diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index b59fd1f39..e74eaa6ab 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 const std::string showtimeMode = argv[i] + 11;
                 if (showtimeMode == "file")
                     mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE;
+                else if (showtimeMode == "file-total")
+                    mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL;
                 else if (showtimeMode == "summary")
                     mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_SUMMARY;
                 else if (showtimeMode == "top5")
@@ -837,7 +839,7 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 else if (showtimeMode.empty())
                     mSettings.showtime = SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_NONE;
                 else {
-                    printError("unrecognized showtime mode: \"" + showtimeMode + "\". Supported modes: file, summary, top5.");
+                    printError("unrecognized showtime mode: \"" + showtimeMode + "\". Supported modes: file, file-total, summary, top5.");
                     return false;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 11c4a5465..eccb673ff 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -638,6 +638,8 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::checkFile(const std::string& filename, const std::string
     if (Settings::terminated())
         return mExitCode;
 
+    const Timer fileTotalTimer(mSettings.showtime == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL, filename);
+
     if (!mSettings.quiet) {
         std::string fixedpath = Path::simplifyPath(filename);
         fixedpath = Path::toNativeSeparators(fixedpath);
diff --git a/lib/timer.cpp b/lib/timer.cpp
index 06571b257..1b1603a6f 100644
--- a/lib/timer.cpp
+++ b/lib/timer.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace {
 
 void TimerResults::showResults(SHOWTIME_MODES mode) const
 {
-    if (mode == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_NONE)
+    if (mode == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_NONE || mode == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL)
         return;
 
     std::cout << std::endl;
@@ -90,13 +90,18 @@ void TimerResults::addResults(const std::string& str, std::clock_t clocks)
 Timer::Timer(std::string str, SHOWTIME_MODES showtimeMode, TimerResultsIntf* timerResults)
     : mStr(std::move(str))
     , mTimerResults(timerResults)
-    , mStart(0)
+    , mStart(std::clock())
     , mShowTimeMode(showtimeMode)
-    , mStopped(false)
-{
-    if (showtimeMode != SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_NONE)
-        mStart = std::clock();
-}
+    , mStopped(showtimeMode == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_NONE || showtimeMode == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL)
+{}
+
+Timer::Timer(bool fileTotal, std::string filename)
+    : mStr(std::move(filename))
+    , mTimerResults(nullptr)
+    , mStart(std::clock())
+    , mShowTimeMode(SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL)
+    , mStopped(!fileTotal)
+{}
 
 Timer::~Timer()
 {
@@ -112,6 +117,9 @@ void Timer::stop()
         if (mShowTimeMode == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE) {
             const double sec = (double)diff / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
             std::cout << mStr << ": " << sec << "s" << std::endl;
+        } else if (mShowTimeMode == SHOWTIME_MODES::SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL) {
+            const double sec = (double)diff / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+            std::cout << "Check time: " << mStr << ": " << sec << "s" << std::endl;
         } else {
             if (mTimerResults)
                 mTimerResults->addResults(mStr, diff);
diff --git a/lib/timer.h b/lib/timer.h
index d24e1244d..7fa8ffad8 100644
--- a/lib/timer.h
+++ b/lib/timer.h
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 #include <string>
 
 enum class SHOWTIME_MODES {
-    SHOWTIME_NONE = 0,
+    SHOWTIME_NONE,
     SHOWTIME_FILE,
+    SHOWTIME_FILE_TOTAL,
     SHOWTIME_SUMMARY,
     SHOWTIME_TOP5
 };
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ private:
 class CPPCHECKLIB Timer {
 public:
     Timer(std::string str, SHOWTIME_MODES showtimeMode, TimerResultsIntf* timerResults = nullptr);
+    Timer(bool fileTotal, std::string filename);
     ~Timer();
 
     Timer(const Timer&) = delete;