diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
index 15ddd709c1a..2a8d4894886 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ void ShellCommand::addTask(QFuture<void> &future)
     Q_UNUSED(future)
 }
 
+void ShellCommand::postRunCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(workingDirectory)
+}
+
 int ShellCommand::timeoutS() const
 {
     return std::accumulate(d->m_jobs.cbegin(), d->m_jobs.cend(), 0,
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ void ShellCommand::runCommand(QtcProcess &proc,
             emit appendError(proc.exitMessage());
         }
     }
+    postRunCommand(dir);
 }
 
 void ShellCommand::runFullySynchronous(QtcProcess &process, const FilePath &workingDirectory)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
index 30167fd2af8..7d3a89711c8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ public:
     // This is called once per job in a thread.
     // When called from the UI thread it will execute fully synchronously, so no signals will
     // be triggered!
-    virtual void runCommand(QtcProcess &process,
-                            const CommandLine &command,
-                            const FilePath &workingDirectory = {});
+    void runCommand(QtcProcess &process, const CommandLine &command,
+                    const FilePath &workingDirectory = {});
 
     void cancel();
 
@@ -149,12 +148,13 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
     virtual Environment environment() const;
-    virtual void addTask(QFuture<void> &future);
     void setDisableUnixTerminal();
     int timeoutS() const;
     FilePath workDirectory(const FilePath &wd) const;
 
 private:
+    virtual void addTask(QFuture<void> &future);
+    virtual void postRunCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workDirectory);
     void run(QFutureInterface<void> &future);
 
     // Run without a event loop in fully blocking mode. No signals will be delivered.
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index e2d8ed77950..c290e2d778e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ Environment VcsCommand::environment() const
     return env;
 }
 
-void VcsCommand::runCommand(QtcProcess &proc,
-                            const CommandLine &command,
-                            const FilePath &workingDirectory)
-{
-    ShellCommand::runCommand(proc, command, workingDirectory);
-    emitRepositoryChanged(workingDirectory);
-}
-
 void VcsCommand::addTask(QFuture<void> &future)
 {
     const QString name = displayName();
@@ -114,13 +106,13 @@ void VcsCommand::addTask(QFuture<void> &future)
     Internal::VcsPlugin::addFuture(future);
 }
 
-void VcsCommand::emitRepositoryChanged(const FilePath &workingDirectory)
+void VcsCommand::postRunCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory)
 {
     if (m_preventRepositoryChanged || !(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(workDirectory(workingDirectory));
+    VcsManager::emitRepositoryChanged(workingDirectory);
 }
 
 } // namespace VcsBase
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
index a59eba10680..80fa69dcc8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
@@ -48,16 +48,12 @@ public:
 
     VcsCommand(const Utils::FilePath &defaultWorkingDirectory, const Utils::Environment &environment);
 
-    void runCommand(Utils::QtcProcess &process,
-                    const Utils::CommandLine &command,
-                    const Utils::FilePath &workDirectory = {}) override;
-
 protected:
     Utils::Environment environment() const override;
-    void addTask(QFuture<void> &future) override;
 
 private:
-    void emitRepositoryChanged(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory);
+    void addTask(QFuture<void> &future) override;
+    void postRunCommand(const Utils::FilePath &workDirectory) override;
 
     QPointer<Core::FutureProgress> m_progress;
     bool m_preventRepositoryChanged;