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
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    if (m_plugin) {
-        m_plugin->disconnect(this);
+    // Disconnect everything and connect needed after.
+    for (const auto &i : qAsConst(m_plugins)) {
+        i.first->disconnect(this);
     }
 
     m_plugin = searchPlugin(rootItem.url());
@@ -191,13 +192,26 @@
             m_dirVerificationTimer->setInterval(100);
         }
         updateItemStates();
-    } else if (m_versionedDirectory) {
-        m_versionedDirectory = false;
+    } else {
+        if (m_versionedDirectory) {
+            m_versionedDirectory = false;
 
-        // The directory is not versioned. Reset the verification timer to a higher
-        // value, so that browsing through non-versioned directories is not slown down
-        // by an immediate verification.
-        m_dirVerificationTimer->setInterval(500);
+            // The directory is not versioned. Reset the verification timer to a higher
+            // value, so that browsing through non-versioned directories is not slown down
+            // by an immediate verification.
+            m_dirVerificationTimer->setInterval(500);
+        }
+
+        // Connect everything: the directory is not versioned so every plugin can do
+        // KVersionControlPlugin::outOfVersionControlActions() with appropriate messages.
+        for (const auto &i : qAsConst(m_plugins)) {
+            connect(i.first, &KVersionControlPlugin::infoMessage,
+                    this, &VersionControlObserver::infoMessage);
+            connect(i.first, &KVersionControlPlugin::errorMessage,
+                    this, &VersionControlObserver::errorMessage);
+            connect(i.first, &KVersionControlPlugin::operationCompletedMessage,
+                    this, &VersionControlObserver::operationCompletedMessage);
+        }
     }
 }