diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2a8197c69ef..98a87440549 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Plugin.name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.ui.ide.application;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.5.600.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.5.700.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %Plugin.providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ui.ide;bundle-version="[3.21.0,4.0.0)",
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java
index c77bbbb1010..7287f12c936 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ public class IDEApplication implements IApplication, IExecutableExtension {
 	 */
 	public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "org.eclipse.ui.ide.application"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	/**
+	 * Suspending JobManager can be forced by specify VM property:
+	 * {@code -Dorg.eclipse.ui.suspendJobManagerDuringStart=true}
+	 */
+	static final boolean SUSPEND_JOBMANAGER_DURING_START = Boolean
+			.getBoolean("org.eclipse.ui.suspendJobManagerDuringStart"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new IDE application.
 	 */
@@ -146,7 +153,9 @@ public Object start(IApplicationContext appContext) throws Exception {
 		// is done to reduce resource contention during startup.
 		// The job manager will be resumed by the
 		// IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.postStartup method.
-		Job.getJobManager().suspend();
+		if (SUSPEND_JOBMANAGER_DURING_START) {
+			Job.getJobManager().suspend();
+		}
 
 		Display display = createDisplay();
 		// processor must be created before we start event loop
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.java
index ceda5e16222..694d38099f1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.java
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ public void postStartup() {
 		} finally {
 			// Resume the job manager to allow background jobs to run.
 			// The job manager was suspended by the IDEApplication.start method.
-			Job.getJobManager().resume();
+			if (IDEApplication.SUSPEND_JOBMANAGER_DURING_START) {
+				Job.getJobManager().resume();
+			}
 		}
 	}