diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index 7efe87ad677..a4c615f37c4 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -1166,7 +1166,9 @@ qint64 QtcProcess::processId() const
 bool QtcProcess::waitForStarted(int msecs)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->m_process, return false);
-    if (d->m_state != QProcess::Starting)
+    if (d->m_state == QProcess::Running)
+        return true;
+    if (d->m_state == QProcess::NotRunning)
         return false;
     return s_waitForStarted.measureAndRun(&ProcessInterface::waitForStarted, d->m_process, msecs);
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp
index 39fe59ed209..16953222186 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ void SubProcessConfig::setupSubProcess(QtcProcess *subProcess)
     subProcess->setCommand(CommandLine(filePath, {}));
 }
 
+void SubProcessConfig::setupSubProcess(QProcess *subProcess)
+{
+    subProcess->setProcessEnvironment(m_environment.toProcessEnvironment());
+    subProcess->setProgram(FilePath::fromString(s_pathToProcessTestApp
+                           + QLatin1String("/processtestapp")).withExecutableSuffix().toString());
+}
+
+
 static void doCrash()
 {
     qFatal("The application has crashed purposefully!");
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.h b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.h
index 0ad08d45164..b301d65ab5c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.h
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/processtestapp/processtestapp.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QProcess;
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 namespace Utils { class QtcProcess; }
 
 #define SUB_PROCESS(SubProcessClass)\
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ class SubProcessConfig
 public:
     SubProcessConfig(const char *envVar, const QString &envVal);
     void setupSubProcess(Utils::QtcProcess *subProcess);
+    void setupSubProcess(QProcess *subProcess);
 
     static void setPathToProcessTestApp(const QString &path);
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
index 3a3d01e20e1..778c1f5a848 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ private slots:
     void runBlockingStdOut_data();
     void runBlockingStdOut();
     void lineCallback();
+    void waitForStartedAfterStarted();
+    void waitForStartedAfterStarted2();
     void waitForStartedAndFinished();
     void notRunningAfterStartingNonExistingProgram();
     void channelForwarding_data();
@@ -965,6 +967,47 @@ void tst_QtcProcess::lineCallback()
     QCOMPARE(lineNumber, lines.size());
 }
 
+void tst_QtcProcess::waitForStartedAfterStarted()
+{
+    SubProcessConfig subConfig(ProcessTestApp::SimpleTest::envVar(), {});
+    TestProcess process;
+    subConfig.setupSubProcess(&process);
+
+    bool started = false;
+    bool waitForStartedResult = false;
+    connect(&process, &QtcProcess::started, this, [&] {
+        started = true;
+        waitForStartedResult = process.waitForStarted();
+    });
+
+    process.start();
+    QVERIFY(process.waitForFinished());
+    QVERIFY(started);
+    QVERIFY(waitForStartedResult);
+    QVERIFY(!process.waitForStarted());
+}
+
+// This version is using QProcess
+void tst_QtcProcess::waitForStartedAfterStarted2()
+{
+    SubProcessConfig subConfig(ProcessTestApp::SimpleTest::envVar(), {});
+    QProcess process;
+    subConfig.setupSubProcess(&process);
+
+    bool started = false;
+    bool waitForStartedResult = false;
+    connect(&process, &QProcess::started, this, [&] {
+        started = true;
+        waitForStartedResult = process.waitForStarted();
+    });
+
+    process.start();
+    QVERIFY(process.waitForFinished());
+    QVERIFY(started);
+    QVERIFY(waitForStartedResult);
+    QVERIFY(!process.waitForStarted());
+}
+
 void tst_QtcProcess::waitForStartedAndFinished()
 {
     SubProcessConfig subConfig(ProcessTestApp::SimpleTest::envVar(), {});