diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
index 66a50141c4e..9d40cbb8b01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void ClientProxy::onCurrentObjectsFetched(quint32 queryId, const QVariant &resul
         return;
 
     foreach (const QmlDebugObjectReference &o, m_fetchCurrentObjects)
-        addObjectToTree(o);
+        addObjectToTree(o, false);
     emit selectedItemsChanged(QList<QmlDebugObjectReference>() <<
                               m_fetchCurrentObjects.last());
 }
@@ -230,13 +230,14 @@ void ClientProxy::setSelectedItemsByObjectId(
     }
 }
 
-void ClientProxy::addObjectToTree(const QmlDebugObjectReference &obj)
+void ClientProxy::addObjectToTree(const QmlDebugObjectReference &obj, bool notify)
 {
     int count = m_rootObjects.count();
     for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
         if (m_rootObjects[i].insertObjectInTree(obj)) {
             buildDebugIdHashRecursive(obj);
-            emit objectTreeUpdated();
+            if (notify)
+                emit objectTreeUpdated();
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
index 0e7c9060347..4154060e25b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljsclientproxy.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
     Debugger::QmlAdapter *qmlAdapter() const;
 
     quint32 fetchContextObject(const QmlDebugObjectReference& obj);
-    void addObjectToTree(const QmlDebugObjectReference &obj);
+    void addObjectToTree(const QmlDebugObjectReference &obj, bool notify = true);
     void fetchRootObjects(const QmlDebugContextReference &context, bool clear);
     void insertObjectInTreeIfNeeded(const QmlDebugObjectReference &object);