diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
index 60fe7094ca6..cf3c765febf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ void ServerModeReader::resetData()
 
 void ServerModeReader::parse(bool force)
 {
+    emit configurationStarted();
+
     QTC_ASSERT(m_cmakeServer, return);
     QVariantMap extra;
     if (force) {