diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
index d04335d60da..acc97f10826 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ private slots:
     void test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_onlyGetter_DontPreferGetterWithGet();
     void test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_onlySetter();
     void test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_onlySetterHeaderFile();
+    void test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_onlySetterHeaderFileWithIncludeGuard();
     void test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_offerGetterWhenSetterPresent();
     void test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_offerSetterWhenGetterPresent();
     void test_quickfix_GenerateGettersSetters_data();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
index cd12ee6004d..396a207ef1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
@@ -2267,6 +2267,38 @@ void CppEditorPlugin::test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_onlySetterHeaderFile()
     QuickFixOperationTest(testDocuments, &factory, ProjectExplorer::HeaderPaths(), 2);
 }
 
+void CppEditorPlugin::test_quickfix_GenerateGetterSetter_onlySetterHeaderFileWithIncludeGuard()
+{
+    QList<QuickFixTestDocument::Ptr> testDocuments;
+    const QByteArray     original =
+            "#ifndef FILE__H__DECLARED\n"
+            "#define FILE__H__DECLARED\n"
+            "class Foo\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "public:\n"
+            "    int bar@;\n"
+            "};\n"
+            "#endif\n";
+    const QByteArray expected =
+            "#ifndef FILE__H__DECLARED\n"
+            "#define FILE__H__DECLARED\n"
+            "class Foo\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "public:\n"
+            "    int bar@;\n"
+            "    void setBar(int value);\n"
+            "};\n\n"
+            "inline void Foo::setBar(int value)\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    bar = value;\n"
+            "}\n"
+            "#endif\n";
+
+    testDocuments << QuickFixTestDocument::create("file.h", original, expected);
+    GenerateGetterSetter factory;
+    QuickFixOperationTest(testDocuments, &factory, ProjectExplorer::HeaderPaths(), 2);
+}
+
 class CppCodeStyleSettingsChanger {
 public:
     CppCodeStyleSettingsChanger(const CppCodeStyleSettings &settings);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
index 4ef453e615c..aea20b8accf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
@@ -226,10 +226,21 @@ InsertionLocation insertLocationForMethodDefinition(Symbol *symbol, const bool u
     const InsertionPointLocator locator(refactoring);
     const QList<InsertionLocation> list
             = locator.methodDefinition(symbol, useSymbolFinder, fileName);
-    for (int i = 0; i < list.count(); ++i) {
+    const bool isHeader = ProjectFile::isHeader(ProjectFile::classify(fileName));
+    const bool hasIncludeGuard = isHeader
+            && !file->cppDocument()->includeGuardMacroName().isEmpty();
+    int lastLine;
+    if (hasIncludeGuard) {
+        const TranslationUnit * const tu = file->cppDocument()->translationUnit();
+        tu->getTokenStartPosition(tu->ast()->lastToken(), &lastLine);
+    }
+    int i = 0;
+    for ( ; i < list.count(); ++i) {
         InsertionLocation location = list.at(i);
         if (!location.isValid() || location.fileName() != fileName)
             continue;
+        if (hasIncludeGuard && location.line() == lastLine)
+            continue;
         if (!requiredNamespaces.isEmpty()) {
             NSVisitor visitor(file.data(), requiredNamespaces,
                               file->position(location.line(), location.column()));