diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
index 22bc8711272..3ff3d2a6630 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ QmlJSTextEditorWidget::QmlJSTextEditorWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 
 QmlJSTextEditorWidget::~QmlJSTextEditorWidget()
 {
+    hideContextPane();
     m_semanticHighlighter->abort();
     m_semanticHighlighter->wait();
 }