diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
index 07c155a4c8f..578e3cb00d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+#include "futureprogress.h"
 #include "progressmanager_p.h"
 #include "progressbar.h"
 #include "progressview.h"
@@ -267,8 +268,6 @@ ProgressManagerPrivate::ProgressManagerPrivate(QObject *parent)
     m_hovered(false)
 {
     m_progressView = new ProgressView;
-    connect(m_progressView, SIGNAL(hasErrorChanged()), this, SLOT(updateSummaryProgressBar()));
-    connect(m_progressView, SIGNAL(fadeOfLastProgressStarted()), this, SLOT(updateSummaryProgressBar()));
     // withDelay, so the statusBarWidget has the chance to get the enter event
     connect(m_progressView, SIGNAL(hoveredChanged(bool)), this, SLOT(updateVisibilityWithDelay()));
     connect(ICore::instance(), SIGNAL(coreAboutToClose()), this, SLOT(cancelAllRunningTasks()));
@@ -276,6 +275,8 @@ ProgressManagerPrivate::ProgressManagerPrivate(QObject *parent)
 
 ProgressManagerPrivate::~ProgressManagerPrivate()
 {
+    qDeleteAll(m_taskList);
+    m_taskList.clear();
     ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::removeObject(m_statusBarWidgetContainer);
     delete m_statusBarWidgetContainer;
     cleanup();
@@ -379,11 +380,15 @@ void ProgressManagerPrivate::cancelAllRunningTasks()
 FutureProgress *ProgressManagerPrivate::addTask(const QFuture<void> &future, const QString &title,
                                                 const QString &type, ProgressFlags flags)
 {
+    // watch
     QFutureWatcher<void> *watcher = new QFutureWatcher<void>();
     m_runningTasks.insert(watcher, type);
     connect(watcher, SIGNAL(progressRangeChanged(int,int)), this, SLOT(updateSummaryProgressBar()));
     connect(watcher, SIGNAL(progressValueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(updateSummaryProgressBar()));
     connect(watcher, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(taskFinished()));
+    watcher->setFuture(future);
+
+    // handle application task
     if (flags & ShowInApplicationIcon) {
         if (m_applicationTask)
             disconnectApplicationTask();
@@ -396,9 +401,28 @@ FutureProgress *ProgressManagerPrivate::addTask(const QFuture<void> &future, con
                 this, SLOT(setApplicationProgressValue(int)));
         setApplicationProgressVisible(true);
     }
-    watcher->setFuture(future);
+
+    // create FutureProgress and manage task list
+    removeOldTasks(type);
+    if (m_taskList.size() == 10)
+        removeOneOldTask();
+    FutureProgress *progress = new FutureProgress;
+    progress->setTitle(title);
+    progress->setFuture(future);
+
+    m_progressView->addProgressWidget(progress);
+    m_taskList.append(progress);
+    progress->setType(type);
+    if (flags.testFlag(ProgressManager::KeepOnFinish))
+        progress->setKeepOnFinish(FutureProgress::KeepOnFinishTillUserInteraction);
+    else
+        progress->setKeepOnFinish(FutureProgress::HideOnFinish);
+    connect(progress, SIGNAL(hasErrorChanged()), this, SLOT(updateSummaryProgressBar()));
+    connect(progress, SIGNAL(removeMe()), this, SLOT(slotRemoveTask()));
+    connect(progress, SIGNAL(fadeStarted()), this, SLOT(updateSummaryProgressBar()));
+
     emit taskStarted(type);
-    return m_progressView->addTask(future, title, type, flags);
+    return progress;
 }
 
 ProgressView *ProgressManagerPrivate::progressView()
@@ -434,16 +458,16 @@ void ProgressManagerPrivate::disconnectApplicationTask()
 
 void ProgressManagerPrivate::updateSummaryProgressBar()
 {
-    m_summaryProgressBar->setError(m_progressView->hasError());
+    m_summaryProgressBar->setError(hasError());
     updateVisibility();
     if (m_runningTasks.isEmpty()) {
         m_summaryProgressBar->setFinished(true);
-        if (m_progressView->isEmpty() || m_progressView->isFading())
-            fadeAway();
+        if (m_taskList.isEmpty() || isLastFading())
+            fadeAwaySummaryProgress();
         return;
     }
 
