diff --git a/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp b/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp
index 74b69ee9df7..0d6e2acb3be 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp
@@ -62,12 +62,17 @@ void OutputFormatter::setPlainTextEdit(QPlainTextEdit *plainText)
 }
 
 void OutputFormatter::appendMessage(const QString &text, OutputFormat format)
+{
+    appendMessage(text, m_formats[format]);
+}
+
+void OutputFormatter::appendMessage(const QString &text, const QTextCharFormat &format)
 {
     QTextCursor cursor(m_plainTextEdit->document());
     cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
 
     foreach (const FormattedText &output,
-             m_escapeCodeHandler->parseText(FormattedText(text, m_formats[format]))) {
+             m_escapeCodeHandler->parseText(FormattedText(text, format))) {
         int startPos = 0;
         int crPos = -1;
         while ((crPos = output.text.indexOf(QLatin1Char('\r'), startPos)) >= 0)  {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.h b/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.h
index 7fa6cc1639d..1924b2772b4 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
     void flush();
 
     virtual void appendMessage(const QString &text, OutputFormat format);
+    virtual void appendMessage(const QString &text, const QTextCharFormat &format);
     virtual void handleLink(const QString &href);
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseoutputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseoutputwindow.cpp
index 94b5d645f0a..be9413f6942 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseoutputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseoutputwindow.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 
+#include <utils/outputformatter.h>
+
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
 #include <QTextCharFormat>
 #include <QContextMenuEvent>
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ class OutputWindowPlainTextEdit : public QPlainTextEdit
 {
 public:
     explicit OutputWindowPlainTextEdit(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    ~OutputWindowPlainTextEdit();
 
     void appendLines(QString const& s, const QString &repository = QString());
     void appendLinesWithStyle(QString const& s, enum VcsBaseOutputWindow::MessageStyle style, const QString &repository = QString());
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ private:
     QTextCharFormat m_warningFormat;
     QTextCharFormat m_commandFormat;
     QTextCharFormat m_messageFormat;
+    Utils::OutputFormatter *m_formatter;
 };
 
 OutputWindowPlainTextEdit::OutputWindowPlainTextEdit(QWidget *parent) :
@@ -117,6 +121,13 @@ OutputWindowPlainTextEdit::OutputWindowPlainTextEdit(QWidget *parent) :
     m_warningFormat.setForeground(Qt::darkYellow);
     m_commandFormat.setFontWeight(QFont::Bold);
     m_messageFormat.setForeground(Qt::blue);
+    m_formatter = new Utils::OutputFormatter;
+    m_formatter->setPlainTextEdit(this);
+}
+
+OutputWindowPlainTextEdit::~OutputWindowPlainTextEdit()
+{
+    delete m_formatter;
 }
 
 // Search back for beginning of word
@@ -203,15 +214,10 @@ void OutputWindowPlainTextEdit::appendLines(QString const& s, const QString &rep
 
     const int previousLineCount = document()->lineCount();
 
-    // Avoid additional new line character generated by appendPlainText
-    if (s.endsWith(QLatin1Char('\n'))) {
-        QString truncated(s);
-        truncated.truncate(s.size() - 1);
-        appendPlainText(truncated);
-    }
-    else {
-        appendPlainText(s);
-    }
+    const QChar newLine(QLatin1Char('\n'));
+    const QChar lastChar = s.at(s.size() - 1);
+    const bool appendNewline = (lastChar != QLatin1Char('\r') && lastChar != newLine);
+    m_formatter->appendMessage(appendNewline ? s + newLine : s, currentCharFormat());
 
     // Scroll down
     moveCursor(QTextCursor::End);