diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.cpp
index 350ce9d5ab2..4cae74725cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ IAssistProposal *ClangCompletionAssistProcessor::perform(const AssistInterface *
     m_interface.reset(static_cast<const ClangCompletionAssistInterface *>(interface));
 
     if (interface->reason() != ExplicitlyInvoked && !accepts()) {
-        setPerformWasApplicable(false);
-        return 0;
+        m_requestSent = false;
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     return startCompletionHelper(); // == 0 if results are calculated asynchronously
@@ -246,16 +246,14 @@ IAssistProposal *ClangCompletionAssistProcessor::startCompletionHelper()
     case ClangCompletionContextAnalyzer::PassThroughToLibClang: {
         m_addSnippets = m_completionOperator == T_EOF_SYMBOL;
         m_sentRequestType = NormalCompletion;
-        const bool requestSent = sendCompletionRequest(analyzer.positionForClang(),
-                                                       modifiedFileContent);
-        setPerformWasApplicable(requestSent);
+        m_requestSent = sendCompletionRequest(analyzer.positionForClang(),
+                                              modifiedFileContent);
         break;
     }
     case ClangCompletionContextAnalyzer::PassThroughToLibClangAfterLeftParen: {
         m_sentRequestType = FunctionHintCompletion;
-        const bool requestSent = sendCompletionRequest(analyzer.positionForClang(), QByteArray(),
-                                                       analyzer.functionNameStart());
-        setPerformWasApplicable(requestSent);
+        m_requestSent = sendCompletionRequest(analyzer.positionForClang(), QByteArray(),
+                                              analyzer.functionNameStart());
         break;
     }
     default:
@@ -590,16 +588,18 @@ bool ClangCompletionAssistProcessor::sendCompletionRequest(int position,
 }
 
 TextEditor::IAssistProposal *ClangCompletionAssistProcessor::createProposal(
-        CompletionCorrection neededCorrection) const
+        CompletionCorrection neededCorrection)
 {
+    m_requestSent = false;
     TextEditor::GenericProposalModelPtr model(new ClangAssistProposalModel(neededCorrection));
     model->loadContent(m_completions);
     return new ClangAssistProposal(m_positionForProposal, model);
 }
 
 IAssistProposal *ClangCompletionAssistProcessor::createFunctionHintProposal(
-        const ClangBackEnd::CodeCompletions &completions) const
+        const ClangBackEnd::CodeCompletions &completions)
 {
+    m_requestSent = false;
     TextEditor::FunctionHintProposalModelPtr model(new ClangFunctionHintModel(completions));
     return new FunctionHintProposal(m_positionForProposal, model);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.h b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.h
index 3e20caa37b8..d406422aa32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangcompletionassistprocessor.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
 
     void handleAvailableCompletions(const CodeCompletions &completions,
                                     CompletionCorrection neededCorrection);
+    bool running() final { return m_requestSent; }
 
     const TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *textEditorWidget() const;
 
@@ -62,9 +63,9 @@ private:
     bool accepts() const;
 
     TextEditor::IAssistProposal *createProposal(
-            CompletionCorrection neededCorrection = CompletionCorrection::NoCorrection) const;
+            CompletionCorrection neededCorrection = CompletionCorrection::NoCorrection);
     TextEditor::IAssistProposal *createFunctionHintProposal(
-            const CodeCompletions &completions) const;
+            const CodeCompletions &completions);
 
     bool completeInclude(const QTextCursor &cursor);
     bool completeInclude(int position);
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ private:
     QScopedPointer<const ClangCompletionAssistInterface> m_interface;
     unsigned m_completionOperator;
     enum CompletionRequestType { NormalCompletion, FunctionHintCompletion } m_sentRequestType;
+    bool m_requestSent = false;
     bool m_addSnippets = false; // For type == Type::NormalCompletion
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
index 3ba37005582..4a5a23bf4d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void CodeAssistantPrivate::requestProposal(AssistReason reason,
         if (IAssistProposal *newProposal = processor->perform(assistInterface)) {
             displayProposal(newProposal, reason);
             delete processor;
-        } else if (!processor->performWasApplicable()) {
+        } else if (!processor->running()) {
             delete processor;
         } else { // ...async request was triggered
             m_asyncProcessor = processor;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/documentcontentcompletion.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/documentcontentcompletion.cpp
index fb0e35acfb9..cdb69be9b93 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/documentcontentcompletion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/documentcontentcompletion.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ public:
     DocumentContentCompletionProcessor(const QString &snippetGroupId);
 
     IAssistProposal *perform(const AssistInterface *interface) override;
+    bool running() final { return m_running; }
 
 private:
     TextEditor::SnippetAssistCollector m_snippetCollector;
     IAssistProposal *createProposal(const AssistInterface *interface);
+    bool m_running = false;
 };
 
 DocumentContentCompletionProvider::DocumentContentCompletionProvider(const QString &snippetGroup)
@@ -77,9 +79,10 @@ IAssistProposal *DocumentContentCompletionProcessor::perform(const AssistInterfa
     Utils::onResultReady(Utils::runAsync(
                              &DocumentContentCompletionProcessor::createProposal, this, interface),
                          [this](IAssistProposal *proposal){
+        m_running = false;
         setAsyncProposalAvailable(proposal);
     });
-    setPerformWasApplicable(true);
+    m_running = true;
     return nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/iassistprocessor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/iassistprocessor.h
index a05c0bf8261..31b8998778d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/iassistprocessor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/iassistprocessor.h
@@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ public:
     using AsyncCompletionsAvailableHandler = std::function<void (IAssistProposal *proposal)>;
     void setAsyncCompletionAvailableHandler(const AsyncCompletionsAvailableHandler &finalizer);
 
-    bool performWasApplicable() { return m_performWasApplicable; }
-    void setPerformWasApplicable(bool applicable) { m_performWasApplicable = applicable; }
+    virtual bool running() { return false; }
 
 private:
     AsyncCompletionsAvailableHandler m_asyncCompletionsAvailableHandler;
-    bool m_performWasApplicable = true;
 };
 
 } // TextEditor