diff --git a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/ITextViewerLifecycle.java b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/ITextViewerLifecycle.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcd57030c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/ITextViewerLifecycle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat Inc. and others.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * - Angelo ZERR (Red Hat Inc.)  - initial implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.jface.text;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ITextViewer} lifecycle API to track install / uninstall of a given {@link ITextViewer}.
+ *
+ * @since 3.21
+ *
+ */
+public interface ITextViewerLifecycle {
+
+	/**
+	 * Installs a text viewer.
+	 *
+	 * @param textViewer the text viewer
+	 */
+	void install(ITextViewer textViewer);
+
+	/**
+	 * Uninstalls the registered text viewer.
+	 */
+	void uninstall();
+}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/contentassist/IContentAssistant.java b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/contentassist/IContentAssistant.java
index f6954cda6..a6f76494a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/contentassist/IContentAssistant.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/contentassist/IContentAssistant.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewerLifecycle;
 
 
 /**
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
  * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer
  * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist.IContentAssistProcessor
  */
- public interface IContentAssistant {
+public interface IContentAssistant extends ITextViewerLifecycle {
 
 	//------ proposal popup orientation styles ------------
 	/** The context info list will overlay the list of completion proposals. */
@@ -98,12 +99,14 @@ public interface IContentAssistant {
 	 *
 	 * @param textViewer the text viewer on which content assist will work
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void install(ITextViewer textViewer);
 
 	/**
 	 * Uninstalls content assist support from the text viewer it has
 	 * previously be installed on.
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void uninstall();
 
 	/**
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/hyperlink/IHyperlinkPresenter.java b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/hyperlink/IHyperlinkPresenter.java
index f926faccd..5ea7d1bfb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/hyperlink/IHyperlinkPresenter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/hyperlink/IHyperlinkPresenter.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.jface.text.hyperlink;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewerLifecycle;
 
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
  * @see IHyperlinkPresenterExtension2
  * @since 3.1
  */
-public interface IHyperlinkPresenter {
+public interface IHyperlinkPresenter extends ITextViewerLifecycle {
 
 	/**
 	 * Tells whether this presenter is able to handle
@@ -73,10 +74,12 @@ public interface IHyperlinkPresenter {
 	 *
 	 * @param textViewer the text viewer
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void install(ITextViewer textViewer);
 
 	/**
 	 * Uninstalls this hyperlink presenter.
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void uninstall();
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/information/IInformationPresenter.java b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/information/IInformationPresenter.java
index 2874e9ae1..263aae15e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/information/IInformationPresenter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/information/IInformationPresenter.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.jface.text.information;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewerLifecycle;
 
 
 /**
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
  * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.information.IInformationProvider
  * @since 2.0
  */
-public interface IInformationPresenter {
+public interface IInformationPresenter extends ITextViewerLifecycle {
 
 	/**
 	 * Installs the information presenter on the given text viewer. After this method has been
@@ -55,12 +56,14 @@ public interface IInformationPresenter {
 	 *
 	 * @param textViewer the viewer on which the presenter is installed
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void install(ITextViewer textViewer);
 
 	/**
 	 * Removes the information presenter from the text viewer it has previously been
 	 * installed on.
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void uninstall();
 
 	/**
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/presentation/IPresentationReconciler.java b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/presentation/IPresentationReconciler.java
index 222233ed5..03338a60d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/presentation/IPresentationReconciler.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/presentation/IPresentationReconciler.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewerLifecycle;
 
 
 /**
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
  * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.presentation.IPresentationRepairer
  * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.TextPresentation
  */
-public interface IPresentationReconciler {
+public interface IPresentationReconciler extends ITextViewerLifecycle {
 
 	/**
 	 * Installs this presentation reconciler on the given text viewer. After
@@ -71,12 +72,14 @@ public interface IPresentationReconciler {
 	 * @param viewer the viewer on which this presentation reconciler is
 	 *        installed
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void install(ITextViewer viewer);
 
 	/**
 	 * Removes the reconciler from the text viewer it has previously been
 	 * installed on.
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void uninstall();
 
 	/**
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/IReconciler.java b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/IReconciler.java
index fc3fa2c32..06419f15c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/IReconciler.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/IReconciler.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.jface.text.reconciler;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewerLifecycle;
 
 
 /**
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
  * @see ITextViewer
  * @see IReconcilingStrategy
  */
-public interface IReconciler {
+public interface IReconciler extends ITextViewerLifecycle {
 
 	/**
 	 * Installs the reconciler on the given text viewer. After this method has been
@@ -56,12 +57,14 @@ public interface IReconciler {
 	 *
 	 * @param textViewer the viewer on which the reconciler is installed
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void install(ITextViewer textViewer);
 
 	/**
 	 * Removes the reconciler from the text viewer it has
 	 * previously been installed on.
 	 */
+	@Override
 	void uninstall();
 
 	/**