diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
index 219f3993338..6568ed656e3 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ void ShellCommand::execute()
 
     QFuture<void> task = runAsync(&ShellCommand::run, this);
     d->m_watcher.setFuture(task);
-    if (!(d->m_flags & SuppressCommandLogging))
-        addTask(task);
+    emit executedAsync(task);
 }
 
 void ShellCommand::abort()
@@ -224,11 +223,6 @@ void ShellCommand::cancel()
     emit terminate();
 }
 
-void ShellCommand::addTask(QFuture<void> &future)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(future)
-}
-
 void ShellCommand::postRunCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(workingDirectory)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
index 17630ad69fe..11913fe272d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
@@ -148,13 +148,14 @@ signals:
     void appendCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const CommandLine &command);
     void appendMessage(const QString &text);
 
+    void executedAsync(const QFuture<void> &future);
+
 protected:
     void setEnvironment(const Environment &env);
     void setDisableUnixTerminal();
     int timeoutS() const;
 
 private:
-    virtual void addTask(QFuture<void> &future);
     virtual void postRunCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workDirectory);
     FilePath workDirectory(const FilePath &wd) const;
     void run(QFutureInterface<void> &future);
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index dfe6cbabb88..00e92d89582 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -77,10 +77,15 @@ VcsCommand::VcsCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const Environment &envi
     connect(this, &ShellCommand::appendError, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendError);
     connect(this, &ShellCommand::appendCommand, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendCommand);
     connect(this, &ShellCommand::appendMessage, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendMessage);
+
+    connect(this, &ShellCommand::executedAsync, this, &VcsCommand::addTask);
 }
 
-void VcsCommand::addTask(QFuture<void> &future)
+void VcsCommand::addTask(const QFuture<void> &future)
 {
+    if ((flags() & SuppressCommandLogging))
+        return;
+
     const QString name = displayName();
     const auto id = Id::fromString(name + QLatin1String(".action"));
     if (hasProgressParser()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
index 460462c3111..86239965614 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private:
     VcsCommand(const Utils::FilePath &defaultWorkingDirectory,
                const Utils::Environment &environment);
 
-    void addTask(QFuture<void> &future) override;
+    void addTask(const QFuture<void> &future);
     void postRunCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workDirectory) override;
 
     QPointer<Core::FutureProgress> m_progress;