diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
index 5128725ead4..1f8bddd6e46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static bool isGitDirectory(const QString &path)
 GitGrep::GitGrep(GitClient *client)
     : m_client(client)
 {
+    m_futureSynchronizer.setCancelOnWait(true);
     m_widget = new QWidget;
     auto layout = new QHBoxLayout(m_widget);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -307,7 +308,9 @@ void GitGrep::writeSettings(QSettings *settings) const
 QFuture<FileSearchResultList> GitGrep::executeSearch(const TextEditor::FileFindParameters &parameters,
         TextEditor::BaseFileFind * /*baseFileFind*/)
 {
-    return Utils::runAsync(GitGrepRunner::run, parameters);
+    auto future = Utils::runAsync(GitGrepRunner::run, parameters);
+    m_futureSynchronizer.addFuture(future);
+    return future;
 }
 
 IEditor *GitGrep::openEditor(const SearchResultItem &item,
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.h b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.h
index a24bfcfde09..5a734bd648e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <texteditor/basefilefind.h>
+#include <utils/futuresynchronizer.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ private:
     QWidget *m_widget;
     Utils::FancyLineEdit *m_treeLineEdit;
     QCheckBox *m_recurseSubmodules = nullptr;
+    Utils::FutureSynchronizer m_futureSynchronizer;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
index 91670f28035..bcd1abaf084 100644
--- a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ FindInFilesSilverSearcher::FindInFilesSilverSearcher(QObject *parent)
     , m_path("ag")
     , m_toolName("SilverSearcher")
 {
+    m_futureSynchronizer.setCancelOnWait(true);
     m_widget = new QWidget;
     auto layout = new QHBoxLayout(m_widget);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -182,10 +183,6 @@ FindInFilesSilverSearcher::FindInFilesSilverSearcher(QObject *parent)
     }
 }
 
-FindInFilesSilverSearcher::~FindInFilesSilverSearcher()
-{
-}
-
 QVariant FindInFilesSilverSearcher::parameters() const
 {
     SilverSearcherSearchOptions silverSearcherSearchOptions;
@@ -216,7 +213,9 @@ void FindInFilesSilverSearcher::writeSettings(QSettings *settings) const
 QFuture<FileSearchResultList> FindInFilesSilverSearcher::executeSearch(
         const FileFindParameters &parameters, BaseFileFind * /*baseFileFind*/)
 {
-    return Utils::runAsync(runSilverSeacher, parameters);
+    auto future = Utils::runAsync(runSilverSeacher, parameters);
+    m_futureSynchronizer.addFuture(future);
+    return future;
 }
 
 IEditor *FindInFilesSilverSearcher::openEditor(const SearchResultItem & /*item*/,
diff --git a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.h b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.h
index 798b7f9fd90..76be55390c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.h
+++ b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/find/ifindsupport.h>
 #include <texteditor/basefilefind.h>
+#include <utils/futuresynchronizer.h>
 
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ class FindInFilesSilverSearcher : public TextEditor::SearchEngine
 
 public:
     explicit FindInFilesSilverSearcher(QObject *parent);
-    ~FindInFilesSilverSearcher() override;
 
     // TextEditor::FileFindExtension
     QString title() const override;
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ private:
     QPointer<QLineEdit> m_searchOptionsLineEdit;
     QString m_path;
     QString m_toolName;
+    Utils::FutureSynchronizer m_futureSynchronizer;
 };
 
 } // namespace SilverSearcher