diff --git a/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp b/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp
--- a/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp
+++ b/plugins/problemreporter/problemsview.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
         m_fullUpdateAction = new QAction(this);
         m_fullUpdateAction->setShortcutContext(Qt::WidgetWithChildrenShortcut);
         m_fullUpdateAction->setText(i18n("Force Full Update"));
-        m_fullUpdateAction->setToolTip(i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Re-parse all watched documents"));
         m_fullUpdateAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-refresh")));
         connect(m_fullUpdateAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this]() {
             currentView()->model()->forceFullUpdate();
@@ -242,6 +241,7 @@
     Q_ASSERT(problemModel);
 
     m_fullUpdateAction->setVisible(problemModel->features().testFlag(ProblemModel::CanDoFullUpdate));
+    m_fullUpdateAction->setToolTip(problemModel->fullUpdateTooltip());
     m_showImportsAction->setVisible(problemModel->features().testFlag(ProblemModel::CanShowImports));
     m_scopeMenu->setVisible(problemModel->features().testFlag(ProblemModel::ScopeFilter));
     m_severityActions->setVisible(problemModel->features().testFlag(ProblemModel::SeverityFilter));
@@ -428,8 +428,15 @@
 
     static const QString parserId = QStringLiteral("Parser");
 
-    ProblemTreeView* view = new ProblemTreeView(nullptr, newData.model);
+    auto model = newData.model;
+    auto view = new ProblemTreeView(nullptr, model);
     connect(view, &ProblemTreeView::changed, this, &ProblemsView::onViewChanged);
+    connect(model, &ProblemModel::fullUpdateTooltipChanged,
+            this, [this, model]() {
+                if (currentView()->model() == model) {
+                    m_fullUpdateAction->setToolTip(model->fullUpdateTooltip());
+                }
+            });
 
     int insertIdx = 0;
     if (newData.id != parserId) {
@@ -447,7 +454,7 @@
     m_tabWidget->insertTab(insertIdx, view, newData.name);
     m_models.insert(insertIdx, newData);
 
-    updateTab(insertIdx, view->model()->rowCount());
+    updateTab(insertIdx, model->rowCount());
 }
 
 void ProblemsView::updateTab(int idx, int rows)
diff --git a/shell/problemmodel.h b/shell/problemmodel.h
--- a/shell/problemmodel.h
+++ b/shell/problemmodel.h
@@ -141,13 +141,24 @@
     /// Set the supported features
     void setFeatures(Features features);
 
+    /// Tooltip for "Force Full Update" action in the Problems View when the model
+    /// is active (correspondent tab is selected)
+    QString fullUpdateTooltip() const;
+
+    /// Set the "Force Full Update" action tooltip
+    void setFullUpdateTooltip(const QString& tooltip);
+
 signals:
     /// Emitted when the stored problems are changed with addProblem(), setProblems() and
     /// clearProblems() methods. This signal emitted only when internal problems storage is
     /// really changed: for example, it is not emitted when we call clearProblems() method
     /// for empty model.
     void problemsChanged();
 
+    /// Emitted when the "Force Full Update" action tooltip is changed with setFullUpdateTooltip().
+    /// This signal emitted only when tooltip is really changed.
+    void fullUpdateTooltipChanged();
+
 public slots:
     /// Show imports
     void setShowImports(bool showImports);
diff --git a/shell/problemmodel.cpp b/shell/problemmodel.cpp
--- a/shell/problemmodel.cpp
+++ b/shell/problemmodel.cpp
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@
     explicit ProblemModelPrivate(KDevelop::ProblemStore *store)
         : m_problems(store)
         , m_features(KDevelop::ProblemModel::NoFeatures)
+        , m_fullUpdateTooltip(i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Re-parse all watched documents"))
     {
     }
 
     QScopedPointer<KDevelop::ProblemStore> m_problems;
     KDevelop::ProblemModel::Features m_features;
+    QString m_fullUpdateTooltip;
 };
 
 namespace KDevelop
@@ -233,6 +235,21 @@
     d->m_features = features;
 }
 
+QString ProblemModel::fullUpdateTooltip() const
+{
+    return d->m_fullUpdateTooltip;
+}
+
+void ProblemModel::setFullUpdateTooltip(const QString& tooltip)
+{
+    if (d->m_fullUpdateTooltip == tooltip) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    d->m_fullUpdateTooltip = tooltip;
+    emit fullUpdateTooltipChanged();
+}
+
 void ProblemModel::addProblem(const IProblem::Ptr &problem)
 {
     int c = d->m_problems->count();