diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/autotestplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/autotestplugin.cpp
index 05764ab3c25..98b58c0e352 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/autotestplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/autotestplugin.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ void AutotestPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 
 ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::ShutdownFlag AutotestPlugin::aboutToShutdown()
 {
+    TestTreeModel::instance()->parser()->aboutToShutdown();
     return SynchronousShutdown;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestparser.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestparser.cpp
index bf7e8718a1e..2dbe657bf75 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestparser.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ static bool handleGTest(QFutureInterface<TestParseResultPtr> futureInterface,
     const QList<CppTools::ProjectPart::Ptr> &ppList = modelManager->projectPart(filePath);
     if (ppList.size())
         proFile = ppList.first()->projectFile;
+    else
+        return false; // happens if shutting down while parsing
 
     foreach (const GTestCaseSpec &testSpec, result.keys()) {
         GTestParseResult *parseResult = new GTestParseResult(id);
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestparser.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestparser.cpp
index 1c273a5e387..b58f192c820 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestparser.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ static bool handleQtTest(QFutureInterface<TestParseResultPtr> futureInterface,
         parseResult->displayName = testCaseName;
         parseResult->line = line;
         parseResult->column = column;
-        parseResult->proFile = modelManager->projectPart(fileName).first()->projectFile;
+        QList<CppTools::ProjectPart::Ptr> projectParts = modelManager->projectPart(fileName);
+        if (projectParts.isEmpty()) // happens if shutting down while parsing
+            return false;
+        parseResult->proFile = projectParts.first()->projectFile;
         QMap<QString, TestCodeLocationAndType>::ConstIterator it = testFunctions.begin();
         const QMap<QString, TestCodeLocationAndType>::ConstIterator end = testFunctions.end();
         for ( ; it != end; ++it) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestparser.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestparser.cpp
index 7c0074ff736..49ad52c6712 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestparser.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ static bool handleQtQuickTest(QFutureInterface<TestParseResultPtr> futureInterfa
 
     const QString cppFileName = document->fileName();
     QList<CppTools::ProjectPart::Ptr> ppList = modelManager->projectPart(cppFileName);
-    QTC_ASSERT(!ppList.isEmpty(), return false);
+    if (ppList.isEmpty()) // happens if shutting down while parsing
+        return false;
     const QString &proFile = ppList.at(0)->projectFile;
 
     const QString srcDir = quickTestSrcDir(modelManager, cppFileName);
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
index 2680736e767..a86ec254e62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ TestCodeParser::~TestCodeParser()
 
 void TestCodeParser::setState(State state)
 {
+    if (m_parserState == Shutdown)
+        return;
     qCDebug(LOG) << "setState(" << state << "), currentState:" << m_parserState;
     // avoid triggering parse before code model parsing has finished, but mark as dirty
     if (m_codeModelParsing) {
@@ -175,6 +177,8 @@ static bool checkDocumentForTestCode(QFutureInterface<TestParseResultPtr> &futur
                                      const QVector<ITestParser *> &parsers)
 {
     foreach (ITestParser *currentParser, parsers) {
+        if (futureInterface.isCanceled())
+            return false;
         if (currentParser->processDocument(futureInterface, fileName))
             return true;
     }
@@ -253,6 +257,17 @@ void TestCodeParser::onProjectPartsUpdated(ProjectExplorer::Project *project)
         emitUpdateTestTree();
 }
 
+void TestCodeParser::aboutToShutdown()
+{
+    qCDebug(LOG) << "Disabling (immediately) - shutting down";
+    State oldState = m_parserState;
+    m_parserState = Shutdown;
+    if (oldState == PartialParse || oldState == FullParse) {
+        m_futureWatcher.cancel();
+        m_futureWatcher.waitForFinished();
+    }
+}
+
 bool TestCodeParser::postponed(const QStringList &fileList)
 {
     switch (m_parserState) {
@@ -278,6 +293,7 @@ bool TestCodeParser::postponed(const QStringList &fileList)
         }
         return true;
     case Disabled:
+    case Shutdown:
         break;
     }
     QTC_ASSERT(false, return false); // should not happen at all
@@ -285,7 +301,7 @@ bool TestCodeParser::postponed(const QStringList &fileList)
 
 void TestCodeParser::scanForTests(const QStringList &fileList)
 {
-    if (m_parserState == Disabled) {
+    if (m_parserState == Disabled || m_parserState == Shutdown) {
         m_dirty = true;
         if (fileList.isEmpty()) {
             m_fullUpdatePostponed = true;
@@ -390,6 +406,9 @@ void TestCodeParser::onFinished()
         qCDebug(LOG) << "emitting parsingFinished (onFinished, Disabled)";
         emit parsingFinished();
         break;
+    case Shutdown:
+        qCDebug(LOG) << "Shutdown complete - not emitting parsingFinished (onFinished)";
+        break;
     default:
         qWarning("I should not be here... State: %d", m_parserState);
         break;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h
index d9779525f8a..ac095c14aac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public:
         Idle,
         PartialParse,
         FullParse,
-        Disabled
+        Disabled,
+        Shutdown
     };
 
     explicit TestCodeParser(TestTreeModel *parent = 0);
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public:
     void onQmlDocumentUpdated(const QmlJS::Document::Ptr &document);
     void onStartupProjectChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
     void onProjectPartsUpdated(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
+    void aboutToShutdown();
 
 private:
     bool postponed(const QStringList &fileList);