--- a/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/NbMavenProjectImpl.java	
+++ a/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/NbMavenProjectImpl.java	
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ 
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectInformation;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectManager;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectUtils;
+import org.netbeans.api.project.ui.OpenProjects;
 import org.netbeans.api.queries.VisibilityQuery;
 import org.netbeans.spi.project.ProjectState;
 import org.netbeans.spi.project.ui.PrivilegedTemplates;
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@ 
             return;
         }
 //        clearProjectWorkspaceCache();
+        boolean wasBroken = problemReporter.isBroken();
         problemReporter.clearReports(); //#167741 -this will trigger node refresh?
         MavenProject prj = loadOriginalMavenProject(false);
         synchronized (this) {
@@ -508,6 +510,32 @@ 
         ACCESSOR.doFireReload(watcher);
         projectInfo.reset();
         doBaseProblemChecks();
+        if (wasBroken && !problemReporter.isBroken()) {
+            LOG.log(Level.FINE, "{0} was fixed, will refresh other broken projects", prj);
+            refreshAllBrokenProjects();
+        }
+    }
+    private static int refreshPointer; // cycle through open projects so we do not repeat too much
+    private static void refreshAllBrokenProjects() {
+        RELOAD_RP.post(new Runnable() {
+            public @Override void run() {
+                EmbedderFactory.resetProjectEmbedder();
+                int max = 5; // do not try to reload hundreds of projects (unless they get fixed and retrigger this)
+                Project[] openProjects = OpenProjects.getDefault().getOpenProjects();
+                for (int i = 0; i < openProjects.length; i++) {
+                    Project p = openProjects[(i + refreshPointer++) % openProjects.length];
+                    ProblemReporterImpl reporter = p.getLookup().lookup(ProblemReporterImpl.class);
+                    if (reporter != null && reporter.isBroken()) {
+                        LOG.log(Level.FINE, "will try to refresh broken {0}", p);
+                        NbMavenProject.fireMavenProjectReload(p);
+                        if (max-- == 0) {
+                            LOG.fine("stopping refreshes after several attempts");
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
     }
 
 //    public void clearProjectWorkspaceCache() {