diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
index 543ec74a20a..9ca9d06f358 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ void LanguageClientManager::editorOpened(Core::IEditor *editor)
                     if (!widget)
                         return;
                     if (Client *client = clientForDocument(widget->textDocument()))
-                        client->cursorPositionChanged(widget);
+                        if (client->reachable())
+                            client->cursorPositionChanged(widget);
                 });
             });
             updateEditorToolBar(editor);