-    stopFade();
+    stopFadeOfSummaryProgress();
 
     m_summaryProgressBar->setFinished(false);
     QMapIterator<QFutureWatcher<void> *, QString> it(m_runningTasks);
@@ -460,17 +484,17 @@ void ProgressManagerPrivate::updateSummaryProgressBar()
     m_summaryProgressBar->setValue(value);
 }
 
-void ProgressManagerPrivate::fadeAway()
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::fadeAwaySummaryProgress()
 {
-    stopFade();
+    stopFadeOfSummaryProgress();
     m_opacityAnimation = new QPropertyAnimation(m_opacityEffect, "opacity");
     m_opacityAnimation->setDuration(Utils::StyleHelper::progressFadeAnimationDuration);
     m_opacityAnimation->setEndValue(0.);
-    connect(m_opacityAnimation, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(fadeFinished()));
+    connect(m_opacityAnimation, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(summaryProgressFinishedFading()));
     m_opacityAnimation->start(QAbstractAnimation::DeleteWhenStopped);
 }
 
-void ProgressManagerPrivate::stopFade()
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::stopFadeOfSummaryProgress()
 {
     if (m_opacityAnimation) {
         m_opacityAnimation->stop();
@@ -479,10 +503,100 @@ void ProgressManagerPrivate::stopFade()
     }
 }
 
+bool ProgressManagerPrivate::hasError() const
+{
+    foreach (FutureProgress *progress, m_taskList)
+        if (progress->hasError())
+            return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool ProgressManagerPrivate::isLastFading() const
+{
+    if (m_taskList.isEmpty())
+        return false;
+    foreach (FutureProgress *progress, m_taskList) {
+        if (!progress->isFading()) // we still have progress bars that are not fading
+            return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::slotRemoveTask()
+{
+    FutureProgress *progress = qobject_cast<FutureProgress *>(sender());
+    QTC_ASSERT(progress, return);
+    QString type = progress->type();
+    removeTask(progress);
+    removeOldTasks(type, true);
+}
+
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::removeOldTasks(const QString &type, bool keepOne)
+{
+    bool firstFound = !keepOne; // start with false if we want to keep one
+    QList<FutureProgress *>::iterator i = m_taskList.end();
+    while (i != m_taskList.begin()) {
+        --i;
+        if ((*i)->type() == type) {
+            if (firstFound && ((*i)->future().isFinished() || (*i)->future().isCanceled())) {
+                deleteTask(*i);
+                i = m_taskList.erase(i);
+            }
+            firstFound = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::removeOneOldTask()
+{
+    if (m_taskList.isEmpty())
+        return;
+    // look for oldest ended process
+    for (QList<FutureProgress *>::iterator i = m_taskList.begin(); i != m_taskList.end(); ++i) {
+        if ((*i)->future().isFinished()) {
+            deleteTask(*i);
+            i = m_taskList.erase(i);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    // no ended process, look for a task type with multiple running tasks and remove the oldest one
+    for (QList<FutureProgress *>::iterator i = m_taskList.begin(); i != m_taskList.end(); ++i) {
+        QString type = (*i)->type();
+
+        int taskCount = 0;
+        foreach (FutureProgress *p, m_taskList)
+            if (p->type() == type)
+                ++taskCount;
+
+        if (taskCount > 1) { // don't care for optimizations it's only a handful of entries
+            deleteTask(*i);
+            i = m_taskList.erase(i);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // no ended process, no type with multiple processes, just remove the oldest task
+    FutureProgress *task = m_taskList.takeFirst();
+    deleteTask(task);
+}
+
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::removeTask(FutureProgress *task)
+{
+    m_taskList.removeAll(task);
+    deleteTask(task);
+}
+
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::deleteTask(FutureProgress *progress)
+{
+    m_progressView->removeProgressWidget(progress);
+    progress->hide();
+    progress->deleteLater();
+}
+
 void ProgressManagerPrivate::updateVisibility()
 {
     m_progressView->setVisible(m_progressViewPinned || m_hovered || m_progressView->isHovered());
-    m_summaryProgressBar->setVisible((!m_runningTasks.isEmpty() || !m_progressView->isEmpty())
+    m_summaryProgressBar->setVisible((!m_runningTasks.isEmpty() || !m_taskList.isEmpty())
                                      && !m_progressViewPinned);
 }
 
