diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
index 34ba897d8db..b092d69bc04 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ void CodeAssistantPrivate::automaticProposalTimeout()
 {
     if (isWaitingForProposal()
         || m_editorWidget->multiTextCursor().hasMultipleCursors()
+        || m_editorWidget->suggestionVisible()
         || (isDisplayingProposal() && !m_proposalWidget->isFragile())) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index b92d848d4ea..d2c253fb6c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -5952,6 +5952,11 @@ void TextEditorWidget::clearSuggestion()
     d->clearCurrentSuggestion();
 }
 
+bool TextEditorWidget::suggestionVisible() const
+{
+    return d->m_suggestionBlock.isValid();
+}
+
 #ifdef WITH_TESTS
 void TextEditorWidget::processTooltipRequest(const QTextCursor &c)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
index db20e0beb5f..31c4c9d6bf4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ public:
 
     void insertSuggestion(const QString &suggestion);
     void clearSuggestion();
+    bool suggestionVisible() const;
 
 #ifdef WITH_TESTS
     void processTooltipRequest(const QTextCursor &c);