diff --git a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp
index 4e2b19db8b4..d62fa6e41de 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ struct Data // because we have a cycle dependency
                                             database};
     ClangBackEnd::PchTasksMerger pchTaskMerger{pchTaskQueue};
     ClangBackEnd::BuildDependenciesStorage<> buildDependencyStorage{database};
-    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector buildDependencyCollector{filePathCache};
+    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector buildDependencyCollector{filePathCache, generatedFiles};
     std::function<TimeStamp(FilePathView filePath)> getModifiedTime{
         [&](ClangBackEnd::FilePathView path) -> TimeStamp {
             return QFileInfo(QString(path)).lastModified().toSecsSinceEpoch();
diff --git a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.cpp b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.cpp
index 833691fa893..6647d02531d 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ BuildDependency BuildDependencyCollector::create(const ProjectPartContainer &pro
     setExcludedFilePaths(
         m_filePathCache.filePaths(projectPart.headerPathIds + projectPart.sourcePathIds));
 
+    addUnsavedFiles(m_generatedFiles.fileContainers());
+
     collect();
 
     auto buildDependency = std::move(m_buildDependency);
diff --git a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.h b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.h
index 2ea7fb7c903..b9446c96928 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.h
+++ b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/source/builddependencycollector.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "builddependencygeneratorinterface.h"
 
 #include <clangtool.h>
+#include <generatedfilesinterface.h>
 #include <sourcesmanager.h>
 
 #include <filepathcachingfwd.h>
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ namespace ClangBackEnd {
 class BuildDependencyCollector : public BuildDependencyGeneratorInterface
 {
 public:
-    BuildDependencyCollector(const FilePathCachingInterface &filePathCache)
-        :  m_filePathCache(filePathCache)
+    BuildDependencyCollector(const FilePathCachingInterface &filePathCache,
+                             const GeneratedFilesInterface &generatedFiles)
+        : m_filePathCache(filePathCache)
+        , m_generatedFiles(generatedFiles)
     {
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ private:
     Utils::SmallStringVector m_directories;
     SourcesManager m_sourcesManager;
     const FilePathCachingInterface &m_filePathCache;
+    const GeneratedFilesInterface &m_generatedFiles;
 };
 
 } // namespace ClangBackEnd
diff --git a/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/source/sourcelocationsutils.h b/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/source/sourcelocationsutils.h
index c179c9599ee..45bc71fdb45 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/source/sourcelocationsutils.h
+++ b/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/source/sourcelocationsutils.h
@@ -44,9 +44,17 @@ llvm::SmallString<256> absolutePath(clang::StringRef path)
 {
     llvm::SmallString<256> absolutePath;
 
+    if (llvm::sys::path::is_absolute(path)) {
+        absolutePath = path;
+
+        llvm::sys::path::remove_dots(absolutePath, true);
+
+        return absolutePath;
+    }
+
     std::error_code errorCode = llvm::sys::fs::real_path(path, absolutePath, true);
 
-    if (!errorCode && !llvm::sys::path::is_absolute(absolutePath))
+    if (!errorCode)
         llvm::sys::fs::make_absolute(absolutePath);
 
     return absolutePath;
diff --git a/tests/unit/unittest/builddependencycollector-test.cpp b/tests/unit/unittest/builddependencycollector-test.cpp
index 2c698f735f8..4631a883766 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unittest/builddependencycollector-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/unittest/builddependencycollector-test.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <refactoringdatabaseinitializer.h>
 #include <filepathcaching.h>
+#include <generatedfiles.h>
 #include <builddependencycollector.h>
 
 #include <sqlitedatabase.h>
@@ -161,8 +162,9 @@ protected:
     Sqlite::Database database{":memory:", Sqlite::JournalMode::Memory};
     ClangBackEnd::RefactoringDatabaseInitializer<Sqlite::Database> databaseInitializer{database};
     ClangBackEnd::FilePathCaching filePathCache{database};
-    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector collector{filePathCache};
-    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector emptyCollector{filePathCache};
+    ClangBackEnd::GeneratedFiles generatedFiles;
+    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector collector{filePathCache, generatedFiles};
+    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector emptyCollector{filePathCache, generatedFiles};
     ClangBackEnd::FilePaths excludePaths = {TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main.cpp",
                                             TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main2.cpp",
                                             TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/header1.h",
@@ -527,10 +529,35 @@ TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, MissingInclude)
                                SourceType::UserInclude)));
 }
 
