diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
index 534888e5439..2da25822643 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ ListModel::ListModel(QObject *parent)
 
 ListModel::~ListModel()
 {
-    if (m_ownsItems)
-        qDeleteAll(m_items);
-    m_items.clear();
+    clear();
 }
 
 void ListModel::appendItems(const QList<ListItem *> &items)
@@ -161,6 +159,15 @@ const QList<ListItem *> ListModel::items() const
     return m_items;
 }
 
+void ListModel::clear()
+{
+    beginResetModel();
+    if (m_ownsItems)
+        qDeleteAll(m_items);
+    m_items.clear();
+    endResetModel();
+}
+
 int ListModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &) const
 {
     return m_items.size();
@@ -695,6 +702,7 @@ ListModel *SectionedGridView::addSection(const Section &section, const QList<Lis
     const auto it = m_gridViews.insert(section, gridView);
 
     auto sectionLabel = new QLabel(section.name);
+    m_sectionLabels.append(sectionLabel);
     sectionLabel->setContentsMargins(0, Core::WelcomePageHelpers::ItemGap, 0, 0);
     sectionLabel->setFont(Core::WelcomePageHelpers::brandFont());
     auto scrollArea = qobject_cast<QScrollArea *>(widget(0));
@@ -713,4 +721,16 @@ ListModel *SectionedGridView::addSection(const Section &section, const QList<Lis
     return model;
 }
 
+void SectionedGridView::clear()
+{
+    auto allProducts = static_cast<ListModel *>(m_filteredAllItemsModel->sourceModel());
+    allProducts->clear();
+    qDeleteAll(m_sectionModels);
+    qDeleteAll(m_sectionLabels);
+    qDeleteAll(m_gridViews);
+    m_sectionModels.clear();
+    m_sectionLabels.clear();
+    m_gridViews.clear();
+}
+
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h
index 353c5a6d3c8..77760000e9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public:
 
     void appendItems(const QList<ListItem *> &items);
     const QList<ListItem *> items() const;
+    void clear();
 
     int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const final;
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ public:
 
     void setOwnsItems(bool owns);
 
-protected:
+private:
     QList<ListItem *> m_items;
     PixmapFunction m_fetchPixmapAndUpdatePixmapCache;
     bool m_ownsItems = true;
@@ -192,8 +193,11 @@ public:
 
     Core::ListModel *addSection(const Section &section, const QList<Core::ListItem *> &items);
 
+    void clear();
+
 private:
     QMap<Section, Core::ListModel *> m_sectionModels;
+    QList<QWidget *> m_sectionLabels;
     QMap<Section, Core::GridView *> m_gridViews;
     Core::GridView *m_allItemsView = nullptr;
     Core::ListModelFilter *m_filteredAllItemsModel = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
index d0c85ef241b..cdfc6c872db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>
 
+using namespace Core;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace QtSupport {
@@ -331,9 +332,11 @@ static bool isValidExampleOrDemo(ExampleItem *item)
     return ok || debugExamples();
 }
 
-void ExamplesListModel::parseExamples(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
-    const QString &projectsOffset, const QString &examplesInstallPath)
+static QList<ListItem *> parseExamples(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
+                                       const QString &projectsOffset,
+                                       const QString &examplesInstallPath)
 {
+    QList<ListItem *> result;
     std::unique_ptr<ExampleItem> item;
     const QChar slash = QLatin1Char('/');
     while (!reader->atEnd()) {
@@ -374,20 +377,23 @@ void ExamplesListModel::parseExamples(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
         case QXmlStreamReader::EndElement:
             if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("example")) {
                 if (isValidExampleOrDemo(item.get()))
-                    m_items.push_back(item.release());
+                    result.push_back(item.release());
             } else if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("examples")) {
-                return;
+                return result;
             }
             break;
         default: // nothing
             break;
         }
     }
+    return result;
 }
 
