diff --git a/lib/importproject.cpp b/lib/importproject.cpp
index e8269b30f..93c300bf7 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.cpp
+++ b/lib/importproject.cpp
@@ -253,24 +253,28 @@ void ImportProject::FileSettings::parseCommand(const std::string &command)
 
 void ImportProject::importCompileCommands(std::istream &istr)
 {
-    picojson::value v;
-    istr >> v;
-    if (!v.is<picojson::array>())
+    picojson::value compileCommands;
+    istr >> compileCommands;
+    if (!compileCommands.is<picojson::array>())
         return;
 
-    for (const picojson::value &fileInfo : v.get<picojson::array>()) {
+    for (const picojson::value &fileInfo : compileCommands.get<picojson::array>()) {
         picojson::object obj = fileInfo.get<picojson::object>();
-        std::string dirpath = obj["directory"].get<std::string>();
+        std::string dirpath = Path::fromNativeSeparators(obj["directory"].get<std::string>());
 
         /* CMAKE produces the directory without trailing / so add it if not
          * there - it is needed by setIncludePaths() */
         if (!endsWith(dirpath, '/'))
             dirpath += '/';
 
-        const std::string directory = Path::fromNativeSeparators(dirpath);
+        const std::string directory = dirpath;
         const std::string command = obj["command"].get<std::string>();
         const std::string file = Path::fromNativeSeparators(obj["file"].get<std::string>());
 
+        // Accept file?
+        if (!Path::acceptFile(file))
+            continue;
+
         struct FileSettings fs;
         if (Path::isAbsolute(file) || Path::fileExists(file))
             fs.filename = file;
diff --git a/test/testimportproject.cpp b/test/testimportproject.cpp
index bbd0eadc8..60a026c6b 100644
--- a/test/testimportproject.cpp
+++ b/test/testimportproject.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(importCompileCommands1);
         TEST_CASE(importCompileCommands2); // #8563
         TEST_CASE(importCompileCommands3); // check with existing trailing / in directory
+        TEST_CASE(importCompileCommands4); // only accept certain file types
     }
 
     void setDefines() const {
@@ -125,6 +126,16 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(1, importer.fileSettings.size());
         ASSERT_EQUALS("/tmp/src.c", importer.fileSettings.begin()->filename);
     }
+
+    void importCompileCommands4() const {
+        const char json[] = "[ { \"directory\": \"/tmp/\","
+                            "\"command\": \"gcc -c src.mm\","
+                            "\"file\": \"src.mm\" } ]";
+        std::istringstream istr(json);
+        TestImporter importer;
+        importer.importCompileCommands(istr);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(0, importer.fileSettings.size());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestImportProject)