diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
index ed6daf8e5ec..9f247b483ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ void ServerModeReader::setParameters(const BuildDirReader::Parameters &p)
                 this, &ServerModeReader::handleError);
         connect(m_cmakeServer.get(), &ServerMode::cmakeProgress,
                 this, &ServerModeReader::handleProgress);
+        connect(m_cmakeServer.get(), &ServerMode::cmakeSignal,
+                this, &ServerModeReader::handleSignal);
         connect(m_cmakeServer.get(), &ServerMode::cmakeMessage,
                 this, [this](const QString &m) { Core::MessageManager::write(m); });
         connect(m_cmakeServer.get(), &ServerMode::message,
@@ -387,6 +389,13 @@ void ServerModeReader::handleProgress(int min, int cur, int max, const QString &
     m_future->setProgressValue(progress);
 }
 
+void ServerModeReader::handleSignal(const QString &signal, const QVariantMap &data)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(data);
+    if (signal == "dirty")
+        emit dirty();
+}
+
 void ServerModeReader::extractCodeModelData(const QVariantMap &data)
 {
     const QVariantList configs = data.value("configurations").toList();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.h
index 36d75fc2ded..d58103c326e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ private:
     void handleReply(const QVariantMap &data, const QString &inReplyTo);
     void handleError(const QString &message);
     void handleProgress(int min, int cur, int max, const QString &inReplyTo);
+    void handleSignal(const QString &signal, const QVariantMap &data);
 
     struct Target;
     struct Project;