diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index f7e9cc1aa64..d2d53c487da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,22 @@ VcsCommand *VcsBaseClientImpl::createCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory,
     return cmd;
 }
 
+VcsCommand *VcsBaseClientImpl::execBgCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory,
+                                             const QStringList &args,
+                                             const std::function<void (const QString &)> &outputCallback,
+                                             unsigned flags) const
+{
+    VcsCommand *cmd = createCommand(workingDirectory);
+    cmd->addFlags(flags
+                  | VcsCommand::SuppressCommandLogging
+                  | VcsCommand::SuppressStdErr
+                  | VcsCommand::SuppressFailMessage);
+    cmd->addJob({vcsBinary(), args});
+    connect(cmd, &VcsCommand::stdOutText, this, outputCallback);
+    cmd->execute();
+    return cmd;
+}
+
 void VcsBaseClientImpl::enqueueJob(VcsCommand *cmd, const QStringList &args,
                                    const ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h
index 36141b3ef46..57bff0cb87e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.h
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public:
                               VcsBaseEditorWidget *editor = nullptr,
                               JobOutputBindMode mode = NoOutputBind) const;
 
+    VcsCommand *execBgCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory,
+                              const QStringList &args,
+                              const std::function<void (const QString &)> &outputCallback,
+                              unsigned flags = 0) const;
+
     void enqueueJob(VcsCommand *cmd, const QStringList &args,
                     const Utils::ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter = {}) const;