diff --git a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.cpp b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.cpp
index 9d84dbbad36..6828041de81 100644
--- a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.cpp
@@ -25,124 +25,9 @@
 
 #include "connectionserver.h"
 
-#include <clangcodemodelserverinterface.h>
-
-#include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QLocalSocket>
-#include <QTimer>
-
-#include <cstdlib>
-
 namespace ClangBackEnd {
 
-QString ConnectionServer::connectionName;
-
-ConnectionServer::ConnectionServer(const QString &connectionName)
-    : aliveTimerId(startTimer(5000))
-{
-    this->connectionName = connectionName;
-
-    localServer.setMaxPendingConnections(1);
-
-    connect(&localServer, &QLocalServer::newConnection, this, &ConnectionServer::handleNewConnection);
-    std::atexit(&ConnectionServer::removeServer);
-#if defined(_GLIBCXX_HAVE_AT_QUICK_EXIT)
-    std::at_quick_exit(&ConnectionServer::removeServer);
-#endif
-    std::set_terminate(&ConnectionServer::removeServer);
-}
-
-ConnectionServer::~ConnectionServer()
-{
-    killTimer(aliveTimerId);
-    removeServer();
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::start()
-{
-    QLocalServer::removeServer(connectionName);
-    localServer.listen(connectionName);
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::setClangCodeModelServer(ClangCodeModelServerInterface *ipcServer)
-{
-    this->ipcServer = ipcServer;
-
-}
-
-int ConnectionServer::clientProxyCount() const
-{
-    return static_cast<int>(ipcServerProxies.size());
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *timerEvent)
-{
-    if (aliveTimerId == timerEvent->timerId())
-        sendAliveMessage();
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::handleNewConnection()
-{
-    QLocalSocket *localSocket(nextPendingConnection());
-
-    ipcServerProxies.emplace_back(ipcServer, localSocket);
-
-    ipcServer->setClient(&ipcServerProxies.back());
-
-    localSockets.push_back(localSocket);
-
-    emit newConnection();
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::sendAliveMessage()
-{
-    ipcServer->client()->alive();
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::handleSocketDisconnect()
-{
-    QLocalSocket *senderLocalSocket = static_cast<QLocalSocket*>(sender());
-
-    removeClientProxyWithLocalSocket(senderLocalSocket);
-    localSockets.erase(std::remove_if(localSockets.begin(),
-                                      localSockets.end(),
-                                      [senderLocalSocket](QLocalSocket *localSocketInList) { return localSocketInList == senderLocalSocket;}));
-
-    delayedExitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected();
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::removeClientProxyWithLocalSocket(QLocalSocket *localSocket)
-{
-    ipcServerProxies.erase(std::remove_if(ipcServerProxies.begin(),
-                                          ipcServerProxies.end(),
-                                          [localSocket](const ClangCodeModelClientProxy &client) { return client.isUsingThatIoDevice(localSocket);}));
-}
-
-QLocalSocket *ConnectionServer::nextPendingConnection()
-{
-    QLocalSocket *localSocket = localServer.nextPendingConnection();
-
-    connect(localSocket, &QLocalSocket::disconnected, this, &ConnectionServer::handleSocketDisconnect);
-
-    return localSocket;
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::removeServer()
-{
-    QLocalServer::removeServer(connectionName);
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::delayedExitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected()
-{
-    if (localSockets.size() == 0)
-        QTimer::singleShot(60000, this, &ConnectionServer::exitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected);
-}
-
-void ConnectionServer::exitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected()
-{
-    if (localSockets.size() == 0)
-        QCoreApplication::exit();
-}
+QString ConnectionName::connectionName;
 
 } // namespace ClangBackEnd
 
diff --git a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.h b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.h
index e3a904ec8d5..4e3c0b18f33 100644
--- a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.h
+++ b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/connectionserver.h
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <clangcodemodelclientproxy.h>
+#include "clangbackendipc_global.h"
 
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QLocalServer>
+#include <QLocalSocket>
+#include <QTimer>
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace ClangBackEnd {
@@ -36,42 +40,112 @@ namespace ClangBackEnd {
 class ClangCodeModelServerInterface;
 class ClangCodeModelClientProxy;
 
