diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp
index 90c52f16ef3..0c5c36f8d0c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.cpp
@@ -146,16 +146,6 @@ void ActionBuilder::setOnTriggered(const std::function<void ()> &func)
     QObject::connect(d->action, &QAction::triggered, d->action, func);
 }
 
-void ActionBuilder::setOnTriggered(QObject *guard, const std::function<void()> &func)
-{
-    QObject::connect(d->action, &QAction::triggered, guard, func);
-}
-
-void ActionBuilder::setOnTriggered(QObject *guard, const std::function<void(bool)> &func)
-{
-    QObject::connect(d->action, &QAction::triggered, guard, func);
-}
-
 void ActionBuilder::setOnToggled(QObject *guard, const std::function<void (bool)> &func)
 {
     QObject::connect(d->action, &QAction::toggled, guard, func);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h
index ce6f12a4938..564d7202546 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h
@@ -44,9 +44,20 @@ public:
     void setCommandDescription(const QString &desc);
     void setContainer(Utils::Id containerId, Utils::Id groupId = {}, bool needsToExist = true);
     void setOnTriggered(const std::function<void()> &func);
-    void setOnTriggered(QObject *guard, const std::function<void()> &func);
-    void setOnTriggered(QObject *guard, const std::function<void(bool)> &func);
     void setOnToggled(QObject *guard, const std::function<void(bool)> &func);
+
+    template<class T, typename F>
+    void setOnTriggered(T *guard,
+                        F &&function,
+                        Qt::ConnectionType connectionType = Qt::AutoConnection)
+    {
+        QObject::connect(commandAction(),
+                         &QAction::triggered,
+                         guard,
+                         std::forward<F>(function),
+                         connectionType);
+    }
+
     void setDefaultKeySequence(const QKeySequence &seq);
     void setDefaultKeySequences(const QList<QKeySequence> &seqs);
     void setDefaultKeySequence(const QString &mac, const QString &nonMac);