diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangtextmark.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangtextmark.cpp
index a38aeb62873..570e6a2e956 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangtextmark.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangtextmark.cpp
@@ -98,15 +98,12 @@ ClangDiagnosticConfig diagnosticConfig()
     return warningsConfigForProject(project);
 }
 
-bool isDiagnosticConfigChangable(Project *project, const ClangDiagnostic &diagnostic)
+static bool isDiagnosticConfigChangable(Project *project)
 {
     if (!project)
         return false;
-    const ClangDiagnosticConfig config = diagnosticConfig();
-    if (config.clangTidyMode() == ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseConfigFile
-        && diagnosticType(diagnostic) == DiagnosticType::Tidy) {
+    if (diagnosticConfig().useBuildSystemWarnings())
         return false;
-    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -308,7 +305,7 @@ ClangdTextMark::ClangdTextMark(const FilePath &filePath,
 
         // Remove diagnostic warning action
         Project *project = projectForCurrentEditor();
-        if (project && isDiagnosticConfigChangable(project, diag)) {
+        if (project && isDiagnosticConfigChangable(project)) {
             action = new QAction();
             action->setIcon(Icons::BROKEN.icon());
             action->setToolTip(Tr::tr("Disable Diagnostic in Current Project"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtool.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtool.cpp
index bf13622b590..565d899d838 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtool.cpp
@@ -858,13 +858,13 @@ static CheckResult canAnalyze()
 {
     const ClangDiagnosticConfig config = diagnosticConfig(runSettings().diagnosticConfigId());
 
-    if (config.isEnabled(ClangToolType::Tidy)
+    if (toolEnabled(ClangToolType::Tidy, config, runSettings())
         && !toolExecutable(ClangToolType::Tidy).isExecutableFile()) {
         return {CheckResult::InvalidTidyExecutable,
                 Tr::tr("Set a valid Clang-Tidy executable.")};
     }
 
-    if (config.isEnabled(ClangToolType::Clazy)
+    if (toolEnabled(ClangToolType::Clazy, config, runSettings())
         && !toolExecutable(ClangToolType::Clazy).isExecutableFile()) {
         return {CheckResult::InvalidClazyExecutable,
                 Tr::tr("Set a valid Clazy-Standalone executable.")};
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp
index 7881b53916f..dabfb8a6b86 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ void ClangToolRunWorker::start()
     using namespace Tasking;
     QList<TaskItem> tasks{ParallelLimit(qMax(1, m_runSettings.parallelJobs()))};
     for (const AnalyzeUnit &unit : std::as_const(unitsToProcess)) {
-        const AnalyzeInputData input{tool, m_diagnosticConfig, m_temporaryDir.path(),
+        if (!m_diagnosticConfig.isEnabled(tool)
+            && !m_runSettings.hasConfigFileForSourceFile(unit.file)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const AnalyzeInputData input{tool, m_runSettings, m_diagnosticConfig, m_temporaryDir.path(),
                                      m_environment, unit};
         const auto setupHandler = [this, unit, tool] {
             const QString filePath = unit.file.toUserOutput();
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
index 90bfe51ca30..827cb9672b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
@@ -52,21 +52,22 @@ static bool isClMode(const QStringList &options)
     return options.contains("--driver-mode=cl");
 }
 