-class CMBIPC_EXPORT ConnectionServer : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    ConnectionServer(const QString &connectionName);
-    ~ConnectionServer();
-
-    void start();
-    void setClangCodeModelServer(ClangCodeModelServerInterface *ipcServer);
-
-    int clientProxyCount() const;
-
-    static void removeServer();
-
-signals:
-    void newConnection();
-
-protected:
-    void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *timerEvent);
-
-private:
-    void handleNewConnection();
-    void sendAliveMessage();
-    void handleSocketDisconnect();
-    void removeClientProxyWithLocalSocket(QLocalSocket *localSocket);
-    QLocalSocket *nextPendingConnection();
-    void delayedExitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected();
-    void exitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected();
-
-private:
-    std::vector<ClangCodeModelClientProxy> ipcServerProxies;
-    std::vector<QLocalSocket*> localSockets;
-    ClangCodeModelServerInterface *ipcServer;
-    QLocalServer localServer;
+struct CMBIPC_EXPORT ConnectionName {
     static QString connectionName;
-    int aliveTimerId;
+};
+
+template <typename ServerInterface,
+          typename ClientProxy>
+class ConnectionServer
+{
+public:
+    ConnectionServer(const QString &connectionName)
+    {
+        ConnectionName::connectionName = connectionName;
+
+        aliveTimer.start(5000);
+
+        localServer.setMaxPendingConnections(1);
+
+        QObject::connect(&localServer,
+                         &QLocalServer::newConnection,
+                         [&] { handleNewConnection(); });
+        QObject::connect(&aliveTimer,
+                         &QTimer::timeout,
+                         [&] { sendAliveMessage(); });
+
+        std::atexit(&ConnectionServer::removeServer);
+    #if defined(_GLIBCXX_HAVE_AT_QUICK_EXIT)
+        std::at_quick_exit(&ConnectionServer::removeServer);
+    #endif
+        std::set_terminate(&ConnectionServer::removeServer);
+    }
+
+    ~ConnectionServer()
+    {
+        removeServer();
+    }
+
+    void start()
+    {
+        QLocalServer::removeServer(ConnectionName::connectionName);
+        localServer.listen(ConnectionName::connectionName);
+    }
+
+    void setClangCodeModelServer(ServerInterface *ipcServer)
+    {
+        this->ipcServer = ipcServer;
+
+    }
+
+    static void removeServer()
+    {
+        QLocalServer::removeServer(ConnectionName::connectionName);
+    }
+
+private:
+    void handleNewConnection()
+    {
+        localSocket = nextPendingConnection();
+
+        ipcClientProxy.reset(new ClientProxy(ipcServer, localSocket));
+
+        ipcServer->setClient(ipcClientProxy.get());
+    }
+
+    void sendAliveMessage()
+    {
+        ipcClientProxy->alive();
+    }
+
+    void handleSocketDisconnect()
+    {
+        ipcClientProxy.reset();
+
+        localSocket = nullptr;
+
+        delayedExitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected();
+    }
+
+    QLocalSocket *nextPendingConnection()
+    {
+        QLocalSocket *localSocket = localServer.nextPendingConnection();
+
+        QObject::connect(localSocket,
+                         &QLocalSocket::disconnected,
+                         [&] { handleSocketDisconnect(); });
+
+        return localSocket;
+    }
+
+    void delayedExitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected()
+    {
+        if (localSocket == nullptr)
+            QTimer::singleShot(60000, [&] { exitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected(); });
+    }
+
+    void exitApplicationIfNoSockedIsConnected()
+    {
+        if (localSocket == nullptr)
+            QCoreApplication::exit();
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::unique_ptr<ClientProxy> ipcClientProxy;
+    QLocalSocket* localSocket;
+    ServerInterface *ipcServer;
+    QLocalServer localServer;
+    QTimer aliveTimer;
 };
 
 } // namespace ClangBackEnd
diff --git a/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp b/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
index de234cf6b2e..914df5c0170 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 
 #include <connectionserver.h>
 #include <clangcodemodelserver.h>
+#include <clangcodemodelclientproxy.h>
+
+using ClangBackEnd::ClangCodeModelClientProxy;
+using ClangBackEnd::ClangCodeModelServer;
+using ClangBackEnd::ConnectionServer;
 
 QString processArguments(QCoreApplication &application)
 {
@@ -62,8 +67,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     clang_toggleCrashRecovery(true);
     clang_enableStackTraces();
 
-    ClangBackEnd::ClangCodeModelServer clangCodeModelServer;
-    ClangBackEnd::ConnectionServer connectionServer(connection);
+    ClangCodeModelServer clangCodeModelServer;
+    ConnectionServer<ClangCodeModelServer, ClangCodeModelClientProxy> connectionServer(connection);
     connectionServer.start();
     connectionServer.setClangCodeModelServer(&clangCodeModelServer);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/echoserver/echoclangcodemodelserver.cpp b/tests/unit/echoserver/echoclangcodemodelserver.cpp
index 6f2997a0104..930c81c8fda 100644
--- a/tests/unit/echoserver/echoclangcodemodelserver.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/echoserver/echoclangcodemodelserver.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void EchoClangCodeModelServer::dispatch(const MessageEnvelop &message)
 
 void EchoClangCodeModelServer::end()
 {
-    ConnectionServer::removeServer();
+    ConnectionServer<EchoClangCodeModelServer, ClangCodeModelClientProxy>::removeServer();
     QCoreApplication::quit();
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/echoserver/echoserverprocessmain.cpp b/tests/unit/echoserver/echoserverprocessmain.cpp
index cd10d692041..3d76664c1e1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/echoserver/echoserverprocessmain.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/echoserver/echoserverprocessmain.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,15 @@
 
 #include "echoclangcodemodelserver.h"
 
+#include <clangcodemodelclientproxy.h>
 #include <connectionserver.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
+using ClangBackEnd::ClangCodeModelClientProxy;
+using ClangBackEnd::ConnectionServer;
+using ClangBackEnd::EchoClangCodeModelServer;
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("QtProject");
@@ -43,8 +48,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 1;
     }
 
-    ClangBackEnd::EchoClangCodeModelServer echoClangCodeModelServer;
-    ClangBackEnd::ConnectionServer connectionServer(application.arguments()[1]);
+    EchoClangCodeModelServer echoClangCodeModelServer;
+    ConnectionServer<EchoClangCodeModelServer, ClangCodeModelClientProxy> connectionServer(application.arguments()[1]);
     connectionServer.start();
     connectionServer.setClangCodeModelServer(&echoClangCodeModelServer);