diff --git a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java
index c9c0ca4692..93ca134ea6 100644
--- a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java
+++ b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ public void aboutToRun(IJobChangeEvent event) {
 		disableJVMDiscovery();
 		setTargetPlatform();
 		deleteAllProjects();
-		BundleComponent projectComponent = importProject();
+		IPath projectPath = IPath.fromOSString(projectDir);
+		IProject project = getProject(projectPath);
+		BundleComponent projectComponent = getApiComponent(project, projectPath);
 		IApiBaseline baseline = createBaseline(baselineBundles, baselineName + " - baseline");
 		ResolverError[] resolverErrors = projectComponent.getErrors();
 		if (resolverErrors != null && resolverErrors.length > 0) {
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ public void aboutToRun(IJobChangeEvent event) {
 					new NullProgressMonitor());
 			IApiProblem[] problems = analyzer.getProblems();
 			for (IApiProblem problem : problems) {
-				result.addProblem(problem);
+				result.addProblem(problem, project);
 				debug(String.valueOf(problem));
 			}
 		} finally {
@@ -191,21 +193,7 @@ private void disableJVMDiscovery() {
 		instanceNode.putBoolean(LaunchingPlugin.PREF_DETECT_VMS_AT_STARTUP, false);
 	}
 
-	private BundleComponent importProject() throws CoreException, IOException {
-		IPath projectPath = IPath.fromOSString(projectDir);
-		IPath projectDescriptionFile = projectPath.append(IProjectDescription.DESCRIPTION_FILE_NAME);
-		IProjectDescription projectDescription = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace()
-				.loadProjectDescription(projectDescriptionFile);
-		projectDescription.setLocation(projectPath);
-		projectDescription.setBuildSpec(new ICommand[0]);
-		// FIXME ApiTools wrongly assumes that the location matches the project name
-		// see: https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/issues/789
-		// therefore we here must not use projectDescription.getName() but
-		// projectPath.lastSegment() ...
-		IProject project = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getProject(projectPath.lastSegment());
-		project.create(projectDescription, new NullProgressMonitor());
-		project.open(new NullProgressMonitor());
-		createOutputFolder(project, projectPath);
+	private BundleComponent getApiComponent(IProject project, IPath projectPath) throws CoreException, IOException {
 		IApiBaseline workspaceBaseline = ApiPlugin.getDefault().getApiBaselineManager().getWorkspaceBaseline();
 		IApiComponent component = workspaceBaseline.getApiComponent(project);
 		if (component instanceof ProjectComponent projectComponent) {
@@ -235,6 +223,23 @@ private BundleComponent importProject() throws CoreException, IOException {
 		throw new RuntimeException("Can't import project");
 	}
 
+	private IProject getProject(IPath projectPath) throws CoreException, IOException {
+		IPath projectDescriptionFile = projectPath.append(IProjectDescription.DESCRIPTION_FILE_NAME);
+		IProjectDescription projectDescription = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace()
+				.loadProjectDescription(projectDescriptionFile);
+		projectDescription.setLocation(projectPath);
+		projectDescription.setBuildSpec(new ICommand[0]);
+		// FIXME ApiTools wrongly assumes that the location matches the project name
+		// see: https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/issues/789
+		// therefore we here must not use projectDescription.getName() but
+		// projectPath.lastSegment() ...
+		IProject project = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getProject(projectPath.lastSegment());
+		project.create(projectDescription, new NullProgressMonitor());
+		project.open(new NullProgressMonitor());
+		createOutputFolder(project, projectPath);
+		return project;
+	}
+
 	private void createOutputFolder(IProject project, IPath projectPath) throws IOException, CoreException {
 		IJavaProject javaProject = JavaCore.create(project);
 		if (javaProject != null) {
diff --git a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisResult.java b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisResult.java
index ebdf11a7f1..fdfc6fdfea 100644
--- a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisResult.java
+++ b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisResult.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
 import org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver.ResolverError;
 import org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.internal.provisional.problems.IApiProblem;
 
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ public Stream<ResolverError> resolveErrors() {
 		return resolveError.stream();
 	}
 
-	public void addProblem(IApiProblem problem) {
-		problems.add(new ApiProblemDTO(problem));
+	public void addProblem(IApiProblem problem, IProject project) {
+		problems.add(new ApiProblemDTO(problem, project));
 	}
 
 	public void addResolverError(ResolverError error) {
diff --git a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiProblemDTO.java b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiProblemDTO.java
index 21394ea0f1..82b9e7e936 100644
--- a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiProblemDTO.java
+++ b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiProblemDTO.java
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+import org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.internal.problems.ApiProblemFactory;
+import org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.internal.provisional.ApiPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.internal.provisional.problems.IApiProblem;
 
 public class ApiProblemDTO implements IApiProblem, Serializable {
@@ -34,8 +37,8 @@ public class ApiProblemDTO implements IApiProblem, Serializable {
 	private final int flags;
 	private final String toString;
 
-	public ApiProblemDTO(IApiProblem problem) {
-		severity = problem.getSeverity();
+	public ApiProblemDTO(IApiProblem problem, IProject project) {
+		severity = ApiPlugin.getDefault().getSeverityLevel(ApiProblemFactory.getProblemSeverityId(problem), project);
 		elementKind = problem.getElementKind();
 		messageid = problem.getMessageid();
 		resourcePath = problem.getResourcePath();