diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.cpp b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.cpp
index 2901e21d9d0..02d9297cace 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.cpp
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ QmlDebugConnectionManager::~QmlDebugConnectionManager()
         disconnectConnectionSignals();
 }
 
-void QmlDebugConnectionManager::setRetryParams(int interval, int maxAttempts)
-{
-    m_retryInterval = interval;
-    m_maximumRetries = maxAttempts;
-}
-
 void QmlDebugConnectionManager::connectToServer(const QUrl &server)
 {
     if (m_server != server) {
diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.h b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.h
index 2bab6b082c0..ccda63f38fa 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugconnectionmanager.h
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ public:
     bool isConnecting() const;
     bool isConnected() const;
 
-    void setRetryParams(int interval, int maxAttempts);
+    int retryInterval() const { return m_retryInterval; }
+    void setRetryInterval(int retryInterval) { m_retryInterval = retryInterval; }
+
+    int maximumRetries() const { return m_maximumRetries; }
+    void setMaximumRetries(int maximumRetries) { m_maximumRetries = maximumRetries; }
+
     void retryConnect();
 
 signals:
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ private:
     QUrl m_server;
 
     int m_retryInterval = 200;
-    int m_maximumRetries = 50;
+    int m_maximumRetries = 10;
     int m_numRetries = 0;
 
     void createConnection();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
index dd8605a2d2c..e78858f2bd2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
@@ -348,15 +348,23 @@ void QmlProfilerTool::finalizeRunControl(QmlProfilerRunner *runWorker)
         QMessageBox *infoBox = new QMessageBox(ICore::mainWindow());
         infoBox->setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
         infoBox->setWindowTitle(Core::Constants::IDE_DISPLAY_NAME);
-        infoBox->setText(QmlProfilerTool::tr("Could not connect to the in-process QML profiler.\n"
-                                             "Do you want to retry?"));
+
+        const int interval = d->m_profilerConnections->retryInterval();
+        const int retries = d->m_profilerConnections->maximumRetries();
+
+        infoBox->setText(QmlProfilerTool::tr("Could not connect to the in-process QML profiler "
+                                             "within %1 s.\n"
+                                             "Do you want to retry and wait %2 s?")
+                         .arg(interval * retries / 1000.0)
+                         .arg(interval * 2 * retries / 1000.0));
         infoBox->setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Retry | QMessageBox::Cancel | QMessageBox::Help);
         infoBox->setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Retry);
         infoBox->setModal(true);
 
-        connect(infoBox, &QDialog::finished, runWorker, [this, runWorker](int result) {
+        connect(infoBox, &QDialog::finished, runWorker, [this, runWorker, interval](int result) {
             switch (result) {
             case QMessageBox::Retry:
+                d->m_profilerConnections->setRetryInterval(interval * 2);
                 d->m_profilerConnections->retryConnect();
                 break;
             case QMessageBox::Help:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerclientmanager_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerclientmanager_test.cpp
index e565619de1a..70b815776b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerclientmanager_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerclientmanager_test.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ QtMessageHandler MessageHandler::defaultHandler;
 QmlProfilerClientManagerTest::QmlProfilerClientManagerTest(QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent), modelManager(nullptr)
 {
-    clientManager.setRetryParams(10, 10);
+    clientManager.setRetryInterval(10);
+    clientManager.setMaximumRetries(10);
 }
 
 void QmlProfilerClientManagerTest::testConnectionFailure_data()
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ void softAssertMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context,
 
 void QmlProfilerClientManagerTest::testConnectionFailure()
 {
-    clientManager.setRetryParams(1, 2);
+    clientManager.setRetryInterval(1);
+    clientManager.setMaximumRetries(2);
     // This triggers a lot of soft asserts. We test that it still doesn't crash and stays in a
     // consistent state.
     QByteArray fatalAsserts =  qgetenv("QTC_FATAL_ASSERTS");
@@ -153,7 +155,8 @@ void QmlProfilerClientManagerTest::testConnectionFailure()
     clientManager.disconnectFromServer();
 
     qputenv("QTC_FATAL_ASSERTS", fatalAsserts);
-    clientManager.setRetryParams(10, 10);
+    clientManager.setRetryInterval(10);
+    clientManager.setMaximumRetries(10);
 }
 
 void QmlProfilerClientManagerTest::testUnresponsiveTcp()
@@ -384,7 +387,8 @@ void QmlProfilerClientManagerTest::testStopRecording()
 
     {
         QmlProfilerClientManager clientManager;
-        clientManager.setRetryParams(10, 10);
+        clientManager.setRetryInterval(10);
+        clientManager.setMaximumRetries(10);
         QSignalSpy openedSpy(&clientManager, SIGNAL(connectionOpened()));
         QSignalSpy closedSpy(&clientManager, SIGNAL(connectionClosed()));
 
@@ -420,7 +424,8 @@ void QmlProfilerClientManagerTest::testConnectionDrop()
     QmlProfilerClientManager clientManager;
 
     {
-        clientManager.setRetryParams(10, 10);
+        clientManager.setRetryInterval(10);
+        clientManager.setMaximumRetries(10);
         clientManager.setProfilerStateManager(&stateManager);
         clientManager.setModelManager(&modelManager);
         clientManager.connectToServer(socketUrl);