diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 #endif
 
     m_versionControlObserver = new VersionControlObserver(this);
+    m_versionControlObserver->setView(this);
     m_versionControlObserver->setModel(m_model);
     connect(m_versionControlObserver, &VersionControlObserver::infoMessage, this, &DolphinView::infoMessage);
     connect(m_versionControlObserver, &VersionControlObserver::errorMessage, this, &DolphinView::errorMessage);
diff --git a/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.h b/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.h
--- a/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.h
+++ b/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 class QTimer;
 class UpdateItemStatesThread;
 
+class DolphinView;
+
 /**
  * @brief Observes all version control plugins.
  *
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@
 
     void setModel(KFileItemModel* model);
     KFileItemModel* model() const;
+    void setView(DolphinView* view);
+    DolphinView* view() const;
 
     QList<QAction*> actions(const KFileItemList& items) const;
 
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@
     bool m_silentUpdate; // if true, no messages will be send during the update
                          // of version states
 
+    DolphinView* m_view;
     KFileItemModel* m_model;
 
     QTimer* m_dirVerificationTimer;
diff --git a/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.cpp b/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.cpp
--- a/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.cpp
+++ b/src/views/versioncontrol/versioncontrolobserver.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "dolphin_versioncontrolsettings.h"
 #include "dolphindebug.h"
+#include "views/dolphinview.h"
 #include "kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h"
 #include "updateitemstatesthread.h"
 
@@ -85,6 +86,26 @@
     return m_model;
 }
 
+void VersionControlObserver::setView(DolphinView* view)
+{
+    if (m_view) {
+        disconnect(m_view, &DolphinView::activated,
+                   this, &VersionControlObserver::delayedDirectoryVerification);
+    }
+
+    m_view = view;
+
+    if (m_view) {
+        connect(m_view, &DolphinView::activated,
+                this, &VersionControlObserver::delayedDirectoryVerification);
+    }
+}
+
+DolphinView* VersionControlObserver::view() const
+{
+    return m_view;
+}
+
 QList<QAction*> VersionControlObserver::actions(const KFileItemList& items) const
 {
     bool hasNullItems = false;