-static QStringList checksArguments(ClangToolType tool,
-                                   const ClangDiagnosticConfig &diagnosticConfig)
+static QStringList checksArguments(const AnalyzeInputData &input)
 {
-    if (tool == ClangToolType::Tidy) {
-        const ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode tidyMode = diagnosticConfig.clangTidyMode();
-        // The argument "-config={}" stops stating/evaluating the .clang-tidy file.
-        if (tidyMode == ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseDefaultChecks)
+    if (input.tool == ClangToolType::Tidy) {
+        if (input.runSettings.hasConfigFileForSourceFile(input.unit.file))
+            return {"--warnings-as-errors=-*", "-checks=-clang-diagnostic-*"};
+        switch (input.config.clangTidyMode()) {
+        case ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseDefaultChecks:
+            // The argument "-config={}" stops stating/evaluating the .clang-tidy file.
             return {"-config={}", "-checks=-clang-diagnostic-*"};
-        if (tidyMode == ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseCustomChecks)
-            return {"-config=" + diagnosticConfig.clangTidyChecksAsJson()};
-        return {"--warnings-as-errors=-*", "-checks=-clang-diagnostic-*"};
+        case ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseCustomChecks:
+            return {"-config=" + input.config.clangTidyChecksAsJson()};
+        }
     }
-    const QString clazyChecks = diagnosticConfig.checks(ClangToolType::Clazy);
+    const QString clazyChecks = input.config.checks(ClangToolType::Clazy);
     if (!clazyChecks.isEmpty())
-        return {"-checks=" + diagnosticConfig.checks(ClangToolType::Clazy)};
+        return {"-checks=" + input.config.checks(ClangToolType::Clazy)};
     return {};
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ TaskItem clangToolTask(const AnalyzeInputData &input,
 
         const ClangToolStorage &data = *storage;
 
-        const QStringList args = checksArguments(input.tool, input.config)
+        const QStringList args = checksArguments(input)
                                  + mainToolArguments(data)
                                  + QStringList{"--"}
                                  + clangArguments(input.config, input.unit.arguments);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.h b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.h
index 104e3ab90b6..f581f7169aa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "clangfileinfo.h"
+#include "clangtoolssettings.h"
 
 #include <cppeditor/clangdiagnosticconfig.h>
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ using AnalyzeUnits = QList<AnalyzeUnit>;
 struct AnalyzeInputData
 {
     CppEditor::ClangToolType tool = CppEditor::ClangToolType::Tidy;
+    RunSettings runSettings;
     CppEditor::ClangDiagnosticConfig config;
     Utils::FilePath outputDirPath;
     Utils::Environment environment;
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp
index a516ef3066e..ed264b603d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp
@@ -313,9 +313,8 @@ bool DiagnosticView::disableChecksEnabled() const
     if (!activeConfig.id().isValid())
         return false;
 
-    // If all selected diagnostics come from clang-tidy and the active config is controlled
-    // by a .clang-tidy file, then we do not offer the action.
-    if (activeConfig.clangTidyMode() != ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseConfigFile)
+    // If all selected diagnostics come from clang-tidy and we prefer a .clang-tidy file, then we do not offer the action.
+    if (!settings->runSettings().preferConfigFile())
         return true;
     return Utils::anyOf(indexes, [this](const QModelIndex &index) {
         return model()->data(index).toString().startsWith("clazy-");
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.cpp
index eeb24d14579..286b076f95c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const char clangTidyExecutableKey[] = "ClangTidyExecutable";
 const char clazyStandaloneExecutableKey[] = "ClazyStandaloneExecutable";
 
 const char parallelJobsKey[] = "ParallelJobs";
+const char preferConfigFileKey[] = "PreferConfigFile";
 const char buildBeforeAnalysisKey[] = "BuildBeforeAnalysis";
 const char analyzeOpenFilesKey[] = "AnalyzeOpenFiles";
 const char oldDiagnosticConfigIdKey[] = "diagnosticConfigId";
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ void RunSettings::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map, const QString &prefix)
 {
     m_diagnosticConfigId = Id::fromSetting(map.value(prefix + diagnosticConfigIdKey));
     m_parallelJobs = map.value(prefix + parallelJobsKey).toInt();
+    m_preferConfigFile = map.value(prefix + preferConfigFileKey).toBool();
     m_buildBeforeAnalysis = map.value(prefix + buildBeforeAnalysisKey).toBool();
     m_analyzeOpenFiles = map.value(prefix + analyzeOpenFilesKey).toBool();
 }
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ void RunSettings::toMap(QVariantMap &map, const QString &prefix) const
 {
     map.insert(prefix + diagnosticConfigIdKey, m_diagnosticConfigId.toSetting());
     map.insert(prefix + parallelJobsKey, m_parallelJobs);
+    map.insert(prefix + preferConfigFileKey, m_preferConfigFile);
     map.insert(prefix + buildBeforeAnalysisKey, m_buildBeforeAnalysis);
     map.insert(prefix + analyzeOpenFilesKey, m_analyzeOpenFiles);
 }
@@ -69,10 +72,23 @@ bool RunSettings::operator==(const RunSettings &other) const
 {
     return m_diagnosticConfigId == other.m_diagnosticConfigId
            && m_parallelJobs == other.m_parallelJobs
+           && m_preferConfigFile == other.m_preferConfigFile
            && m_buildBeforeAnalysis == other.m_buildBeforeAnalysis
            && m_analyzeOpenFiles == other.m_analyzeOpenFiles;
 }
 
