diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.IVsImmediateStatementCompletion2.cs b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.IVsImmediateStatementCompletion2.cs
index 94d2be28514de9b84b27c078dc6be68800d1ceb4..ccb62048bf8eeb4929438c0246836e00e8417fbd 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.IVsImmediateStatementCompletion2.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/LanguageService/AbstractLanguageService`2.IVsImmediateStatementCompletion2.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ErrorReporting;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editor;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.LanguageServices.Implementation.DebuggerIntelliSense;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Editor;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop;
+using Roslyn.Utilities;
 
 namespace Microsoft.VisualStudio.LanguageServices.Implementation.LanguageService
 {
@@ -81,6 +84,16 @@ int IVsImmediateStatementCompletion2.InstallStatementCompletion(int install, IVs
             if (buffer != null)
             {
                 var contextBuffer = EditorAdaptersFactoryService.GetDataBuffer(buffer);
+
+                if (!contextBuffer.ContentType.IsOfType(this.ContentTypeName))
+                {
+                    FatalError.ReportWithoutCrash(
+                        new ArgumentException($"Expected content type {this.ContentTypeName} " +
+                        $"but got buffer of content type {contextBuffer.ContentType}"));
+
+                    return VSConstants.E_FAIL;
+                }
+
                 var context = CreateContext(view, textView, debuggerBuffer, contextBuffer, currentStatementSpan);
                 if (context.TryInitialize())
                 {