diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/JDTUtils.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/JDTUtils.java
index c1df7fa866..393b2efb1b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/JDTUtils.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/JDTUtils.java
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ public static ICompilationUnit resolveCompilationUnit(URI uri) {
 
 		IFile resource = (IFile) findResource(uri, ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot()::findFilesForLocationURI);
 		if(resource != null) {
+			for (ICompilationUnit workingCopy : JavaCore.getWorkingCopies(null)) {
+				if (uri.equals(toURI(toURI(workingCopy)))) {
+					return workingCopy;
+				}
+			}
 			return resolveCompilationUnit(resource);
 		} else {
 			return getFakeCompilationUnit(uri, new NullProgressMonitor());
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/DocumentLifeCycleHandlerTest.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/DocumentLifeCycleHandlerTest.java
index 54a356cd5f..8e62ec7f34 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/DocumentLifeCycleHandlerTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/DocumentLifeCycleHandlerTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -340,6 +342,25 @@ public void testReconcile() throws Exception {
 		closeDocument(cu1);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testWorkingCopies() throws Exception {
+		importProjects("eclipse/hello");
+		IProject project = WorkspaceHelper.getProject("hello");
+		URI uri = project.getFile("/src/org/sample/Foo.java").getRawLocationURI();
+		ICompilationUnit cu = JDTUtils.resolveCompilationUnit(uri);
+		String source = Files.readString(FileUtils.toFile(uri.toURL()).toPath());
+		openDocument(cu, source, 1);
+		Job.getJobManager().join(DocumentLifeCycleHandler.DOCUMENT_LIFE_CYCLE_JOBS, monitor);
+		ICompilationUnit cu1 = JDTUtils.resolveCompilationUnit(uri);
+		ICompilationUnit cu2 = JDTUtils.resolveCompilationUnit(uri);
+		assertSame(cu1, cu2);
+		closeDocument(cu);
+		Job.getJobManager().join(DocumentLifeCycleHandler.DOCUMENT_LIFE_CYCLE_JOBS, monitor);
+		cu1 = JDTUtils.resolveCompilationUnit(uri);
+		cu2 = JDTUtils.resolveCompilationUnit(uri);
+		assertNotSame(cu1, cu2);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testNonJdtError() throws Exception {
 		importProjects("eclipse/hello");