Index: clangd/clients/clangd-vscode/src/extension.ts
===================================================================
--- clangd/clients/clangd-vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ clangd/clients/clangd-vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
         this.statusBarItem.show();
     }
 
+    clear() {
+        this.statuses.clear();
+        this.statusBarItem.hide();
+    }
+
     dispose() {
         this.statusBarItem.dispose();
     }
@@ -112,9 +117,16 @@
     context.subscriptions.push(vscode.window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(() => {
         status.updateStatus();
     }));
-    clangdClient.onReady().then(() => {
-        clangdClient.onNotification(
-            'textDocument/clangd.fileStatus',
-            (fileStatus) => { status.onFileUpdated(fileStatus); });
-    })
+    clangdClient.onDidChangeState(
+        ({ newState }) => {
+            if (newState == vscodelc.State.Running) {
+                // clangd starts or restarts after crash.
+                clangdClient.onNotification(
+                    'textDocument/clangd.fileStatus',
+                    (fileStatus) => { status.onFileUpdated(fileStatus); });
+            } else if (newState == vscodelc.State.Stopped) {
+                // Clear all cached statuses when clangd crashes.
+                status.clear();
+            }
+        })
 }