diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 78c0abb2e..0b8fd6971 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
 #include "cppcheck.h"
-#include "path.h"
 
 #include "applicationlist.h"
 #include "aboutdialog.h"
@@ -59,19 +58,6 @@ static QString getDataDir(const QSettings *settings)
     return dataDir.isEmpty() ? appPath : dataDir;
 }
 
-static QList<Suppressions::Suppression> getCheckSuppressions(const ProjectFile &project)
-{
-    QList<Suppressions::Suppression> ret;
-    const std::string projectFilePath = Path::getPathFromFilename(project.getFilename().toStdString());
-    foreach (Suppressions::Suppression suppression, project.getSuppressions()) {
-        if (!suppression.fileName.empty() && suppression.fileName[0]!='*' && !Path::isAbsolute(suppression.fileName))
-            suppression.fileName = Path::simplifyPath(projectFilePath) + suppression.fileName;
-
-        ret.append(suppression);
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
 MainWindow::MainWindow(TranslationHandler* th, QSettings* settings) :
     mSettings(settings),
     mApplications(new ApplicationList(this)),
@@ -458,7 +444,7 @@ void MainWindow::doAnalyzeProject(ImportProject p, const bool checkLibrary, cons
         mThread->setAddonsAndTools(mProjectFile->getAddonsAndTools(), mSettings->value(SETTINGS_MISRA_FILE).toString());
         QString clangHeaders = mSettings->value(SETTINGS_VS_INCLUDE_PATHS).toString();
         mThread->setClangIncludePaths(clangHeaders.split(";"));
-        mThread->setSuppressions(getCheckSuppressions(*mProjectFile));
+        mThread->setSuppressions(mProjectFile->getCheckSuppressions());
     }
     mThread->setProject(p);
     mThread->check(checkSettings);
@@ -857,8 +843,7 @@ Settings MainWindow::getCppcheckSettings()
             tryLoadLibrary(&result.library, filename);
         }
 
-
-        foreach (const Suppressions::Suppression &suppression, getCheckSuppressions(*mProjectFile)) {
+        foreach (const Suppressions::Suppression &suppression, mProjectFile->getCheckSuppressions()) {
             result.nomsg.addSuppression(suppression);
         }
 
diff --git a/gui/projectfile.cpp b/gui/projectfile.cpp
index 22796f633..58a4f406b 100644
--- a/gui/projectfile.cpp
+++ b/gui/projectfile.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "projectfile.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
+#include "path.h"
+
 static const char ProjectElementName[] = "project";
 static const char ProjectVersionAttrib[] = "version";
 static const char ProjectFileVersion[] = "1";
@@ -596,6 +598,19 @@ void ProjectFile::readStringList(QStringList &stringlist, QXmlStreamReader &read
     } while (!allRead);
 }
 
+QList<Suppressions::Suppression> ProjectFile::getCheckSuppressions() const
+{
+    QList<Suppressions::Suppression> ret;
+    const std::string projectFilePath = Path::getPathFromFilename(mFilename.toStdString());
+    foreach (Suppressions::Suppression suppression, getSuppressions()) {
+        if (!suppression.fileName.empty() && suppression.fileName[0]!='*' && !Path::isAbsolute(suppression.fileName))
+            suppression.fileName = Path::simplifyPath(projectFilePath) + suppression.fileName;
+
+        ret.append(suppression);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void ProjectFile::setIncludes(const QStringList &includes)
 {
     mIncludeDirs = includes;
diff --git a/gui/projectfile.h b/gui/projectfile.h
index def99eaee..4f775beb4 100644
--- a/gui/projectfile.h
+++ b/gui/projectfile.h
@@ -141,13 +141,19 @@ public:
     }
 
     /**
-    * @brief Get list suppressions.
+    * @brief Get "raw" suppressions.
     * @return list of suppressions.
     */
     QList<Suppressions::Suppression> getSuppressions() const {
         return mSuppressions;
     }
 
+    /**
+    * @brief Get "check" suppressions.
+    * @return list of suppressions.
+    */
+    QList<Suppressions::Suppression> getCheckSuppressions() const;
+
     /**
     * @brief Get list addons.
     * @return list of addons.
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfile/projectfile.pro b/gui/test/projectfile/projectfile.pro
index 5284dc969..71ab388ad 100644
--- a/gui/test/projectfile/projectfile.pro
+++ b/gui/test/projectfile/projectfile.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 TARGET = test-projectfile
 DEPENDPATH += .
-INCLUDEPATH += .
+INCLUDEPATH += . ../../../externals/simplecpp
 OBJECTS_DIR = ../build
 MOC_DIR = ../build
 
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ DEFINES += SRCDIR=\\\"$$PWD\\\"
 
 # tests
 SOURCES += testprojectfile.cpp \
-    ../../projectfile.cpp
+    ../../projectfile.cpp \
+    ../../../lib/path.cpp \
+    ../../../externals/simplecpp/simplecpp.cpp
 
 HEADERS += testprojectfile.h \
-    ../../projectfile.h
+    ../../projectfile.h \
+    ../../../lib/path.h \
+    ../../../externals/simplecpp/simplecpp.h
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.cpp b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.cpp
index 4fd0c14b7..5fb11c4e1 100644
--- a/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.cpp
+++ b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.cpp
@@ -94,4 +94,18 @@ void TestProjectFile::loadSimpleNoroot()
     QCOMPARE(defines[0], QString("FOO"));
 }
 
+void TestProjectFile::checkSuppressions()
+{
+    ProjectFile projectFile("/foo/bar/test.cppcheck");
+    QList<Suppressions::Suppression> suppressions;
+    suppressions.append(Suppressions::Suppression("id", "file.c"));
+    suppressions.append(Suppressions::Suppression("id", "/abc/file.c"));
+    projectFile.setSuppressions(suppressions);
+
+    const QList<Suppressions::Suppression> s = projectFile.getCheckSuppressions();
+    QCOMPARE(s.size(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(s[0].fileName, std::string("/foo/bar/file.c"));
+    QCOMPARE(s[1].fileName, std::string("/abc/file.c"));
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(TestProjectFile)
diff --git a/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.h b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.h
index 56a321761..356947f27 100644
--- a/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.h
+++ b/gui/test/projectfile/testprojectfile.h
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ private slots:
     void loadSimple();
     void loadSimpleWithIgnore();
     void loadSimpleNoroot();
+    void checkSuppressions();
 };