diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
index a226ca6400f..4aec1f02049 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ void QmakePriFile::finishInitialization(QmakeBuildSystem *buildSystem, QmakeProF
     QTC_ASSERT(buildSystem, return);
     m_buildSystem = buildSystem;
     m_qmakeProFile = qmakeProFile;
-    m_priFileDocument = std::make_unique<QmakePriFileDocument>(this, filePath());
-    Core::DocumentManager::addDocument(m_priFileDocument.get());
 }
 
 FilePath QmakePriFile::filePath() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
index 9a5977348af..0812e162550 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ private:
     QmakePriFile *m_parent = nullptr;
     QVector<QmakePriFile *> m_children;
 
-    std::unique_ptr<Core::IDocument> m_priFileDocument;
     Utils::TextFileFormat m_textFormat;
 
     // Memory is cheap...
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index ca2a977258f..91987e2574f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,15 @@ void QmakeBuildSystem::updateCodeModels()
     updateQmlJSCodeModel();
 }
 
+void QmakeBuildSystem::updateDocuments()
+{
+    QVector<FilePath> projectDocuments;
+    project()->rootProjectNode()->forEachProjectNode([&projectDocuments](const ProjectNode *n) {
+        projectDocuments << n->filePath();
+    });
+    project()->setExtraProjectFiles(projectDocuments);
+}
+
 void QmakeBuildSystem::updateCppCodeModel()
 {
     m_toolChainWarnings.clear();
@@ -528,6 +537,7 @@ void QmakeBuildSystem::decrementPendingEvaluateFutures()
             m_asyncUpdateState = Base;
             updateBuildSystemData();
             updateCodeModels();
+            updateDocuments();
             target()->updateDefaultDeployConfigurations();
             m_guard.markAsSuccess(); // Qmake always returns (some) data, even when it failed:-)
             m_guard = {}; // This triggers emitParsingFinished by destroying the previous guard.
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
index 8c138e54994..04cad72c690 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public:
     bool wasEvaluateCanceled();
 
     void updateCodeModels();
+    void updateDocuments();
 
     void watchFolders(const QStringList &l, QmakePriFile *file);
     void unwatchFolders(const QStringList &l, QmakePriFile *file);