diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
index a34a01d88f3..0c5642f97f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ SOURCES += mainwindow.cpp \
     featureprovider.cpp \
     idocument.cpp \
     textdocument.cpp \
-    documentmanager.cpp
+    documentmanager.cpp \
+    removefiledialog.cpp
 
 HEADERS += mainwindow.h \
     editmode.h \
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ HEADERS += mainwindow.h \
     idocument.h \
     idocumentfactory.h \
     textdocument.h \
-    documentmanager.h
+    documentmanager.h \
+    removefiledialog.h
 
 FORMS += dialogs/newdialog.ui \
     actionmanager/commandmappings.ui \
@@ -205,7 +207,8 @@ FORMS += dialogs/newdialog.ui \
     dialogs/externaltoolconfig.ui \
     variablechooser.ui \
     mimetypesettingspage.ui \
-    mimetypemagicdialog.ui
+    mimetypemagicdialog.ui \
+    removefiledialog.ui
 
 RESOURCES += core.qrc \
     fancyactionbar.qrc
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs
index ee0a0baaca0..e916974ba8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ QtcPlugin {
         "outputwindow.h",
         "plugindialog.cpp",
         "plugindialog.h",
+        "removefiledialog.cpp",
+        "removefiledialog.h",
+        "removefiledialog.ui",
         "rightpane.cpp",
         "rightpane.h",
         "settingsdatabase.cpp",
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.cpp
index 4f0ce9aaf37..ab6d384109d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/documentmanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/iversioncontrol.h>
+#include <coreplugin/removefiledialog.h>
 #include <coreplugin/vcsmanager.h>
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 
@@ -171,6 +172,25 @@ QString FileUtils::msgTerminalAction()
 #endif
 }
 
+void FileUtils::removeFile(const QString &filePath, bool deleteFromFS)
+{
+    // remove from version control
+    ICore::vcsManager()->promptToDelete(filePath);
+
+    // remove from file system
+    if (deleteFromFS) {
+        QFile file(filePath);
+
+        if (file.exists()) {
+            // could have been deleted by vc
+            if (!file.remove())
+                QMessageBox::warning(ICore::mainWindow(),
+                    QApplication::translate("Core::Internal", "Deleting File Failed"),
+                    QApplication::translate("Core::Internal", "Could not delete file %1.").arg(filePath));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static inline bool fileSystemRenameFile(const QString &orgFilePath,
                                         const QString &newFilePath)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.h
index fdb62abe70e..33e6e010b4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/fileutils.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ struct CORE_EXPORT FileUtils
     // Platform-dependent action descriptions
     static QString msgGraphicalShellAction();
     static QString msgTerminalAction();
-    // File rename aware of version control and file system case-insensitiveness
+    // File operations aware of version control and file system case-insensitiveness
+    static void removeFile(const QString &filePath, bool deleteFromFS);
     static bool renameFile(const QString &from, const QString &to);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.cpp
rename to src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.cpp
index 1c45f8ae983..eb2d4f473ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <QDir>
 
-using namespace ProjectExplorer::Internal;
+using namespace Core;
 
 RemoveFileDialog::RemoveFileDialog(const QString &filePath, QWidget *parent) :
     QDialog(parent),
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.h
similarity index 91%
rename from src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.h
rename to src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.h
index fec14486faf..0c8d7e390bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.h
@@ -31,16 +31,17 @@
 #ifndef REMOVEFILEDIALOG_H
 #define REMOVEFILEDIALOG_H
 
+#include "core_global.h"
+
 #include <QDialog>
 
-namespace ProjectExplorer {
-namespace Internal {
+namespace Core {
 
 namespace Ui {
 class RemoveFileDialog;
 }
 
-class RemoveFileDialog : public QDialog
+class CORE_EXPORT RemoveFileDialog : public QDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ private:
     Ui::RemoveFileDialog *m_ui;
 };
 
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace ProjectExplorer
+} // namespace Core
 
 #endif // REMOVEFILEDIALOG_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.ui b/src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.ui
similarity index 91%
rename from src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.ui
rename to src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.ui
index 2e0c072d868..865a5ffd4bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/removefiledialog.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/removefiledialog.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
- <class>ProjectExplorer::Internal::RemoveFileDialog</class>
- <widget class="QDialog" name="ProjectExplorer::Internal::RemoveFileDialog">
+ <class>Core::RemoveFileDialog</class>
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="Core::RemoveFileDialog">
   <property name="sizePolicy">
    <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
     <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
      <property name="text">
       <string notr="true">placeholder</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="wordWrap">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@
   <connection>
    <sender>buttonBox</sender>
    <signal>accepted()</signal>
-   <receiver>ProjectExplorer::Internal::RemoveFileDialog</receiver>
+   <receiver>Core::RemoveFileDialog</receiver>
    <slot>accept()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@
   <connection>
    <sender>buttonBox</sender>
    <signal>rejected()</signal>
-   <receiver>ProjectExplorer::Internal::RemoveFileDialog</receiver>
+   <receiver>Core::RemoveFileDialog</receiver>
    <slot>reject()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp
index b41e32701d8..b392cd1ab2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.cpp
@@ -326,4 +326,31 @@ bool VcsManager::promptToDelete(IVersionControl *vc, const QString &fileName)
     return vc->vcsDelete(fileName);
 }
 