@@ -491,7 +605,7 @@ void ProgressManagerPrivate::updateVisibilityWithDelay()
     QTimer::singleShot(150, this, SLOT(updateVisibility()));
 }
 
-void ProgressManagerPrivate::fadeFinished()
+void ProgressManagerPrivate::summaryProgressFinishedFading()
 {
     m_summaryProgressBar->setVisible(false);
     m_opacityEffect->setOpacity(1.);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h
index 873789008cb..8c8de807f31 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h
@@ -77,17 +77,27 @@ private slots:
     void setApplicationProgressVisible(bool visible);
     void disconnectApplicationTask();
     void updateSummaryProgressBar();
-    void fadeAway();
-    void fadeFinished();
+    void fadeAwaySummaryProgress();
+    void summaryProgressFinishedFading();
     void progressDetailsToggled(bool checked);
     void updateVisibility();
     void updateVisibilityWithDelay();
 
+    void slotRemoveTask();
 private:
     void initInternal();
-    void stopFade();
+    void stopFadeOfSummaryProgress();
+
+    bool hasError() const;
+    bool isLastFading() const;
+
+    void removeOldTasks(const QString &type, bool keepOne = false);
+    void removeOneOldTask();
+    void removeTask(FutureProgress *task);
+    void deleteTask(FutureProgress *task);
 
     QPointer<ProgressView> m_progressView;
+    QList<FutureProgress *> m_taskList;
     QMap<QFutureWatcher<void> *, QString> m_runningTasks;
     QFutureWatcher<void> *m_applicationTask;
     Core::StatusBarWidget *m_statusBarWidgetContainer;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.cpp
index 695037a799c..212bcc60d44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "progressview.h"
-#include "futureprogress.h"
-
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
@@ -53,57 +50,16 @@ ProgressView::ProgressView(QWidget *parent)
 
 ProgressView::~ProgressView()
 {
-    qDeleteAll(m_taskList);
-    m_taskList.clear();
 }
 
-FutureProgress *ProgressView::addTask(const QFuture<void> &future,
-                                      const QString &title,
-                                      const QString &type,
-                                      ProgressManager::ProgressFlags flags)
+void ProgressView::addProgressWidget(QWidget *widget)
 {
-    removeOldTasks(type);
-    if (m_taskList.size() == 10)
-        removeOneOldTask();
-    FutureProgress *progress = new FutureProgress(this);
-    progress->setTitle(title);
-    progress->setFuture(future);
-
-    m_layout->insertWidget(0, progress);
-    m_taskList.append(progress);
-    progress->setType(type);
-    if (flags.testFlag(ProgressManager::KeepOnFinish))
-        progress->setKeepOnFinish(FutureProgress::KeepOnFinishTillUserInteraction);
-    else
-        progress->setKeepOnFinish(FutureProgress::HideOnFinish);
-    connect(progress, SIGNAL(hasErrorChanged()), this, SIGNAL(hasErrorChanged()));
-    connect(progress, SIGNAL(removeMe()), this, SLOT(slotRemoveTask()));
-    connect(progress, SIGNAL(fadeStarted()), this, SLOT(checkForLastProgressFading()));
-    return progress;
+    m_layout->insertWidget(0, widget);
 }
 
-bool ProgressView::hasError() const
+void ProgressView::removeProgressWidget(QWidget *widget)
 {
-    foreach (FutureProgress *progress, m_taskList)
-        if (progress->hasError())
-            return true;
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool ProgressView::isFading() const
-{
-    if (m_taskList.isEmpty())
-        return false;
-    foreach (FutureProgress *progress, m_taskList) {
-        if (!progress->isFading()) // we still have progress bars that are not fading, do nothing
-            return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool ProgressView::isEmpty() const
-{
-    return m_taskList.isEmpty();
+    m_layout->removeWidget(widget);
 }
 
 bool ProgressView::isHovered() const
@@ -146,29 +102,6 @@ bool ProgressView::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
     return false;
 }
 
