diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
index 09195018d97..3942a240541 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ ModelManagerInterface::WorkingCopy ModelManagerInterface::workingCopy()
     return WorkingCopy();
 }
 
+void ModelManagerInterface::activateScan()
+{
+    if (!m_shouldScanImports) {
+        m_shouldScanImports = true;
+        updateImportPaths();
+    }
+}
+
 QHash<QString, Language::Enum> ModelManagerInterface::languageForSuffix() const
 {
     return defaultLanguageMapping();
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.h b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.h
index e8b4748932f..425f7bc2eb1 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public:
     QmlJS::Snapshot snapshot() const;
     QmlJS::Snapshot newestSnapshot() const;
 
+    void activateScan();
     void updateSourceFiles(const QStringList &files,
                            bool emitDocumentOnDiskChanged);
     void fileChangedOnDisk(const QString &path);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
index 4afa47a2f41..1b2c3ff1375 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ void QmlJSTextEditorWidget::ctor()
     m_modelManager = QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface::instance();
     m_contextPane = ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::getObject<QmlJS::IContextPane>();
 
+    m_modelManager->activateScan();
+
     m_contextPaneTimer  = new QTimer(this);
     m_contextPaneTimer->setInterval(UPDATE_OUTLINE_INTERVAL);
     m_contextPaneTimer->setSingleShot(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp
index 4f2e07d96f0..f9bb39e3190 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ QmlJSEditorDocumentPrivate::QmlJSEditorDocumentPrivate(QmlJSEditorDocument *pare
     m_updateOutlineModelTimer.setInterval(UPDATE_OUTLINE_INTERVAL);
     m_updateOutlineModelTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     connect(&m_updateOutlineModelTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateOutlineModel()));
+
+    modelManager->updateSourceFiles(QStringList(parent->filePath()), false);
 }
 
 QmlJSEditorDocumentPrivate::~QmlJSEditorDocumentPrivate()