diff --git a/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp
index 563cea0238e..4af6afac425 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
 #include <utils/theme/theme.h>
+#include <vcsbase/vcscommand.h>
 
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QFormLayout>
@@ -212,18 +213,19 @@ void ChangeSelectionDialog::recalculateCompletion()
     if (workingDir == m_oldWorkingDir)
         return;
     m_oldWorkingDir = workingDir;
-
-    if (!workingDir.isEmpty()) {
-        GitClient *client = GitPlugin::client();
-        QStringList args;
-        args << QLatin1String("--format=%(refname:short)");
-        QString output;
-        if (client->synchronousForEachRefCmd(workingDir, args, &output)) {
-            m_changeModel->setStringList(output.split(QLatin1Char('\n')));
-            return;
-        }
-    }
     m_changeModel->setStringList(QStringList());
+
+    if (workingDir.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    GitClient *client = GitPlugin::client();
+    QStringList args;
+    args << QLatin1String("--format=%(refname:short)");
+    VcsBase::VcsCommand *command = client->asyncForEachRefCmd(workingDir, args);
+    connect(this, &QObject::destroyed, command, &VcsBase::VcsCommand::abort);
+    connect(command, &VcsBase::VcsCommand::stdOutText, [this](const QString &output) {
+        m_changeModel->setStringList(output.split(QLatin1Char('\n')));
+    });
 }
 
 void ChangeSelectionDialog::recalculateDetails()
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 292c27c1fd6..3e1d1e39200 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -1681,6 +1681,12 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousForEachRefCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStrin
     return rc;
 }
 
+VcsCommand *GitClient::asyncForEachRefCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringList args) const
+{
+    args.push_front(QLatin1String("for-each-ref"));
+    return vcsExec(workingDirectory, args, 0, false, silentFlags);
+}
+
 bool GitClient::synchronousRemoteCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringList remoteArgs,
                                      QString *output, QString *errorMessage, bool silent) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
index ef8f8873913..086890c4699 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ public:
                            QString *output, QString *errorMessage) const;
     bool synchronousForEachRefCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringList args,
                                QString *output, QString *errorMessage = 0) const;
+    VcsBase::VcsCommand *asyncForEachRefCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringList args) const;
     bool synchronousRemoteCmd(const QString &workingDirectory, QStringList remoteArgs,
                               QString *output = 0, QString *errorMessage = 0, bool silent = false) const;