diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
index 7a20042c40b..f63605e3a86 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
@@ -711,8 +711,13 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
             self.report('pid="%s"' % self.process.GetProcessID())
             # Even if it stops it seems that LLDB assumes it is running
             # and later detects that it did stop after all, so it is be
-            # better to mirror that and wait for the spontaneous stop.
-            self.reportState("enginerunandinferiorrunok")
+            # better to mirror that and wait for the spontaneous stop
+            if self.process and self.process.GetState() == lldb.eStateStopped:
+                # lldb stops the process after attaching. This happens before the
+                # eventloop starts. Relay the correct state back.
+                self.reportState("enginerunandinferiorstopok")
+            else:
+                self.reportState("enginerunandinferiorrunok")
         elif self.startMode_ == AttachToRemoteServer or self.startMode_ == AttachToRemoteProcess:
             self.process = self.target.ConnectRemote(
                 self.debugger.GetListener(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 92b4ae97a28..d081383efc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -937,9 +937,10 @@ void LldbEngine::handleStateNotification(const GdbMi &reportedState)
         if (runParameters().continueAfterAttach)
             m_continueAtNextSpontaneousStop = true;
         notifyEngineRunAndInferiorRunOk();
-    } else if (newState == "enginerunandinferiorstopok")
+    } else if (newState == "enginerunandinferiorstopok") {
         notifyEngineRunAndInferiorStopOk();
-    else if (newState == "enginerunokandinferiorunrunnable")
+        continueInferior();
+    } else if (newState == "enginerunokandinferiorunrunnable")
         notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorUnrunnable();
     else if (newState == "inferiorshutdownok")
         notifyInferiorShutdownOk();