+
+TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, GeneratedFile)
+{
+    generatedFiles.update(
+        {{TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/generated_file.h", "#pragma once"}});
+    emptyCollector.addFile(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main6.cpp"),
+                           {"cc",
+                            "-I",
+                            TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/external",
+                            "-I",
+                            TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project",
+                            "-isystem",
+                            TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system"});
+    emptyCollector.addUnsavedFiles(generatedFiles.fileContainers());
+
+    emptyCollector.collect();
+
+    ASSERT_THAT(emptyCollector.includeIds(),
+                ElementsAre(
+                    HasInclude(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/generated_file.h"),
+                               SourceType::UserInclude)));
+}
+
 TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, Create)
 {
     using ClangBackEnd::IncludeSearchPathType;
-    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector collector{filePathCache};
+    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector collector{filePathCache, generatedFiles};
+    generatedFiles.update(
+        {{TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/generated_file.h", "#pragma once"}});
     ClangBackEnd::ProjectPartContainer projectPart{
         "project1",
         {},
@@ -570,9 +597,15 @@ TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, Create)
                       fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/external/external2.h"),
                       fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/system1.h"),
                       fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system.h"),
-                      fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system2.h"),
+                      fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR
+                                 "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system2.h"),
                       fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/missingfile.h"),
-                      fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h"))),
+                      fileStatus(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h"),
+                      ClangBackEnd::FileStatus(
+                          id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/generated_file.h"),
+                          12,
+                          0,
+                          false))),
             Field(&BuildDependency::includes,
                   UnorderedElementsAre(
                       HasInclude(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/header1.h"),
@@ -600,13 +633,14 @@ TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, Create)
                                     "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system2.h"),
                                  SourceType::SystemInclude),
                       HasInclude(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h"),
-                                 SourceType::UserInclude))),
+                                 SourceType::UserInclude),
+                      HasInclude(id(TESTDATA_DIR
+                                    "/builddependencycollector/project/generated_file.h"),
+                                 SourceType::TopProjectInclude))),
             Field(&BuildDependency::usedMacros,
                   UnorderedElementsAre(
-                      UsedMacro{"DEFINE",
-                                id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h")},
-                      UsedMacro{"IFDEF",
-                                id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h")},
+                      UsedMacro{"DEFINE", id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h")},
+                      UsedMacro{"IFDEF", id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h")},
                       UsedMacro{"DEFINED",
                                 id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h")})),
             Field(&BuildDependency::sourceFiles,
@@ -623,14 +657,17 @@ TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, Create)
                       id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system.h"),
                       id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system2.h"),
                       id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/missingfile.h"),
-                      id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h"))),
+                      id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h"),
+                      id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/generated_file.h"))),
             Field(
                 &BuildDependency::sourceDependencies,
                 UnorderedElementsAre(
                     SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp"),
-                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/header1.h")),
+                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR
+                                        "/builddependencycollector/project/header1.h")),
                     SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp"),
-                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/header2.h")),
+                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR
+                                        "/builddependencycollector/project/header2.h")),
                     SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp"),
                                      id(TESTDATA_DIR
                                         "/builddependencycollector/project/missingfile.h")),
@@ -644,34 +681,33 @@ TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, Create)
                                      id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/system1.h")),
                     SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp"),
                                      id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/macros.h")),
+                    SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp"),
+                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR
+                                        "/builddependencycollector/project/generated_file.h")),
                     SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/header2.h"),
                                      id(TESTDATA_DIR
                                         "/builddependencycollector/external/external3.h")),
-                    SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/project/missingfile.h"),
-                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/external/external1.h")),
-                    SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/external/external1.h"),
-                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/external/indirect_external.h")),
-                    SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/external/indirect_external.h"),
-                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/external/indirect_external2.h")),
+                    SourceDependency(
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/project/missingfile.h"),
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/external/external1.h")),
+                    SourceDependency(
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/external/external1.h"),
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/external/indirect_external.h")),
+                    SourceDependency(
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/external/indirect_external.h"),
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/external/indirect_external2.h")),
                     SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/system1.h"),
                                      id(TESTDATA_DIR
                                         "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system.h")),
-                    SourceDependency(id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system.h"),
-                                     id(TESTDATA_DIR
-                                        "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system2.h"))))));
+                    SourceDependency(
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system.h"),
+                        id(TESTDATA_DIR "/builddependencycollector/system/indirect_system2.h"))))));
 }
 
 TEST_F(BuildDependencyCollector, Clear)
 {
     using ClangBackEnd::IncludeSearchPathType;
-    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector collector{filePathCache};
+    ClangBackEnd::BuildDependencyCollector collector{filePathCache, generatedFiles};
     ClangBackEnd::ProjectPartContainer projectPart{
         "project1",
         {},
diff --git a/tests/unit/unittest/data/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp b/tests/unit/unittest/data/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp
index ff215f43d77..bb348e8a024 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unittest/data/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/unittest/data/builddependencycollector/project/main4.cpp
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 #include <../external/external2.h>
 #include <system1.h>
 #include "macros.h"
+#include "generated_file.h"
diff --git a/tests/unit/unittest/data/builddependencycollector/project/main6.cpp b/tests/unit/unittest/data/builddependencycollector/project/main6.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9564e054262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/unittest/data/builddependencycollector/project/main6.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "generated_file.h"
+#include "generated_file.h"
+