+void VcsManager::promptToAdd(const QString &directory, const QStringList &fileNames)
+{
+    IVersionControl *vc = findVersionControlForDirectory(directory);
+    if (!vc || !vc->supportsOperation(Core::IVersionControl::AddOperation))
+        return;
+
+    const QString files = fileNames.join(QString(QLatin1Char('\n')));
+    QMessageBox::StandardButton button =
+        QMessageBox::question(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("Add to Version Control"),
+                              tr("Add files\n%1\nto version control (%2)?").arg(files, vc->displayName()),
+                              QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+    if (button == QMessageBox::Yes) {
+        QStringList notAddedToVc;
+        foreach (const QString &file, fileNames) {
+            if (!vc->vcsAdd(file))
+                notAddedToVc << file;
+        }
+
+        if (!notAddedToVc.isEmpty()) {
+            const QString message = tr("Could not add following files to version control (%1)\n").arg(vc->displayName());
+            const QString filesNotAdded = notAddedToVc.join(QString(QLatin1Char('\n')));
+            QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("Adding to Version Control Failed"),
+                                 message + filesNotAdded);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h
index e9aec641d85..4f25d36f523 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/vcsmanager.h
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ public:
     QString repositoryUrl(const QString &directory);
 
     // Shows a confirmation dialog, whether the file should also be deleted
-    // from revision control Calls sccDelete on the file. Returns false
+    // from revision control. Calls vcsDelete on the file. Returns false
     // if a failure occurs
     bool promptToDelete(const QString &fileName);
     bool promptToDelete(IVersionControl *versionControl, const QString &fileName);
 
+    // Shows a confirmation dialog, whether the files in the list should be
+    // added to revision control. Calls vcsAdd for each file.
+    void promptToAdd(const QString &directory, const QStringList &fileNames);
+
 signals:
     void repositoryChanged(const QString &repository);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 9bb2f22ceda..6fcb31e4b62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 #include "projectfilewizardextension.h"
 #include "projecttreewidget.h"
 #include "projectwindow.h"
-#include "removefiledialog.h"
 #include "runsettingspropertiespage.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "projectnodes.h"
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/iversioncontrol.h>
 #include <coreplugin/variablemanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/fileutils.h>
+#include <coreplugin/removefiledialog.h>
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
 #include <find/searchresultwindow.h>
 #include <utils/consoleprocess.h>
@@ -2668,28 +2668,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::addExistingFiles(ProjectNode *projectNode, const QSt
             fileNames.removeOne(file);
     }
 
-    if (Core::IVersionControl *vcManager = Core::ICore::vcsManager()->findVersionControlForDirectory(dir))
-        if (vcManager->supportsOperation(Core::IVersionControl::AddOperation)) {
-            const QString files = fileNames.join(QString(QLatin1Char('\n')));
-            QMessageBox::StandardButton button =
-                QMessageBox::question(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("Add to Version Control"),
-                                      tr("Add files\n%1\nto version control (%2)?").arg(files, vcManager->displayName()),
-                                      QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
-            if (button == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-                QStringList notAddedToVc;
-                foreach (const QString &file, fileNames) {
-                    if (!vcManager->vcsAdd(file))
-                        notAddedToVc << file;
-                }
-
-                if (!notAddedToVc.isEmpty()) {
-                    const QString message = tr("Could not add following files to version control (%1)\n").arg(vcManager->displayName());
-                    const QString filesNotAdded = notAddedToVc.join(QString(QLatin1Char('\n')));
-                    QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("Adding to Version Control Failed"),
-                                         message + filesNotAdded);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+    Core::ICore::vcsManager()->promptToAdd(dir, fileNames);
 }
 
 void ProjectExplorerPlugin::removeProject()
@@ -2697,7 +2676,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::removeProject()
     ProjectNode *subProjectNode = qobject_cast<ProjectNode*>(d->m_currentNode->projectNode());
     ProjectNode *projectNode = qobject_cast<ProjectNode *>(subProjectNode->parentFolderNode());
     if (projectNode) {
-        RemoveFileDialog removeFileDialog(subProjectNode->path(), Core::ICore::mainWindow());
+        Core::RemoveFileDialog removeFileDialog(subProjectNode->path(), Core::ICore::mainWindow());
         removeFileDialog.setDeleteFileVisible(false);
         if (removeFileDialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
             projectNode->removeSubProjects(QStringList() << subProjectNode->path());
@@ -2736,7 +2715,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::removeFile()
     FileNode *fileNode = qobject_cast<FileNode*>(d->m_currentNode);
 
