diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp
index b2bb8c9b3b1..ca0376a22dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ void VcsManager::configureVcs()
 void VcsManager::handleConfigurationChanges()
 {
     d->m_cachedAdditionalToolsPathsDirty = true;
+    IVersionControl *vcs = qobject_cast<IVersionControl *>(sender());
+    if (vcs)
+        emit configurationChanged(vcs);
 }
 
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h
index bf5ec15ed1d..13051ea69c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void repositoryChanged(const QString &repository);
+    void configurationChanged(const IVersionControl *vcs);
 
 public slots:
     static void clearVersionControlCache();