diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/.ratings
index 4e2a8782dcd01a1927efbb33ae2411f72c1ee545..8d7135ba7290eb3ba9dd20179a65d5ae08da086a 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/.ratings
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CompositionUtils.java 34c0a191bd0fb4176c94b4d61abb5c88a679d5e8 GREEN
-EMFResourceUtils.java 979d0e1f4f66a2b3e715d2da0ebef6493f547fd7 GREEN
+EMFResourceUtils.java cce1077c902e76d701412c6538dd15d6cafb4763 YELLOW
 EcoreSerializerBase.java 0a0c2969d793d2e68094c55c8f7b0a662ef6e5d5 GREEN
 EcoreUtils.java 18416b5c214410a02eb35596fd807a1cc27d6b35 GREEN
 ExtensionPointUtils.java 7ce63242b49eb9a7cd4eaadd223f5ebce1dfd75b GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/EMFResourceUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/EMFResourceUtils.java
index 979d0e1f4f66a2b3e715d2da0ebef6493f547fd7..cce1077c902e76d701412c6538dd15d6cafb4763 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/EMFResourceUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/EMFResourceUtils.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.utils;
 
+import static org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.utils.LoggingUtils.error;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.conqat.lib.commons.collections.Pair;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.resource.Resource;
@@ -175,4 +177,14 @@ public final class EMFResourceUtils {
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	/** Refresh the workspace. */
+	public static void refreshWorkspace() {
+		try {
+			// refresh the workspace
+			getWorkspace().getRoot().refreshLocal(IResource.DEPTH_INFINITE, null);
+		} catch(Exception e) {
+			error(ToolingKernelActivator.getDefault(), "Cannot refresh workspace!", e);
+		}
+	}
 }