diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/cargo/toolchain/impl/CargoMetadata.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/cargo/toolchain/impl/CargoMetadata.kt
index 93012008cff..ddfcbd44ba5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/cargo/toolchain/impl/CargoMetadata.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/cargo/toolchain/impl/CargoMetadata.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.*
-import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.newvfs.RefreshQueue
-import com.intellij.psi.SingleRootFileViewProvider
 import com.intellij.util.PathUtil
 import com.intellij.util.text.SemVer
 import org.rust.cargo.CfgOptions
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ import org.rust.cargo.project.workspace.CargoWorkspace.LibKind
 import org.rust.openapiext.RsPathManager
 import org.rust.openapiext.findFileByMaybeRelativePath
 import org.rust.stdext.HashCode
-import org.rust.stdext.mapNotNullToSet
 import org.rust.stdext.mapToSet
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.nio.file.Files
@@ -341,8 +338,6 @@ object CargoMetadata {
             pkg.clean(fs, pkg.id in members, enabledFeatures, pkgBuildMessages)
         }
 
-        adjustFileSizeLimitForFilesInOutDirs(packages)
-
         return CargoWorkspaceData(
             packages,
             project.resolve.nodes.associate { node ->
@@ -362,41 +357,6 @@ object CargoMetadata {
         )
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Rust buildscripts (`build.rs`) often generate files that are larger than the default IntelliJ size limit.
-     * The default filesize limit is specified by [com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt.DEFAULT_INTELLISENSE_LIMIT]
-     * or "idea.max.intellisense.filesize" system property.
-     * Here we ensure that the file size limit is not less than [ADJUSTED_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_FOR_OUTPUT_FILES] for
-     * cargo generated files.
-     */
-    private fun adjustFileSizeLimitForFilesInOutDirs(packages: List<CargoWorkspaceData.Package>) {
-        if (PersistentFSConstants.getMaxIntellisenseFileSize() >= ADJUSTED_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_FOR_OUTPUT_FILES) return
-
-        val outDirs = packages
-            .mapNotNull { it.outDirUrl }
-            .mapNotNullToSet { VirtualFileManager.getInstance().refreshAndFindFileByUrl(it) }
-
-        if (outDirs.isEmpty()) return
-
-        RefreshQueue.getInstance().refresh(false, true, null, outDirs)
-
-        for (outDir in outDirs) {
-            VfsUtilCore.visitChildrenRecursively(outDir,
-                object : VirtualFileVisitor<ArrayList<VirtualFile>>() {
-                    override fun visitFile(outFile: VirtualFile): Boolean {
-                        if (!outFile.isDirectory && outFile.length <= ADJUSTED_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_FOR_OUTPUT_FILES) {
-                            SingleRootFileViewProvider.doNotCheckFileSizeLimit(outFile)
-                        }
-                        return true
-                    }
-                })
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Experimentally verified that 8Mb works with the default IDEA -Xmx768M. Larger values may
-    // lead to OOM, please verify before adjusting
-    private const val ADJUSTED_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_FOR_OUTPUT_FILES: Int = 8 * 1024 * 1024
-
     private fun Package.clean(
         fs: LocalFileSystem,
         isWorkspaceMember: Boolean,
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/lang/core/psi/RsFileViewProviderFactory.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/lang/core/psi/RsFileViewProviderFactory.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2fc9f41a5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/lang/core/psi/RsFileViewProviderFactory.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+package org.rust.lang.core.psi
+
+import com.intellij.lang.Language
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
+import com.intellij.psi.FileViewProvider
+import com.intellij.psi.FileViewProviderFactory
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager
+import com.intellij.psi.SingleRootFileViewProvider
+
+/**
+ * Hacky adjust the file limit for Rust file.
+ * Coupled with [org.rust.lang.core.resolve.indexes.RsAliasIndex.getFileTypesWithSizeLimitNotApplicable].
+ *
+ * @see SingleRootFileViewProvider.isTooLargeForIntelligence
+ */
+class RsFileViewProviderFactory : FileViewProviderFactory {
+    override fun createFileViewProvider(
+        file: VirtualFile,
+        language: Language,
+        manager: PsiManager,
+        eventSystemEnabled: Boolean
+    ): FileViewProvider {
+        val shouldAdjustFileLimit = SingleRootFileViewProvider.isTooLargeForIntelligence(file)
+            && file.length <= RUST_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_FOR_INTELLISENSE
+
+        if (shouldAdjustFileLimit) {
+            SingleRootFileViewProvider.doNotCheckFileSizeLimit(file)
+        }
+
+        return SingleRootFileViewProvider(manager, file, eventSystemEnabled)
+    }
+}
+
+// Experimentally verified that 8Mb works with the default IDEA -Xmx768M. Larger values may
+// lead to OOM, please verify before adjusting
+private const val RUST_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_FOR_INTELLISENSE: Int = 8 * 1024 * 1024
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/lang/core/resolve/indexes/RsAliasIndex.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/lang/core/resolve/indexes/RsAliasIndex.kt
index 1f2ba8d287b..6a1af6562f9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/lang/core/resolve/indexes/RsAliasIndex.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/rust/lang/core/resolve/indexes/RsAliasIndex.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.rust.lang.core.resolve.indexes
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileType
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.psi.stubs.StubTree
 import com.intellij.psi.stubs.StubTreeBuilder
@@ -76,6 +77,14 @@ class RsAliasIndex : FileBasedIndexExtension<TyFingerprint, List<String>>() {
 
     override fun dependsOnFileContent(): Boolean = true
 
+    /**
+     * Hacky adjust the file limit for Rust file.
+     * Coupled with [org.rust.lang.core.psi.RsFileViewProviderFactory]
+     */
+    override fun getFileTypesWithSizeLimitNotApplicable(): Collection<FileType> {
+        return listOf(RsFileType)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         fun findPotentialAliases(
             project: Project,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rust-core.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rust-core.xml
index a917003b612..496d84bce66 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rust-core.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rust-core.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
         <!-- PSI managing -->
 
+        <lang.fileViewProviderFactory language="Rust" implementationClass="org.rust.lang.core.psi.RsFileViewProviderFactory"/>
         <projectService serviceInterface="org.rust.lang.core.psi.RsPsiManager"
                         serviceImplementation="org.rust.lang.core.psi.RsPsiManagerImpl"/>