updateApplicationTargets();
     void updateDeploymentInfo();
     void updateBuildTargetData();
+    void projectLoaded() override;
 
     static bool ensureWriteableQbsFile(const QString &file);