diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/ContainerCheckedTreeViewer.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/ContainerCheckedTreeViewer.java
index 820a26e..fd7db29 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/ContainerCheckedTreeViewer.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/dialogs/ContainerCheckedTreeViewer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.CheckboxTreeViewer;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ITreeViewerListener;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TreeExpansionEvent;
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+
 			// avoid accessing the widget, if there are no updates
 			boolean updated = false;
 			boolean checked = item.getChecked();
@@ -209,27 +211,49 @@
 	@Override
 	public void setCheckedElements(Object[] elements) {
 		Object[] oldCheckedElements = getCheckedElements();
-		super.setCheckedElements(elements);
+		HashSet<Object> elementsToCheck = new HashSet<>();
+		HashSet<Object> elementsToUncheck = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(oldCheckedElements));
+		for (Object element : elements) {
+			if (!elementsToUncheck.remove(element)) {
+				elementsToCheck.add(element);
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (Object elementToCheck : elementsToCheck) {
+			super.setChecked(elementToCheck, true);
+		}
+		for (Object elementToUncheck : elementsToUncheck) {
+			super.setChecked(elementToUncheck, false);
+		}
+
+		if (elementsToCheck.isEmpty() && elementsToUncheck.isEmpty()) {
+			return; // noting changed
+		}
 
 		Control tree = getControl();
 		try {
 			tree.setRedraw(false);
-			if (oldCheckedElements.length > 0) {
-				// calculate intersection of previously and newly checked elements to avoid
-				// no-op updates
-				HashSet<Object> changedElements = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(elements));
-				for (Object element : oldCheckedElements) {
-					changedElements.remove(element);
-				}
-				doCheckStateChanged(changedElements.toArray());
-			} else {
-				doCheckStateChanged(elements);
+			if (!elementsToCheck.isEmpty()) {
+				doCheckStateChanged(elementsToCheck.toArray());
+			}
+
+			if (!elementsToUncheck.isEmpty()) {
+				updateElementsState(elementsToUncheck);
 			}
 		} finally {
 			tree.setRedraw(true);
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void updateElementsState(Set<Object> elementsToUpdate) {
+		for (Object element : elementsToUpdate) {
+			Widget item = findItem(element);
+			if (item instanceof TreeItem) {
+				updateParentItems((TreeItem) item);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean setSubtreeChecked(Object element, boolean state) {
 		if (super.setSubtreeChecked(element, state)) {