     QString filePath = d->m_currentNode->path();
-    RemoveFileDialog removeFileDialog(filePath, Core::ICore::mainWindow());
+    Core::RemoveFileDialog removeFileDialog(filePath, Core::ICore::mainWindow());
 
     if (removeFileDialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
         const bool deleteFile = removeFileDialog.isDeleteFileChecked();
@@ -2751,20 +2730,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::removeFile()
             return;
         }
 
-        // remove from version control
-        Core::ICore::vcsManager()->promptToDelete(filePath);
-
-        // remove from file system
-        if (deleteFile) {
-            QFile file(filePath);
-
-            if (file.exists()) {
-                // could have been deleted by vc
-                if (!file.remove())
-                    QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("Deleting File Failed"),
-                                         tr("Could not delete file %1.").arg(filePath));
-            }
-        }
+        Core::FileUtils::removeFile(filePath, deleteFile);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro
index 3fbbf4091e2..6856e6de312 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.pro
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ HEADERS += projectexplorer.h \
     sessiondialog.h \
     projectwizardpage.h \
     buildstepspage.h \
-    removefiledialog.h \
     nodesvisitor.h \
     projectmodels.h \
     currentprojectfind.h \
@@ -184,7 +183,6 @@ SOURCES += projectexplorer.cpp \
     sessiondialog.cpp \
     projectwizardpage.cpp \
     buildstepspage.cpp \
-    removefiledialog.cpp \
     nodesvisitor.cpp \
     projectmodels.cpp \
     currentprojectfind.cpp \
@@ -229,7 +227,6 @@ FORMS += processstep.ui \
     editorsettingspropertiespage.ui \
     sessiondialog.ui \
     projectwizardpage.ui \
-    removefiledialog.ui \
     projectexplorersettingspage.ui \
     targetsettingswidget.ui \
     doubletabwidget.ui \
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs
index f81ea1d2c2d..d8aa1f096e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.qbs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ QtcPlugin {
         "doubletabwidget.ui",
         "processstep.ui",
         "projectexplorer.qrc",
-        "removefiledialog.ui",
         "sessiondialog.ui",
         "targetsettingswidget.ui",
         "projectwizardpage.ui",
@@ -142,8 +141,6 @@ QtcPlugin {
         "projectwindow.cpp",
         "projectwindow.h",
         "projectwizardpage.h",
-        "removefiledialog.cpp",
-        "removefiledialog.h",
         "runconfigurationmodel.cpp",
         "runconfigurationmodel.h",
         "runsettingspropertiespage.cpp",
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
index eb9d66eaac3..9ba65101fe5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/fileiconprovider.h>
 #include <coreplugin/fileutils.h>
+#include <coreplugin/icore.h>
+#include <coreplugin/vcsmanager.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
@@ -981,6 +983,9 @@ void ResourceModel::addFiles(int prefixIndex, const QStringList &fileNames, int
 
     firstFile = cnt;
     lastFile = cnt + unique_list.count() - 1;
+
+    Core::ICore::vcsManager()->promptToAdd(QFileInfo(m_resource_file.fileName()).absolutePath(),
+                                           fileNames);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
index 7be80c5083b..bbd7cdfb934 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
 #include "undocommands_p.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/fileutils.h>
+#include <coreplugin/icore.h>
+#include <coreplugin/removefiledialog.h>
+
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include <QAction>
@@ -165,8 +169,17 @@ EntryBackup * RelativeResourceModel::removeEntry(const QModelIndex &index)
     } else {
         const QString fileNameBackup = file(index);
         const QString aliasBackup = alias(index);
-        deleteItem(index);
-        return new FileEntryBackup(*this, prefixIndex.row(), index.row(), fileNameBackup, aliasBackup);
+        if (!QFile::exists(fileNameBackup)) {
+            deleteItem(index);
+            return new FileEntryBackup(*this, prefixIndex.row(), index.row(), fileNameBackup, aliasBackup);
+        }
+        Core::RemoveFileDialog removeFileDialog(fileNameBackup, Core::ICore::mainWindow());
+        if (removeFileDialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+            deleteItem(index);
+            Core::FileUtils::removeFile(fileNameBackup, removeFileDialog.isDeleteFileChecked());
+            return new FileEntryBackup(*this, prefixIndex.row(), index.row(), fileNameBackup, aliasBackup);
+        }
+        return 0;
     }
 }