diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
index 5d62cdfeb9a..3fc20ea3bc6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void Client::closeDocument(TextEditor::TextDocument *document)
     deactivateDocument(document);
     const DocumentUri &uri = DocumentUri::fromFilePath(document->filePath());
     m_highlights[uri].clear();
-    if (m_openedDocument.remove(document) != 0) {
+    if (m_openedDocument.remove(document) != 0 && m_state == Initialized) {
         DidCloseTextDocumentParams params(TextDocumentIdentifier{uri});
         sendContent(DidCloseTextDocumentNotification(params));
     }