-void ExamplesListModel::parseDemos(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
-    const QString &projectsOffset, const QString &demosInstallPath)
+static QList<ListItem *> parseDemos(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
+                                    const QString &projectsOffset,
+                                    const QString &demosInstallPath)
 {
+    QList<ListItem *> result;
     std::unique_ptr<ExampleItem> item;
     const QChar slash = QLatin1Char('/');
     while (!reader->atEnd()) {
@@ -419,19 +425,21 @@ void ExamplesListModel::parseDemos(QXmlStreamReader *reader,
         case QXmlStreamReader::EndElement:
             if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("demo")) {
                 if (isValidExampleOrDemo(item.get()))
-                    m_items.push_back(item.release());
+                    result.push_back(item.release());
             } else if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("demos")) {
-                return;
+                return result;
             }
             break;
         default: // nothing
             break;
         }
     }
+    return result;
 }
 
-void ExamplesListModel::parseTutorials(QXmlStreamReader *reader, const QString &projectsOffset)
+static QList<ListItem *> parseTutorials(QXmlStreamReader *reader, const QString &projectsOffset)
 {
+    QList<ListItem *> result;
     std::unique_ptr<ExampleItem> item;
     const QChar slash = QLatin1Char('/');
     while (!reader->atEnd()) {
@@ -465,14 +473,15 @@ void ExamplesListModel::parseTutorials(QXmlStreamReader *reader, const QString &
             break;
         case QXmlStreamReader::EndElement:
             if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("tutorial"))
-                m_items.push_back(item.release());
+                result.push_back(item.release());
             else if (reader->name() == QLatin1String("tutorials"))
-                return;
+                return result;
             break;
         default: // nothing
             break;
         }
     }
+    return result;
 }
 
 void ExamplesListModel::updateExamples()
@@ -482,10 +491,10 @@ void ExamplesListModel::updateExamples()
 
     const QStringList sources = m_exampleSetModel.exampleSources(&examplesInstallPath,
                                                                  &demosInstallPath);
-    beginResetModel();
-    qDeleteAll(m_items);
-    m_items.clear();
 
+    clear();
+
+    QList<ListItem *> items;
     for (const QString &exampleSource : sources) {
         QFile exampleFile(exampleSource);
         if (!exampleFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
@@ -506,11 +515,11 @@ void ExamplesListModel::updateExamples()
             switch (reader.readNext()) {
             case QXmlStreamReader::StartElement:
                 if (reader.name() == QLatin1String("examples"))
-                    parseExamples(&reader, examplesDir.path(), examplesInstallPath);
+                    items += parseExamples(&reader, examplesDir.path(), examplesInstallPath);
                 else if (reader.name() == QLatin1String("demos"))
-                    parseDemos(&reader, demosDir.path(), demosInstallPath);
+                    items += parseDemos(&reader, demosDir.path(), demosInstallPath);
                 else if (reader.name() == QLatin1String("tutorials"))
-                    parseTutorials(&reader, examplesDir.path());
+                    items += parseTutorials(&reader, examplesDir.path());
                 break;
             default: // nothing
                 break;
@@ -522,7 +531,7 @@ void ExamplesListModel::updateExamples()
                 << ": " << reader.errorString();
         }
     }
-    endResetModel();
+    appendItems(items);
 }
 
 void ExampleSetModel::updateQtVersionList()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.h b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.h
index 5e5535ea550..c64fa9416d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.h
@@ -117,12 +117,6 @@ signals:
 private:
     void updateSelectedQtVersion();
 
-    void parseExamples(QXmlStreamReader *reader, const QString &projectsOffset,
-                                     const QString &examplesInstallPath);
-    void parseDemos(QXmlStreamReader *reader, const QString &projectsOffset,
-                                  const QString &demosInstallPath);
-    void parseTutorials(QXmlStreamReader *reader, const QString &projectsOffset);
-
     ExampleSetModel m_exampleSetModel;
 };