diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp
index 0b34cec14cc..1fe6ed84092 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ unsigned int Task::s_nextId = 1;
 
 Task::Task(TaskType type_, const QString &description_,
            const Utils::FileName &file_, int line_, Core::Id category_,
-           const Utils::FileName &iconFile) :
-    taskId(s_nextId), type(type_), description(description_),
+           const Utils::FileName &iconFile, bool addTextMark) :
+    taskId(s_nextId), type(type_), addTextMark(addTextMark), description(description_),
     file(file_), line(line_), movedLine(line_), category(category_),
     icon(iconFile.isEmpty() ? taskTypeIcon(type_) : QIcon(iconFile.toString()))
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h
index d8b72ba5d97..e8230e799d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TaskHub;
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT Task
 {
 public:
-    enum TaskType {
+    enum TaskType : char {
         Unknown,
         Error,
         Warning
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ public:
     Task() = default;
     Task(TaskType type, const QString &description,
          const Utils::FileName &file, int line, Core::Id category,
-         const Utils::FileName &iconName = Utils::FileName());
+         const Utils::FileName &iconName = Utils::FileName(),
+         bool addTextMark = true);
 
     static Task compilerMissingTask();
     static Task buildConfigurationMissingTask();
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 
     unsigned int taskId = 0;
     TaskType type = Unknown;
+    bool addTextMark = true;
     QString description;
     Utils::FileName file;
     int line = -1;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskhub.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskhub.cpp
index fe29a4ca60c..d56c275a581 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskhub.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskhub.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void TaskHub::addTask(Task task)
         task.line = -1;
     task.movedLine = task.line;
 
-    if (task.line != -1)
+    if (task.addTextMark && task.line != -1)
         task.setMark(new TaskMark(task));
     emit m_instance->taskAdded(task);
 }