diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h
index 3c5972ff8d7..a677042730d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorconstants.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ const char CPP_SNIPPETS_GROUP_ID[] = "C++";
 
 const char CPP_PREPROCESSOR_PROJECT_PREFIX[] = "CppPreprocessorProject-";
 
+const char CLANG_MODELMANAGERSUPPORT_ID[] = "ClangCodeMode.ClangCodeMode";
+
 } // namespace Constants
 } // namespace CppEditor
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.cpp
index 290041cedbe..207923fa03e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ CppTools::CppModelManager *mm()
 namespace CppEditor {
 namespace Internal {
 
-enum { processDocumentIntervalInMs = 150 };
+enum { processDocumentIntervalInMs = 150,
+       clangProcessDocumentIntervalInMs = 500 };
 
 class CppEditorDocumentHandleImpl : public CppTools::CppEditorDocumentHandle
 {
@@ -113,10 +114,6 @@ CppEditorDocument::CppEditorDocument()
     connect(this, &IDocument::filePathChanged,
             this, &CppEditorDocument::onFilePathChanged);
 
-    m_processorTimer.setSingleShot(true);
-    m_processorTimer.setInterval(processDocumentIntervalInMs);
-    connect(&m_processorTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(processDocument()));
-
     // See also onFilePathChanged() for more initialization
 }
 
@@ -185,6 +182,8 @@ void CppEditorDocument::onMimeTypeChanged()
     m_isObjCEnabled = (mt == QLatin1String(CppTools::Constants::OBJECTIVE_C_SOURCE_MIMETYPE)
                        || mt == QLatin1String(CppTools::Constants::OBJECTIVE_CPP_SOURCE_MIMETYPE));
     m_completionAssistProvider = mm()->completionAssistProvider(mt);
+
+    initializeTimer();
 }
 
 void CppEditorDocument::onAboutToReload()
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ void CppEditorDocument::onFilePathChanged(const Utils::FileName &oldPath,
 void CppEditorDocument::scheduleProcessDocument()
 {
     m_processorRevision = document()->revision();
-    m_processorTimer.start(processDocumentIntervalInMs);
+    m_processorTimer.start();
 }
 
 void CppEditorDocument::processDocument()
@@ -290,6 +289,21 @@ void CppEditorDocument::releaseResources()
     m_processor.reset();
 }
 
+void CppEditorDocument::initializeTimer()
+{
+    m_processorTimer.setSingleShot(true);
+    if (mm()->isManagedByModelManagerSupport(this, QLatin1String(Constants::CLANG_MODELMANAGERSUPPORT_ID)))
+        m_processorTimer.setInterval(clangProcessDocumentIntervalInMs);
+    else
+        m_processorTimer.setInterval(processDocumentIntervalInMs);
+
+    connect(&m_processorTimer,
+            &QTimer::timeout,
+            this,
+            &CppEditorDocument::processDocument,
+            Qt::UniqueConnection);
+}
+
 CppTools::BaseEditorDocumentProcessor *CppEditorDocument::processor()
 {
     if (!m_processor) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.h
index 18ba8104e52..f9644dfc7d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditordocument.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ private:
     void updatePreprocessorSettings();
     void releaseResources();
 
+    void initializeTimer();
+
 private:
     bool m_fileIsBeingReloaded;
     bool m_isObjCEnabled;