diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index 4779a01220d..cf38ee7921c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -25,26 +25,22 @@
 
 #include "vcsbaseclient.h"
 #include "vcsbaseclientsettings.h"
+#include "vcsbaseeditor.h"
 #include "vcsbaseeditorconfig.h"
+#include "vcsbaseplugin.h"
 #include "vcscommand.h"
-#include "vcsplugin.h"
+#include "vcsoutputwindow.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/vcsmanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/documentmodel.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
-#include <coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h>
 
 #include <utils/commandline.h>
 #include <utils/environment.h>
-#include <utils/globalfilechangeblocker.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
-#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h>
-#include <vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.h>
-#include <vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.h>
-
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QFutureInterface>
@@ -77,85 +73,6 @@ static IEditor *locateEditor(const char *property, const QString &entry)
 
 namespace VcsBase {
 
-class VcsCommandDecorator : public QObject
-{
-public:
-    VcsCommandDecorator(VcsCommand *command);
-    ~VcsCommandDecorator();
-
-private:
-    void addTask(const QFuture<void> &future);
-    void postRunCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory);
-
-    VcsCommand *m_command;
-    QFutureInterface<void> m_futureInterface;
-};
-
-VcsCommandDecorator::VcsCommandDecorator(VcsCommand *command)
-    : QObject(command)
-    , m_command(command)
-{
-    Environment env = m_command->environment();
-    VcsBase::setProcessEnvironment(&env);
-    m_command->setEnvironment(env);
-
-    VcsOutputWindow::setRepository(m_command->defaultWorkingDirectory().toString());
-    m_command->setDisableUnixTerminal();
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::started, this, [this] {
-        if (m_command->flags() & VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges)
-            GlobalFileChangeBlocker::instance()->forceBlocked(true);
-    });
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::finished, this, [this] {
-        if (m_command->flags() & VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges)
-            GlobalFileChangeBlocker::instance()->forceBlocked(false);
-    });
-    VcsOutputWindow *outputWindow = VcsOutputWindow::instance();
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::append, outputWindow, [outputWindow](const QString &t) {
-        outputWindow->append(t);
-    });
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::appendSilently, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendSilently);
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::appendError, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendError);
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::appendCommand, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendCommand);
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::appendMessage, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendMessage);
-    connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::executedAsync, this, &VcsCommandDecorator::addTask);
-    const auto connection = connect(m_command, &VcsCommand::runCommandFinished,
-                                    this, &VcsCommandDecorator::postRunCommand);
-    connect(ICore::instance(), &ICore::coreAboutToClose, this, [this, connection] {
-        disconnect(connection);
-        m_command->abort();
-    });
-}
-
-VcsCommandDecorator::~VcsCommandDecorator()
-{
-    m_futureInterface.reportFinished();
-}
-
-void VcsCommandDecorator::addTask(const QFuture<void> &future)
-{
-    if ((m_command->flags() & VcsCommand::SuppressCommandLogging))
-        return;
-
-    const QString name = m_command->displayName();
-    const auto id = Id::fromString(name + QLatin1String(".action"));
-    if (m_command->hasProgressParser()) {
-        ProgressManager::addTask(future, name, id);
-    } else {
-        ProgressManager::addTimedTask(m_futureInterface, name, id, qMax(2, m_command->timeoutS() / 5));
-    }
-
-    Internal::VcsPlugin::addFuture(future);
-}
-
-void VcsCommandDecorator::postRunCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory)
-{
-    if (!(m_command->flags() & VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges))
-        return;
-    // TODO tell the document manager that the directory now received all expected changes
-    // Core::DocumentManager::unexpectDirectoryChange(d->m_workingDirectory);
-    VcsManager::emitRepositoryChanged(workingDirectory);
-}
-
 VcsBaseClientImpl::VcsBaseClientImpl(VcsBaseSettings *baseSettings)
     : m_baseSettings(baseSettings)
 {
@@ -250,7 +167,6 @@ CommandResult VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsFullySynchronousExec(const FilePath &working
               const CommandLine &cmdLine, unsigned flags, int timeoutS, QTextCodec *codec) const
 {
     VcsCommand command(workingDir, processEnvironment());
-    new VcsCommandDecorator(&command);
     command.addFlags(flags);
     if (codec)
         command.setCodec(codec);
@@ -297,7 +213,6 @@ CommandResult VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsSynchronousExec(const FilePath &workingDir,
 {
     Environment env = processEnvironment();
     VcsCommand command(workingDir, env.isValid() ? env : Environment::systemEnvironment());
-    new VcsCommandDecorator(&command);
     command.addFlags(flags);
     command.setCodec(outputCodec);
     return command.runCommand({vcsBinary(), args}, workingDir, vcsTimeoutS());
@@ -311,9 +226,7 @@ int VcsBaseClientImpl::vcsTimeoutS() const
 VcsCommand *VcsBaseClientImpl::createVcsCommand(const FilePath &defaultWorkingDir,
                                                 const Environment &environment)
 {
-    VcsCommand *command = new VcsCommand(defaultWorkingDir, environment);
-    new VcsCommandDecorator(command);
-    return command;
+    return new VcsCommand(defaultWorkingDir, environment);
 }
 
