diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.cpp
index f0f95280a60..1f41804fbe4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "bazaarclient.h"
 
 #include <vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h>
+#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseconstants.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QVariant>
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ QString BazaarControl::displayName() const
     return tr("Bazaar");
 }
 
+QString BazaarControl::id() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String(VCSBase::Constants::VCS_ID_BAZAAR);
+}
+
 bool BazaarControl::managesDirectory(const QString &directory, QString *topLevel) const
 {
     QFileInfo dir(directory);
diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.h b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.h
index e45b48a03a3..282b2f9e9ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarcontrol.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public:
     explicit BazaarControl(BazaarClient *bazaarClient);
 
     QString displayName() const;
+    QString id() const;
+
     bool managesDirectory(const QString &filename, QString *topLevel = 0) const;
     bool isConfigured() const;
     bool supportsOperation(Operation operation) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.h
index d1053d05bd2..bbe13a5864f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~IVersionControl() {}
 
     virtual QString displayName() const = 0;
+    virtual QString id() const = 0;
 
     /*!
      * Returns whether files in this directory should be managed with this
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.cpp
index 237ccb09b44..d03c96d3b56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include "cvsplugin.h"
 #include "cvssettings.h"
 
+#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseconstants.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 
 using namespace CVS;
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ QString CVSControl::displayName() const
     return QLatin1String("cvs");
 }
 
+QString CVSControl::id() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String(VCSBase::Constants::VCS_ID_CVS);
+}
+
 bool CVSControl::isConfigured() const
 {
     const QString binary = m_plugin->settings().cvsCommand;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.h b/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.h
index 52876649ba6..ddc6e9aba09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/cvscontrol.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class CVSControl : public Core::IVersionControl
 public:
     explicit CVSControl(CVSPlugin *plugin);
     QString displayName() const;
+    QString id() const;
 
     bool managesDirectory(const QString &directory, QString *topLevel = 0) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
index f519b75d785..b937df3fd0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "gitutils.h"
 
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseconstants.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ QString GitVersionControl::displayName() const
     return QLatin1String("git");
 }
 
+QString GitVersionControl::id() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String(VCSBase::Constants::VCS_ID_GIT);
+}
+
 bool GitVersionControl::isConfigured() const
 {
     bool ok = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.h b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.h
index 8858eb1cd01..7a6d2eb8def 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     explicit GitVersionControl(GitClient *plugin);
 
     QString displayName() const;
+    QString id() const;
 
     bool managesDirectory(const QString &directory, QString *topLevel) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.cpp
index 0b958101c5b..1d73080ab1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "mercurialclient.h"
 
 #include <vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h>
+#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseconstants.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QVariant>
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ QString MercurialControl::displayName() const
     return tr("Mercurial");
 }
 
+QString MercurialControl::id() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String(VCSBase::Constants::VCS_ID_MERCURIAL);
+}
+
 bool MercurialControl::managesDirectory(const QString &directory, QString *topLevel) const
 {
     QFileInfo dir(directory);
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.h b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.h
index f251833068f..820c4e02178 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialcontrol.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     explicit MercurialControl(MercurialClient *mercurialClient);
 
     QString displayName() const;
+    QString id() const;
     bool managesDirectory(const QString &filename, QString *topLevel = 0) const;
     bool isConfigured() const;
     bool supportsOperation(Operation operation) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.cpp
index b4532f55701..3ad677c858a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "perforceconstants.h"
 #include "perforcesettings.h"
 
+#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseconstants.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ QString PerforceVersionControl::displayName() const
     return QLatin1String("perforce");
 }
 
+QString PerforceVersionControl::id() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String(VCSBase::Constants::VCS_ID_PERFORCE);
+}
+
 bool PerforceVersionControl::isConfigured() const
 {
     const QString binary = m_plugin->settings().p4Command();
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.h b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.h
index fc37398b3b4..f3266f30747 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceversioncontrol.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     explicit PerforceVersionControl(PerforcePlugin *plugin);
 
     QString displayName() const;
+    QString id() const;
 
     bool managesDirectory(const QString &directory, QString *topLevel = 0) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.cpp
index cd1c28994ef..467f0862c65 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include "subversionplugin.h"
 #include "subversionsettings.h"
 
+#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseconstants.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 
 using namespace Subversion;
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ QString SubversionControl::displayName() const
     return QLatin1String("subversion");
 }
 
+QString SubversionControl::id() const
+{
+    return QLatin1String(VCSBase::Constants::VCS_ID_SUBVERSION);
+}
+
 bool SubversionControl::isConfigured() const
 {
     const QString binary = m_plugin->settings().svnCommand;
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.h b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.h
index 2805ebc9827..569463174ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioncontrol.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class SubversionControl : public Core::IVersionControl
 public:
     explicit SubversionControl(SubversionPlugin *plugin);
     QString displayName() const;
+    QString id() const;
 
     bool managesDirectory(const QString &directory, QString *topLevel = 0) const;