diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
index 28dfee23469..fc7b865e676 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
@@ -141,10 +141,8 @@ QList<CallerHandle::SignalType> CallerHandle::flushFor(CallerHandle::SignalType
     {
         // 1. If signalType is no signal - flush all
         // 2. Flush all if we have any error
-        // 3. If we are flushing for Finished, flush Started / ReadyRead, too
-        // 4. If we are flushing for ReadyRead, flush Started, too
-        // 5. (?) If we have collected Finished, flush it only when flushing
-        //    for ReadyRead / Finished (not for Started)
+        // 3. If we are flushing for Finished or ReadyRead, flush all, too
+        // 4. If we are flushing for Started, flush Started only
 
         QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex);
 
@@ -154,6 +152,7 @@ QList<CallerHandle::SignalType> CallerHandle::flushFor(CallerHandle::SignalType
         });
 
         const bool flushAll = (signalType == CallerHandle::SignalType::NoSignal)
+                           || (signalType == CallerHandle::SignalType::ReadyRead)
                            || (signalType == CallerHandle::SignalType::Finished)
                            || storedSignals.contains(CallerHandle::SignalType::Error);
         if (flushAll) {
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
index 2ad9eba89d1..ac0bf2f862a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/qtcprocess/tst_qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const char kBlockingProcess[] = "QTC_TST_BLOCKING_PROCESS";
 // the recursion, as from the test point of view we meant to execute only our custom code
 // without further execution of the test itself.
 
+const char testProcessData[] = "Test process successfully executed.";
 const char forwardedOutputData[] = "This is the output message.";
 const char forwardedErrorData[] = "This is the error message.";
 const char runBlockingStdOutSubProcessMagicWord[] = "42";
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ static void lineCallbackMain()
 
 static void testProcessSubProcessMain()
 {
-    std::cout << "Test process successfully executed." << std::endl;
+    std::cout << testProcessData << std::endl;
     exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ private slots:
     void processChannelForwarding_data();
     void processChannelForwarding();
     void killBlockingProcess();
+    void flushFinishedWhileWaitingForReadyRead();
 
     void cleanupTestCase();
 
@@ -1175,6 +1177,36 @@ void tst_QtcProcess::killBlockingProcess()
     QVERIFY(msgHandler.testPassed());
 }
 
+void tst_QtcProcess::flushFinishedWhileWaitingForReadyRead()
+{
+    Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
+    env.set(kTestProcess, {});
+    QStringList args = QCoreApplication::arguments();
+    const QString binary = args.takeFirst();
+    const CommandLine command(FilePath::fromString(binary), args);
+
+    QtcProcess process;
+    process.setCommand(command);
+    process.setEnvironment(env);
+    process.start();
+
+    QVERIFY(process.waitForStarted());
+    QCOMPARE(process.state(), QProcess::Running);
+
+    QDeadlineTimer timer(1000);
+    QByteArray reply;
+    while (process.state() == QProcess::Running) {
+        process.waitForReadyRead(500);
+        reply += process.readAllStandardOutput();
+        if (timer.hasExpired())
+            break;
+    }
+
+    QCOMPARE(process.state(), QProcess::NotRunning);
+    QVERIFY(!timer.hasExpired());
+    QVERIFY(reply.contains(testProcessData));
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QtcProcess)
 
 #include "tst_qtcprocess.moc"