 VcsBaseEditorWidget *VcsBaseClientImpl::createVcsEditor(Id kind, QString title,
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp
index 0a6f580b581..fd90bca5b2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@
 #include <utils/aspects.h>
 #include <utils/utilsicons.h>
 
-#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QAction>
-#include <QHBoxLayout>
-
-#include <QStringList>
+#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QStringList>
 
 using namespace Utils;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
index bdbaa73964e..72f641b7cca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "vcsbaseplugin.h"
+
+#include "commonvcssettings.h"
 #include "vcsbasesubmiteditor.h"
 #include "vcsplugin.h"
-#include "commonvcssettings.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/documentmanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QMessageBox>
-#include <QSharedData>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
+#include <QSharedData>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <QProcessEnvironment>
 #include <QTextCodec>
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index faca33c759f..f488d8c9c53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@
 
 #include "vcscommand.h"
 
+#include "vcsbaseplugin.h"
+#include "vcsoutputwindow.h"
+#include "vcsplugin.h"
+
+#include <coreplugin/icore.h>
+#include <coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h>
+
 #include <utils/environment.h>
+#include <utils/globalfilechangeblocker.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
 #include <utils/runextensions.h>
@@ -56,6 +64,7 @@
     when a progress string is detected.
 */
 
+using namespace Core;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace VcsBase {
@@ -77,7 +86,9 @@ public:
     VcsCommandPrivate(const FilePath &defaultWorkingDirectory, const Environment &environment)
         : m_defaultWorkingDirectory(defaultWorkingDirectory),
           m_environment(environment)
-    {}
+    {
+        VcsBase::setProcessEnvironment(&m_environment);
+    }
 
     ~VcsCommandPrivate() { delete m_progressParser; }
 
@@ -98,6 +109,7 @@ public:
     QTextCodec *m_codec = nullptr;
     ProgressParser *m_progressParser = nullptr;
     QFutureWatcher<void> m_watcher;
+    QFutureInterface<void> m_futureInterface;
     QList<Job> m_jobs;
 
     unsigned m_flags = 0;
@@ -106,7 +118,6 @@ public:
     bool m_progressiveOutput = false;
     bool m_hadOutput = false;
     bool m_aborted = false;
-    bool m_disableUnixTerminal = false;
 };
 
 VcsCommandPrivate::Job::Job(const FilePath &wd, const CommandLine &command,
@@ -127,10 +138,52 @@ VcsCommand::VcsCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const Environment &envi
     d(new Internal::VcsCommandPrivate(workingDirectory, environment))
 {
     connect(&d->m_watcher, &QFutureWatcher<void>::canceled, this, &VcsCommand::cancel);
+
+    VcsOutputWindow::setRepository(defaultWorkingDirectory().toString());
+    VcsOutputWindow *outputWindow = VcsOutputWindow::instance(); // Keep me here, just to be sure it's not instantiated in other thread
+    connect(this, &VcsCommand::append, outputWindow, [outputWindow](const QString &t) {
+        outputWindow->append(t);
+    });
+    connect(this, &VcsCommand::appendSilently, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendSilently);
+    connect(this, &VcsCommand::appendError, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendError);
+    connect(this, &VcsCommand::appendCommand, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendCommand);
+    connect(this, &VcsCommand::appendMessage, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendMessage);
+    const auto connection = connect(this, &VcsCommand::runCommandFinished,
+                                    this, &VcsCommand::postRunCommand);
+    connect(ICore::instance(), &ICore::coreAboutToClose, this, [this, connection] {
+        disconnect(connection);
+        abort();
+    });
+}
+
+void VcsCommand::addTask(const QFuture<void> &future)
+{
+    if ((d->m_flags & VcsCommand::SuppressCommandLogging))
+        return;
+
+    const QString name = displayName();
+    const auto id = Id::fromString(name + QLatin1String(".action"));
+    if (d->m_progressParser) {
+        ProgressManager::addTask(future, name, id);
+    } else {
+        ProgressManager::addTimedTask(d->m_futureInterface, name, id, qMax(2, timeoutS() / 5));
+    }
+
+    Internal::VcsPlugin::addFuture(future);
+}
+
+void VcsCommand::postRunCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory)
+{
+    if (!(d->m_flags & VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges))
+        return;
+    // TODO tell the document manager that the directory now received all expected changes
+    // Core::DocumentManager::unexpectDirectoryChange(d->m_workingDirectory);
+    VcsManager::emitRepositoryChanged(workingDirectory);
 }
 