+bool RunSettings::hasConfigFileForSourceFile(const Utils::FilePath &sourceFile) const
+{
+    if (!preferConfigFile())
+        return false;
+    for (FilePath parentDir = sourceFile.parentDir(); !parentDir.isEmpty();
+         parentDir = parentDir.parentDir()) {
+        if (parentDir.resolvePath(QLatin1String(".clang-tidy")).isReadableFile())
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 ClangToolsSettings::ClangToolsSettings()
 {
     readSettings();
@@ -139,6 +155,7 @@ void ClangToolsSettings::readSettings()
         QVariantMap defaults;
         defaults.insert(diagnosticConfigIdKey, defaultDiagnosticId().toSetting());
         defaults.insert(parallelJobsKey, m_runSettings.parallelJobs());
+        defaults.insert(preferConfigFileKey, m_runSettings.preferConfigFile());
         defaults.insert(buildBeforeAnalysisKey, m_runSettings.buildBeforeAnalysis());
         defaults.insert(analyzeOpenFilesKey, m_runSettings.analyzeOpenFiles());
         map = defaults;
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.h b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.h
index 3ecbfcc30ac..45a2cb032e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolssettings.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public:
     Utils::Id diagnosticConfigId() const;
     void setDiagnosticConfigId(const Utils::Id &id) { m_diagnosticConfigId = id; }
 
+    bool preferConfigFile() const { return m_preferConfigFile; }
+    void setPreferConfigFile(bool yesno) { m_preferConfigFile = yesno; }
+
     bool buildBeforeAnalysis() const { return m_buildBeforeAnalysis; }
     void setBuildBeforeAnalysis(bool yesno) { m_buildBeforeAnalysis = yesno; }
 
@@ -42,9 +45,12 @@ public:
 
     bool operator==(const RunSettings &other) const;
 
+    bool hasConfigFileForSourceFile(const Utils::FilePath &sourceFile) const;
+
 private:
     Utils::Id m_diagnosticConfigId;
     int m_parallelJobs = -1;
+    bool m_preferConfigFile = true;
     bool m_buildBeforeAnalysis = true;
     bool m_analyzeOpenFiles = true;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.cpp
index 2fad633bfaf..72f8086be1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.cpp
@@ -343,5 +343,13 @@ QString clazyDocUrl(const QString &check)
     return QString::fromLatin1(urlTemplate).arg(versionString, check);
 }
 
+bool toolEnabled(CppEditor::ClangToolType type, const ClangDiagnosticConfig &config,
+                 const RunSettings &runSettings)
+{
+    if (type == ClangToolType::Tidy && runSettings.preferConfigFile())
+        return true;
+    return config.isEnabled(type);
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace ClangTools
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.h b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.h
index 6f4f2871a02..36bcc75ff29 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsutils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Utils { class FilePath; }
 
 namespace ClangTools {
 namespace Internal {
+class RunSettings;
 
