diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
index 2f63892025d..a533152b431 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ void SimulatorControlPrivate::startSimulator(QFutureInterface<SimulatorControl::
                                              const QString &simUdid)
 {
     SimulatorControl::ResponseData response(simUdid);
-    if (deviceInfo(simUdid).available) {
-        // Simulator is available.
+    SimulatorInfo simInfo = deviceInfo(simUdid);
+    if (simInfo.available && simInfo.isShutdown()) {
         const QString cmd = IosConfigurations::developerPath()
                 .appendPath(QStringLiteral("/Applications/Simulator.app/Contents/MacOS/Simulator"))
                 .toString();
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.h b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.h
index bce0406401b..3e94379c70e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 class SimulatorInfo : public SimulatorEntity {
 public:
     bool isBooted() const { return state.compare(QStringLiteral("Booted")) == 0; }
+    bool isShutdown() const { return state.compare(QStringLiteral("Shutdown")) == 0; }
     bool available;
     QString state;
     QString runtimeName;