diff --git a/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.h b/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.h
--- a/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.h
+++ b/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.h
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@
     Plugin* m_plugin;
 
     KDevelop::IProject* m_project;
+    KDevelop::DocumentRange m_projectLocation;
+
     QString m_path;
+    KDevelop::DocumentRange m_pathLocation;
 
     QVector<KDevelop::IProblem::Ptr> m_problems;
 };
diff --git a/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.cpp b/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.cpp
--- a/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.cpp
+++ b/analyzers/cppcheck/problemmodel.cpp
@@ -66,12 +66,8 @@
     // without <location> element. In this case location automatically gets "/".
     // To avoid this we set project's root path as problem location.
 
-    Q_ASSERT(m_project);
-
-    auto range = problem->finalLocation();
-    if (range.document.isEmpty()) {
-        range.document = KDevelop::IndexedString(m_project->path().toLocalFile());
-        problem->setFinalLocation(range);
+    if (problem->finalLocation().document.isEmpty()) {
+        problem->setFinalLocation(m_projectLocation);
     }
 
     for (auto diagnostic : problem->diagnostics()) {
@@ -99,6 +95,7 @@
 
     if (m_problems.isEmpty()) {
         maxLength = 0;
+        clearProblems(); // Remove starting notification
     }
 
     for (auto problem : problems) {
@@ -121,7 +118,11 @@
 
 void ProblemModel::setProblems()
 {
-    setProblems(m_problems);
+    if (m_problems.isEmpty()) {
+        setPlaceholderText(i18n("Analysis completed, no problems detected."), m_pathLocation);
+    } else {
+        setProblems(m_problems);
+    }
 }
 
 void ProblemModel::reset()
@@ -132,14 +133,22 @@
 void ProblemModel::reset(KDevelop::IProject* project, const QString& path)
 {
     m_project = project;
+    m_projectLocation = KDevelop::DocumentRange::invalid();
+    if (m_project) {
+        m_projectLocation.document = KDevelop::IndexedString(m_project->path().toLocalFile());
+    }
+
     m_path = path;
+    m_pathLocation = KDevelop::DocumentRange::invalid();
+    m_pathLocation.document = KDevelop::IndexedString(m_path);
 
     clearProblems();
     m_problems.clear();
 
     QString tooltip = i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Re-Run Last Cppcheck Analysis");
     if (m_project) {
         tooltip += QString(" (%1)").arg(prettyPathName(m_path));
+        setPlaceholderText(i18n("Analysis started..."), m_pathLocation);
     }
     setFullUpdateTooltip(tooltip);
 }