diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.cpp
index ecfd8de39a6..35e9ab1fb78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ VCSBaseEditorParameterWidget::VCSBaseEditorParameterWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     d->m_layout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
     d->m_layout->setContentsMargins(3, 0, 3, 0);
     d->m_layout->setSpacing(2);
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(argumentsChanged()), this, SLOT(handleArgumentsChanged()));
 }
 
 VCSBaseEditorParameterWidget::~VCSBaseEditorParameterWidget()
@@ -186,6 +187,15 @@ QString VCSBaseEditorParameterWidget::msgIgnoreBlankLinesToolTip()
     return tr("Ignore changes in blank lines");
 }
 
+void VCSBaseEditorParameterWidget::executeCommand()
+{
+}
+
+void VCSBaseEditorParameterWidget::handleArgumentsChanged()
+{
+    executeCommand();
+}
+
 } // namespace VCSBase
 
 #include "vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.moc"
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.h
index 08cf9477989..29f2289854b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorparameterwidget.h
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public:
     static QString msgIgnoreBlankLinesLabel();
     static QString msgIgnoreBlankLinesToolTip();
 
+public slots:
+    virtual void executeCommand();
+    virtual void handleArgumentsChanged();
+
 signals:
     // Trigger a re-run to show changed output according to new argument list.
     void argumentsChanged();