diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 15503abec47..3de179f8091 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,11 @@ void SshProcessInterface::handleReadyReadStandardOutput(const QByteArray &output
     emit readyRead(outputData, {});
 }
 
+void SshProcessInterface::handleReadyReadStandardError(const QByteArray &errorData)
+{
+    emit readyRead({}, errorData);
+}
+
 void SshProcessInterface::emitStarted(qint64 processId)
 {
     d->m_processId = processId;
@@ -641,10 +646,20 @@ void LinuxProcessInterface::handleReadyReadStandardOutput(const QByteArray &outp
 
     emitStarted(processId);
 
-    if (!m_output.isEmpty())
-        emit readyRead(m_output, {});
+    if (!m_output.isEmpty() || !m_error.isEmpty())
+        emit readyRead(m_output, m_error);
 
     m_output.clear();
+    m_error.clear();
+}
+
+void LinuxProcessInterface::handleReadyReadStandardError(const QByteArray &errorData)
+{
+    if (m_pidParsed) {
+        emit readyRead({}, errorData);
+        return;
+    }
+    m_error.append(errorData);
 }
 
 SshProcessInterfacePrivate::SshProcessInterfacePrivate(SshProcessInterface *sshInterface,
@@ -721,12 +736,16 @@ void SshProcessInterfacePrivate::handleDone()
 
 void SshProcessInterfacePrivate::handleReadyReadStandardOutput()
 {
-    q->handleReadyReadStandardOutput(m_process.readAllStandardOutput()); // by default emits signal. linux impl does custom parsing for processId and emits delayed start() - only when terminal is off
+    // By default emits signal. LinuxProcessImpl does custom parsing for processId
+    // and emits delayed start() - only when terminal is off.
+    q->handleReadyReadStandardOutput(m_process.readAllStandardOutput());
 }
 
 void SshProcessInterfacePrivate::handleReadyReadStandardError()
 {
-    emit q->readyRead({}, m_process.readAllStandardError());
+    // By default emits signal. LinuxProcessImpl buffers the error channel until
+    // it emits delayed start() - only when terminal is off.
+    q->handleReadyReadStandardError(m_process.readAllStandardError());
 }
 
 void SshProcessInterfacePrivate::clearForStart()
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxprocessinterface.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxprocessinterface.h
index 57572f9dbc7..85ea19d4c01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxprocessinterface.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxprocessinterface.h
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ private:
 
     void handleStarted(qint64 processId) final;
     void handleReadyReadStandardOutput(const QByteArray &outputData) final;
+    void handleReadyReadStandardError(const QByteArray &errorData) final;
 
     QString fullCommandLine(const Utils::CommandLine &commandLine) const final;
 
     QByteArray m_output;
+    QByteArray m_error;
     bool m_pidParsed = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshprocessinterface.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshprocessinterface.h
index 1ea9c296fa1..241b4c0c87e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshprocessinterface.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshprocessinterface.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ protected:
 private:
     virtual void handleStarted(qint64 processId);
     virtual void handleReadyReadStandardOutput(const QByteArray &outputData);
+    virtual void handleReadyReadStandardError(const QByteArray &errorData);
 
     virtual QString fullCommandLine(const Utils::CommandLine &commandLine) const = 0;