diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
index 976704fed5b..def0016f3ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
@@ -592,6 +592,11 @@ bool Client::reachable() const
     return d->m_state == Initialized;
 }
 
+void Client::resetRestartCounter()
+{
+    d->m_restartsLeft = ClientPrivate::MaxRestarts;
+}
+
 void Client::setClientInfo(const LanguageServerProtocol::ClientInfo &clientInfo)
 {
     d->m_clientInfo = clientInfo;
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
index aba2b996754..fdeb1356d6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public:
     State state() const;
     QString stateString() const;
     bool reachable() const;
+    void resetRestartCounter();
 
     void setClientInfo(const LanguageServerProtocol::ClientInfo &clientInfo);
     // capabilities
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
index bb655e2d8f8..81838357bb9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ void LanguageClientManager::clientFinished(Client *client)
     QTC_ASSERT(managerInstance, return);
 
     if (managerInstance->m_restartingClients.remove(client)) {
+        client->resetRestartCounter();
         client->reset();
         client->start();
         return;