diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
index aaf8d3caba5..9a42f38ef9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ void Client::sendPostponedDocumentUpdates()
         emit documentUpdated(update.document);
 
         if (currentWidget && currentWidget->textDocument() == update.document)
-            cursorPositionChanged(currentWidget);
+            requestDocumentHighlights(currentWidget);
 
         m_tokentSupport.updateSemanticTokens(update.document);
     }