 QString clangTidyDocUrl(const QString &check);
 QString clazyDocUrl(const QString &check);
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ Utils::FilePath toolShippedExecutable(CppEditor::ClangToolType tool);
 Utils::FilePath toolExecutable(CppEditor::ClangToolType tool);
 Utils::FilePath toolFallbackExecutable(CppEditor::ClangToolType tool);
 QString clangToolName(CppEditor::ClangToolType tool);
+bool toolEnabled(CppEditor::ClangToolType type, const CppEditor::ClangDiagnosticConfig &config,
+                 const RunSettings &runSettings);
 
 bool isVFSOverlaySupported(const Utils::FilePath &executable);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.cpp
index a2b55be1b4b..2b44fa6da85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ QString removeClazyCheck(const QString &checks, const QString &check);
 class TidyChecksWidget : public QWidget
 {
 public:
-    QComboBox *tidyMode;
     QPushButton *plainTextEditButton;
     FancyLineEdit *filterLineEdit;
     QTreeView *checksPrefixesTree;
@@ -65,10 +64,6 @@ public:
 
     TidyChecksWidget()
     {
-        tidyMode = new QComboBox;
-        tidyMode->addItem(Tr::tr("Select Checks"));
-        tidyMode->addItem(Tr::tr("Use .clang-tidy config file"));
-
         plainTextEditButton = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Edit Checks as String..."));
 
         filterLineEdit = new FancyLineEdit;
@@ -104,7 +99,7 @@ public:
         }.attachTo(invalidExecutablePage, WithoutMargins);
 
         Column {
-            Row { tidyMode, plainTextEditButton, filterLineEdit },
+            Row { plainTextEditButton, filterLineEdit },
             stackedWidget,
         }.attachTo(this);
     }
@@ -1107,32 +1102,18 @@ void DiagnosticConfigsWidget::syncClangTidyWidgets(const ClangDiagnosticConfig &
 
     disconnectClangTidyItemChanged();
 
-    const ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode tidyMode = config.clangTidyMode();
-    switch (tidyMode) {
-    case ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseConfigFile:
-        m_tidyChecks->tidyMode->setCurrentIndex(1);
+    if (m_tidyInfo.supportedChecks.isEmpty()) {
         m_tidyChecks->plainTextEditButton->setVisible(false);
         m_tidyChecks->filterLineEdit->setVisible(false);
-        m_tidyChecks->stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(TidyPages::EmptyPage);
-        break;
-    case ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseCustomChecks:
-    case ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseDefaultChecks:
-        m_tidyChecks->tidyMode->setCurrentIndex(0);
-        if (m_tidyInfo.supportedChecks.isEmpty()) {
-            m_tidyChecks->plainTextEditButton->setVisible(false);
-            m_tidyChecks->filterLineEdit->setVisible(false);
-            m_tidyChecks->stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(TidyPages::InvalidExecutablePage);
-        } else {
-            m_tidyChecks->plainTextEditButton->setVisible(true);
-            m_tidyChecks->filterLineEdit->setVisible(true);
-            m_tidyChecks->stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(TidyPages::ChecksPage);
-            syncTidyChecksToTree(config);
-        }
-        break;
+        m_tidyChecks->stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(TidyPages::InvalidExecutablePage);
+    } else {
+        m_tidyChecks->plainTextEditButton->setVisible(true);
+        m_tidyChecks->filterLineEdit->setVisible(true);
+        m_tidyChecks->stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(TidyPages::ChecksPage);
+        syncTidyChecksToTree(config);
     }
 
     const bool enabled = !config.isReadOnly();
-    m_tidyChecks->tidyMode->setEnabled(enabled);
     m_tidyChecks->plainTextEditButton->setText(enabled ? Tr::tr("Edit Checks as String...")
                                                        : Tr::tr("View Checks as String..."));
     m_tidyTreeModel->setEnabled(enabled);
@@ -1189,16 +1170,12 @@ void DiagnosticConfigsWidget::syncExtraWidgets(const ClangDiagnosticConfig &conf
 
