diff --git a/java/src/com/google/idea/blaze/java/qsync/GeneratedSourcesStripper.java b/java/src/com/google/idea/blaze/java/qsync/GeneratedSourcesStripper.java
index 6369d60d7e4..cf8366865ac 100644
--- a/java/src/com/google/idea/blaze/java/qsync/GeneratedSourcesStripper.java
+++ b/java/src/com/google/idea/blaze/java/qsync/GeneratedSourcesStripper.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 import com.intellij.lang.jvm.annotation.JvmAnnotationAttribute;
 import com.intellij.lang.jvm.annotation.JvmAnnotationConstantValue;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.ThrowableComputable;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiAnnotation;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
@@ -137,10 +139,18 @@ private void removeSourcesWithMatchingAnnotations(CachedArtifact src, Path dest)
 
   @Nullable
   @VisibleForTesting
-  String getGeneratedValue(String fileName, ByteSource content) throws IOException {
+  String getGeneratedValue(String fileName, ByteSource content) {
     return ApplicationManager.getApplication()
-        .runReadAction(
-            (ThrowableComputable<String, IOException>) () -> getInReadAction(fileName, content));
+            .runReadAction(
+                    (Computable<String>) () ->
+                            DumbService.getInstance(project).tryRunReadActionInSmartMode(
+                                    () -> {
+                                      try {
+                                        return getInReadAction(fileName, content);
+                                      } catch (IOException e) {
+                                        throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                                      }
+                                    }, "%s waiting for Smart Mode".formatted(GeneratedSourcesStripper.class.getSimpleName())));
   }
 
   /**