diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
index d609596c367..a94d2f98cd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ void LanguageClientManager::shutdown()
         else
             deleteClient(interface);
     }
+    QTimer::singleShot(3000, managerInstance, [](){
+        for (auto interface : managerInstance->m_clients)
+            deleteClient(interface);
+        emit managerInstance->shutdownFinished();
+    });
 }
 
 LanguageClientManager *LanguageClientManager::instance()