 void DiagnosticConfigsWidget::connectClangTidyItemChanged()
 {
-    connect(m_tidyChecks->tidyMode, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged,
-            this, &DiagnosticConfigsWidget::onClangTidyModeChanged);
     connect(m_tidyTreeModel.get(), &TidyChecksTreeModel::dataChanged,
             this, &DiagnosticConfigsWidget::onClangTidyTreeChanged);
 }
 
 void DiagnosticConfigsWidget::disconnectClangTidyItemChanged()
 {
-    disconnect(m_tidyChecks->tidyMode, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged,
-               this, &DiagnosticConfigsWidget::onClangTidyModeChanged);
     disconnect(m_tidyTreeModel.get(), &TidyChecksTreeModel::dataChanged,
                this, &DiagnosticConfigsWidget::onClangTidyTreeChanged);
 }
@@ -1215,18 +1192,6 @@ void DiagnosticConfigsWidget::disconnectClazyItemChanged()
                this, &DiagnosticConfigsWidget::onClazyTreeChanged);
 }
 
-void DiagnosticConfigsWidget::onClangTidyModeChanged(int index)
-{
-    const ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode tidyMode
-        = index == 0 ? ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseCustomChecks
-                     : ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseConfigFile;
-
-    ClangDiagnosticConfig config = currentConfig();
-    config.setClangTidyMode(tidyMode);
-    updateConfig(config);
-    syncClangTidyWidgets(config);
-}
-
 void DiagnosticConfigsWidget::onClangTidyTreeChanged()
 {
     ClangDiagnosticConfig config = currentConfig();
@@ -1330,7 +1295,7 @@ void disableChecks(const QList<Diagnostic> &diagnostics)
             }
             config.setChecks(ClangToolType::Clazy,
                              removeClazyCheck(config.checks(ClangToolType::Clazy), diag.name));
-        } else if (config.clangTidyMode() != ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseConfigFile) {
+        } else if (!settings->runSettings().preferConfigFile()){
             if (config.clangTidyMode() == ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseDefaultChecks) {
                 config.setClangTidyMode(ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::UseCustomChecks);
                 const ClangTidyInfo tidyInfo(toolExecutable(ClangToolType::Tidy));
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.h b/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.h
index 7a3b8927606..04af842f0e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/diagnosticconfigswidget.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ private:
     void syncClazyWidgets(const CppEditor::ClangDiagnosticConfig &config);
     void syncClazyChecksGroupBox();
 
-    void onClangTidyModeChanged(int index);
     void onClangTidyTreeChanged();
     void onClazyTreeChanged();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/documentclangtoolrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/documentclangtoolrunner.cpp
index 6a08b579f18..6683929011f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/documentclangtoolrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/documentclangtoolrunner.cpp
@@ -190,15 +190,17 @@ void DocumentClangToolRunner::run()
     const Environment env = projectBuildEnvironment(project);
     using namespace Tasking;
     QList<TaskItem> tasks{parallel};
-    const auto addClangTool = [this, &config, &env, &tasks](ClangToolType tool) {
-        if (!config.isEnabled(tool))
+    const auto addClangTool = [this, &runSettings, &config, &env, &tasks](ClangToolType tool) {
+        if (!toolEnabled(tool, config, runSettings))
+            return;
+        if (!config.isEnabled(tool) && !runSettings.hasConfigFileForSourceFile(m_fileInfo.file))
             return;
         const FilePath executable = toolExecutable(tool);
         const auto [includeDir, clangVersion] = getClangIncludeDirAndVersion(executable);
         if (!executable.isExecutableFile() || includeDir.isEmpty() || clangVersion.isEmpty())
             return;
         const AnalyzeUnit unit(m_fileInfo, includeDir, clangVersion);
-        const AnalyzeInputData input{tool, config, m_temporaryDir.path(), env, unit,
+        const AnalyzeInputData input{tool, runSettings, config, m_temporaryDir.path(), env, unit,
                                      vfso().overlayFilePath().toString()};
         const auto setupHandler = [this, executable] {
             return !m_document->isModified() || isVFSOverlaySupported(executable);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.cpp
index 0e7a34959fd..841661f0155 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@ RunSettingsWidget::RunSettingsWidget(QWidget *parent)
     resize(383, 125);
 