 VcsCommand::~VcsCommand()
 {
+    d->m_futureInterface.reportFinished();
     delete d;
 }
 
@@ -164,16 +217,6 @@ const FilePath &VcsCommand::defaultWorkingDirectory() const
     return d->m_defaultWorkingDirectory;
 }
 
-Environment VcsCommand::environment() const
-{
-    return d->m_environment;
-}
-
-void VcsCommand::setEnvironment(const Environment &env)
-{
-    d->m_environment = env;
-}
-
 int VcsCommand::defaultTimeoutS() const
 {
     return d->m_defaultTimeoutS;
@@ -184,11 +227,6 @@ void VcsCommand::setDefaultTimeoutS(int timeout)
     d->m_defaultTimeoutS = timeout;
 }
 
-unsigned VcsCommand::flags() const
-{
-    return d->m_flags;
-}
-
 void VcsCommand::addFlags(unsigned f)
 {
     d->m_flags |= f;
@@ -216,7 +254,7 @@ void VcsCommand::execute()
 
     QFuture<void> task = runAsync(&VcsCommand::run, this);
     d->m_watcher.setFuture(task);
-    emit executedAsync(task);
+    addTask(task);
 }
 
 void VcsCommand::abort()
@@ -253,7 +291,11 @@ void VcsCommand::run(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
     QString stdOut;
     QString stdErr;
 
-    emit started();
+    if (d->m_flags & VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [] {
+            GlobalFileChangeBlocker::instance()->forceBlocked(true);
+        });
+    }
     if (d->m_progressParser)
         d->m_progressParser->setFuture(&future);
     else
@@ -278,6 +320,11 @@ void VcsCommand::run(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
                 emit stdErrText(stdErr);
         }
 
+        if (d->m_flags & VcsCommand::ExpectRepoChanges) {
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [] {
+                GlobalFileChangeBlocker::instance()->forceBlocked(false);
+            });
+        }
         emit finished(lastExecSuccess, cookie());
         if (lastExecSuccess)
             future.setProgressValue(future.progressMaximum());
@@ -292,7 +339,7 @@ void VcsCommand::run(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
 }
 
 CommandResult VcsCommand::runCommand(const CommandLine &command, const FilePath &workingDirectory,
-                                       int timeoutS, const ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter)
+                                     int timeoutS, const ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter)
 {
     QtcProcess proc;
     if (command.executable().isEmpty())
@@ -309,8 +356,7 @@ CommandResult VcsCommand::runCommand(const CommandLine &command, const FilePath
         emit appendCommand(dir, command);
 
     proc.setCommand(command);
-    if (d->m_disableUnixTerminal)
-        proc.setDisableUnixTerminal();
+    proc.setDisableUnixTerminal();
     proc.setEnvironment(d->environment());
     if (d->m_flags & MergeOutputChannels)
         proc.setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
@@ -404,11 +450,6 @@ void VcsCommand::setCookie(const QVariant &cookie)
     d->m_cookie = cookie;
 }
 
-QTextCodec *VcsCommand::codec() const
-{
-    return d->m_codec;
-}
-
 void VcsCommand::setCodec(QTextCodec *codec)
 {
     d->m_codec = codec;
@@ -421,21 +462,11 @@ void VcsCommand::setProgressParser(ProgressParser *parser)
     d->m_progressParser = parser;
 }
 
-bool VcsCommand::hasProgressParser() const
-{
-    return d->m_progressParser;
-}
-
 void VcsCommand::setProgressiveOutput(bool progressive)
 {
     d->m_progressiveOutput = progressive;
 }
 