-void ProgressView::removeOldTasks(const QString &type, bool keepOne)
-{
-    bool firstFound = !keepOne; // start with false if we want to keep one
-    QList<FutureProgress *>::iterator i = m_taskList.end();
-    while (i != m_taskList.begin()) {
-        --i;
-        if ((*i)->type() == type) {
-            if (firstFound && ((*i)->future().isFinished() || (*i)->future().isCanceled())) {
-                deleteTask(*i);
-                i = m_taskList.erase(i);
-            }
-            firstFound = true;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void ProgressView::deleteTask(FutureProgress *progress)
-{
-    layout()->removeWidget(progress);
-    progress->hide();
-    progress->deleteLater();
-}
-
 void ProgressView::reposition()
 {
     if (!parentWidget() || !m_referenceWidget)
@@ -177,57 +110,3 @@ void ProgressView::reposition()
             m_referenceWidget->mapTo(parentWidget(), m_referenceWidget->rect().topRight());
     move(topRightReferenceInParent - rect().bottomRight());
 }
-
-void ProgressView::removeOneOldTask()
-{
-    if (m_taskList.isEmpty())
-        return;
-    // look for oldest ended process
-    for (QList<FutureProgress *>::iterator i = m_taskList.begin(); i != m_taskList.end(); ++i) {
-        if ((*i)->future().isFinished()) {
-            deleteTask(*i);
-            i = m_taskList.erase(i);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-    // no ended process, look for a task type with multiple running tasks and remove the oldest one
-    for (QList<FutureProgress *>::iterator i = m_taskList.begin(); i != m_taskList.end(); ++i) {
-        QString type = (*i)->type();
-
-        int taskCount = 0;
-        foreach (FutureProgress *p, m_taskList)
-            if (p->type() == type)
-                ++taskCount;
-
-        if (taskCount > 1) { // don't care for optimizations it's only a handful of entries
-            deleteTask(*i);
-            i = m_taskList.erase(i);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // no ended process, no type with multiple processes, just remove the oldest task
-    FutureProgress *task = m_taskList.takeFirst();
-    deleteTask(task);
-}
-
-void ProgressView::removeTask(FutureProgress *task)
-{
-    m_taskList.removeAll(task);
-    deleteTask(task);
-}
-
-void ProgressView::slotRemoveTask()
-{
-    FutureProgress *progress = qobject_cast<FutureProgress *>(sender());
-    QTC_ASSERT(progress, return);
-    QString type = progress->type();
-    removeTask(progress);
-    removeOldTasks(type, true);
-}
-
-void ProgressView::checkForLastProgressFading()
-{
-    if (isEmpty() || isFading())
-        emit fadeOfLastProgressStarted();
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.h
index 1cff2dcd17c..51335c8aaa3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressview.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include "progressmanager.h"
 
-#include <QFuture>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Core {
 
-class FutureProgress;
-
 namespace Internal {
 
 class ProgressView : public QWidget
@@ -54,15 +51,9 @@ public:
     ProgressView(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~ProgressView();
 
-    /** The returned FutureProgress instance is guaranteed to live till next main loop event processing (deleteLater). */
-    FutureProgress *addTask(const QFuture<void> &future,
-                            const QString &title,
-                            const QString &type,
-                            ProgressManager::ProgressFlags flags);
+    void addProgressWidget(QWidget *widget);
+    void removeProgressWidget(QWidget *widget);
 
-    bool hasError() const;
-    bool isFading() const;
-    bool isEmpty() const;
     bool isHovered() const;
 
     void setReferenceWidget(QWidget *widget);
@@ -72,23 +63,12 @@ protected:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event);
 
 signals:
-    void hasErrorChanged();
-    void fadeOfLastProgressStarted();
     void hoveredChanged(bool hovered);
 
-private slots:
-    void slotRemoveTask();
-    void checkForLastProgressFading();
-
 private:
-    void removeOldTasks(const QString &type, bool keepOne = false);
-    void removeOneOldTask();
-    void removeTask(FutureProgress *task);
-    void deleteTask(FutureProgress *task);
     void reposition();
 
     QVBoxLayout *m_layout;
-    QList<FutureProgress *> m_taskList;
     QWidget *m_referenceWidget;
     bool m_hovered;
 };