     m_diagnosticWidget = new ClangDiagnosticConfigsSelectionWidget;
-
+    m_preferConfigFile = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Prefer .clang-tidy file, if present"));
     m_buildBeforeAnalysis = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Build the project before analysis"));
-
     m_analyzeOpenFiles = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Analyze open files"));
-
     m_parallelJobsSpinBox = new QSpinBox;
     m_parallelJobsSpinBox->setRange(1, 32);
 
@@ -47,6 +45,7 @@ RunSettingsWidget::RunSettingsWidget(QWidget *parent)
             title(Tr::tr("Run Options")),
             Column {
                 m_diagnosticWidget,
+                m_preferConfigFile,
                 m_buildBeforeAnalysis,
                 m_analyzeOpenFiles,
                 Row { Tr::tr("Parallel jobs:"), m_parallelJobsSpinBox, st },
@@ -99,6 +98,9 @@ void RunSettingsWidget::fromSettings(const RunSettings &s)
     connect(m_diagnosticWidget, &ClangDiagnosticConfigsSelectionWidget::changed,
             this, &RunSettingsWidget::changed);
 
+    m_preferConfigFile->setChecked(s.preferConfigFile());
+    connect(m_preferConfigFile, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &RunSettingsWidget::changed);
+
     disconnect(m_buildBeforeAnalysis, 0, 0, 0);
     m_buildBeforeAnalysis->setToolTip(hintAboutBuildBeforeAnalysis());
     m_buildBeforeAnalysis->setCheckState(s.buildBeforeAnalysis() ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
@@ -115,13 +117,13 @@ void RunSettingsWidget::fromSettings(const RunSettings &s)
     connect(m_parallelJobsSpinBox, &QSpinBox::valueChanged, this, &RunSettingsWidget::changed);
     m_analyzeOpenFiles->setChecked(s.analyzeOpenFiles());
     connect(m_analyzeOpenFiles, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &RunSettingsWidget::changed);
-
 }
 
 RunSettings RunSettingsWidget::toSettings() const
 {
     RunSettings s;
     s.setDiagnosticConfigId(m_diagnosticWidget->currentConfigId());
+    s.setPreferConfigFile(m_preferConfigFile->isChecked());
     s.setBuildBeforeAnalysis(m_buildBeforeAnalysis->checkState() == Qt::CheckState::Checked);
     s.setParallelJobs(m_parallelJobsSpinBox->value());
     s.setAnalyzeOpenFiles(m_analyzeOpenFiles->checkState() == Qt::CheckState::Checked);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.h b/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.h
index 532bbd4ff8c..0d2e4b645a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/runsettingswidget.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ signals:
 
 private:
     CppEditor::ClangDiagnosticConfigsSelectionWidget *m_diagnosticWidget;
+    QCheckBox *m_preferConfigFile;
     QCheckBox *m_buildBeforeAnalysis;
     QCheckBox *m_analyzeOpenFiles;
     QSpinBox *m_parallelJobsSpinBox;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/clangdiagnosticconfig.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/clangdiagnosticconfig.h
index c1d21cf7d73..3442c95db50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/clangdiagnosticconfig.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/clangdiagnosticconfig.h
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ public:
     // Clang-Tidy
     enum class TidyMode
     {
-        // Disabled, // Used by Qt Creator 4.10 and below.
         UseCustomChecks = 1,
-        UseConfigFile,
-        UseDefaultChecks,
+        UseDefaultChecks = 3,
     };
     TidyMode clangTidyMode() const;
     void setClangTidyMode(TidyMode mode);