-void VcsCommand::setDisableUnixTerminal()
-{
-    d->m_disableUnixTerminal = true;
-}
-
 ProgressParser::ProgressParser() :
     m_futureMutex(new QMutex)
 { }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
index e2d77498c51..9ee4635bd9a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QMutex;
 class QVariant;
 template <typename T>
-class QFutureInterface;
-template <typename T>
 class QFuture;
+template <typename T>
+class QFutureInterface;
 class QTextCodec;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -119,18 +119,13 @@ public:
         NoOutput = SuppressStdErr | SuppressFailMessage | SuppressCommandLogging
     };
 
-
     VcsCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory, const Utils::Environment &environment);
     ~VcsCommand() override;
 
-    QString displayName() const;
     void setDisplayName(const QString &name);
 
     const Utils::FilePath &defaultWorkingDirectory() const;
 
-    Utils::Environment environment() const;
-    void setEnvironment(const Utils::Environment &env);
-
     void addJob(const Utils::CommandLine &command,
                 const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory = {},
                 const Utils::ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter = {});
@@ -143,17 +138,14 @@ public:
     int defaultTimeoutS() const;
     void setDefaultTimeoutS(int timeout);
 
-    unsigned flags() const;
     void addFlags(unsigned f);
 
     const QVariant &cookie() const;
     void setCookie(const QVariant &cookie);
 
-    QTextCodec *codec() const;
     void setCodec(QTextCodec *codec);
 
     void setProgressParser(ProgressParser *parser);
-    bool hasProgressParser() const;
     void setProgressiveOutput(bool progressive);
 
     // This is called once per job in a thread.
@@ -162,16 +154,11 @@ public:
     CommandResult runCommand(const Utils::CommandLine &command,
                              const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory = {},
                              int timeoutS = 10, const Utils::ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter = {});
-
     void cancel();
 
-    void setDisableUnixTerminal();
-    int timeoutS() const;
-
 signals:
     void stdOutText(const QString &);
     void stdErrText(const QString &);
-    void started();
     void finished(bool success, const QVariant &cookie);
 
     void terminate(); // Internal
@@ -179,16 +166,19 @@ signals:
     void append(const QString &text);
     void appendSilently(const QString &text);
     void appendError(const QString &text);
-    // TODO: remove Utils:: scope when support for Qt5 is dropped (Creator 9.0)
     void appendCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory, const Utils::CommandLine &command);
     void appendMessage(const QString &text);
 
-    void executedAsync(const QFuture<void> &future);
     void runCommandFinished(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory);
 
 private:
     Utils::FilePath workDirectory(const Utils::FilePath &wd) const;
     void run(QFutureInterface<void> &future);
+    void addTask(const QFuture<void> &future);
+    void postRunCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory);
+
+    QString displayName() const;
+    int timeoutS() const;
 
     // Run without a event loop in fully blocking mode. No signals will be delivered.
     void runFullySynchronous(Utils::QtcProcess &proc);
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp
index 2d3c5f54181..2afa3c31831 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp
@@ -25,16 +25,18 @@
 
 #include "vcsoutputwindow.h"
 
-#include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
+#include "vcsoutputformatter.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/outputwindow.h>
-#include <utils/fileutils.h>
-#include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
+
 #include <texteditor/behaviorsettings.h>
 #include <texteditor/fontsettings.h>
 #include <texteditor/texteditorsettings.h>
+
+#include <utils/fileutils.h>
+#include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
 #include <utils/theme/theme.h>
-#include <vcsbase/vcsoutputformatter.h>
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QContextMenuEvent>
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.h
index 198d8532d33..9425ced05f1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "vcsbase_global.h"
 
-#include  <coreplugin/ioutputpane.h>
+#include <coreplugin/ioutputpane.h>
 
 namespace Utils {
 class CommandLine;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp
index fc2726c5c8e..432a103e049 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
 
 #include "vcsplugin.h"
 
-#include "vcsbaseconstants.h"
-#include "vcsbasesubmiteditor.h"
-
 #include "commonvcssettings.h"
 #include "nicknamedialog.h"
+#include "vcsbaseconstants.h"
+#include "vcsbasesubmiteditor.h"
 #include "vcsoutputwindow.h"
 #include "wizard/vcscommandpage.h"
 #include "wizard/vcsconfigurationpage.h"