diff --git a/java.hints.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/spiimpl/options/HintsPanel.java b/java.hints.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/spiimpl/options/HintsPanel.java
--- a/java.hints.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/spiimpl/options/HintsPanel.java
+++ b/java.hints.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/spiimpl/options/HintsPanel.java
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
     private final AtomicBoolean initialized = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     private final ClassPathBasedHintWrapper cpBased;
     private final QueryStatus queryStatus;
+    private final boolean showHeavyInspections;
+    
     //AWT only:
     private HintMetadata toSelect = null;
     
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@
     HintsPanel(@NullAllowed final OptionsFilter filter) {
         this.cpBased = null;
         this.queryStatus = QueryStatus.SHOW_QUERIES;
+        this.showHeavyInspections = false;
         WORKER.post(new Runnable() {
 
             @Override
@@ -174,12 +177,14 @@
     public HintsPanel(Configuration preselected, ClassPathBasedHintWrapper cpBased) {
         this.cpBased = cpBased;
         this.queryStatus = QueryStatus.ONLY_ENABLED;
+        this.showHeavyInspections = true;
         init(null, false, true, true, true);
         configCombo.setSelectedItem(preselected);
     }
     public HintsPanel(HintMetadata preselected, @NullAllowed final CustomizerContext<?, ?> cc, ClassPathBasedHintWrapper cpBased) {
         this.cpBased = cpBased;
         this.queryStatus = cc == null ? QueryStatus.NEVER : QueryStatus.SHOW_QUERIES;
+        this.showHeavyInspections = true;
         init(null, false, false, cc == null, false);
         select(preselected);
         configurationsPanel.setVisible(false);
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@
     public HintsPanel(Preferences configurations, ClassPathBasedHintWrapper cpBased) {
         this.cpBased = cpBased;
         this.queryStatus = QueryStatus.SHOW_QUERIES;
+        this.showHeavyInspections = true;
         init(null, false, false, false, true);
         setOverlayPreferences(configurations);
         configurationsPanel.setVisible(false);
@@ -1144,6 +1150,11 @@
 
         for (HintMetadata m : metadata) {
             if (m.options.contains(Options.NON_GUI)) continue;
+            if (m.options.contains(Options.HEAVY)) {
+                if (!showHeavyInspections) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
             if (   m.options.contains(Options.QUERY)
                 && !HintCategory.CUSTOM_CATEGORY.equals(m.category)) {
                 if (queryStatus == QueryStatus.NEVER) {
@@ -1152,7 +1163,7 @@
                 if (queryStatus == QueryStatus.ONLY_ENABLED && logic != null && !logic.isEnabled(m)) {
                     continue;
                 }
-            }
+            } 
 
             HintCategory cat = cat2CatDesc.get(m.category);
 
diff --git a/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/providers/spi/HintMetadata.java b/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/providers/spi/HintMetadata.java
--- a/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/providers/spi/HintMetadata.java
+++ b/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/providers/spi/HintMetadata.java
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@
     public enum Options {
         NON_GUI,
         QUERY,
-        NO_BATCH;
+        NO_BATCH,
+        HEAVY;
 
         public static Set<Options> fromHintOptions(Hint.Options... options) {
             Set<Options> result = new HashSet<Options>();
diff --git a/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/hints/Hint.java b/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/hints/Hint.java
--- a/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/hints/Hint.java
+++ b/spi.java.hints/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/hints/Hint.java
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@
         QUERY,
         /**The hint cannot be run inside the Inspect&Refactor dialog.
          */
-        NO_BATCH;
+        NO_BATCH,
+        /**
+         * The hint requires heavyweight processing so it should be run explicitly only by Inspect, Refactor (or similar) 
+         * features
+         */
+        HEAVY;
     }
 
 }