diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.cpp
index 3ee409cda1e..669df2a41e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ void QtTestOutputReader::processOutput(const QByteArray &outputLine)
             } else if (currentTag == QStringLiteral("TestFunction")) {
                 m_testCase = m_xmlReader.attributes().value(QStringLiteral("name")).toString();
                 QTC_ASSERT(!m_testCase.isEmpty(), continue);
+                if (m_testCase == m_formerTestCase)  // don't report "Executing..." more than once
+                    continue;
                 TestResultPtr testResult = TestResultPtr(createDefaultResult());
                 testResult->setResult(Result::MessageTestCaseStart);
                 testResult->setDescription(tr("Executing test function %1").arg(m_testCase));
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ void QtTestOutputReader::processOutput(const QByteArray &outputLine)
                 m_futureInterface.reportResult(TestResultPtr(testResult));
                 m_futureInterface.setProgressValue(m_futureInterface.progressValue() + 1);
                 m_dataTag.clear();
+                m_formerTestCase = m_testCase;
                 m_testCase.clear();
             } else if (currentTag == QStringLiteral("TestCase")) {
                 QtTestResult *testResult = createDefaultResult();
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.h b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.h
index 2ae74d60d27..027300c6e9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestoutputreader.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ private:
     CDATAMode m_cdataMode = None;
     QString m_className;
     QString m_testCase;
+    QString m_formerTestCase;
     QString m_dataTag;
     Result::Type m_result = Result::Invalid;
     QString m_description;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp
index f4c108ec2e3..bc3abd49f40 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ bool QtTestResult::isDirectParentOf(const TestResult *other, bool *needsIntermed
     if (!TestResult::isDirectParentOf(other, needsIntermediate))
         return false;
     const QtTestResult *qtOther = static_cast<const QtTestResult *>(other);
-    if (result() == Result::MessageTestCaseStart || result() == Result::MessageIntermediate) {
+
+    if (TestResult::isMessageCaseStart(result())) {
         if (qtOther->isDataTag()) {
             if (qtOther->m_function == m_function) {
                 if (m_dataTag.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
index 11b09067b27..951c061fdc9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ QColor TestResult::colorForType(const Result::Type type)
     }
 }
 
+bool TestResult::isMessageCaseStart(const Result::Type type)
+{
+    return type == Result::MessageTestCaseStart || type == Result::MessageTestCaseSuccess
+            || type == Result::MessageTestCaseFail || type == Result::MessageTestCaseWarn
+            || type == Result::MessageIntermediate;
+}
+
 bool TestResult::isDirectParentOf(const TestResult *other, bool * /*needsIntermediate*/) const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(other, return false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
index 9eff8e5428b..e53e6fcce41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
     static Result::Type toResultType(int rt);
     static QString resultToString(const Result::Type type);
     static QColor colorForType(const Result::Type type);
+    static bool isMessageCaseStart(const Result::Type type);
 
     virtual bool isDirectParentOf(const TestResult *other, bool *needsIntermediate) const;
     virtual bool isIntermediateFor(const TestResult *other) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
index 6dc6d2a1a54..79c34bbecc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ void TestResultItem::updateDescription(const QString &description)
 
 void TestResultItem::updateResult()
 {
-    if (m_testResult->result() != Result::MessageTestCaseStart
-            && m_testResult->result() != Result::MessageIntermediate)
+    if (!TestResult::isMessageCaseStart(m_testResult->result()))
         return;
 
     Result::Type newResult = Result::MessageTestCaseSuccess;