diff --git a/kdevplatform/project/abstractfilemanagerplugin.cpp b/kdevplatform/project/abstractfilemanagerplugin.cpp
index 5ad558fc7f..09960eabfe 100644
--- a/kdevplatform/project/abstractfilemanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/kdevplatform/project/abstractfilemanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -1,661 +1,666 @@
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 #include "abstractfilemanagerplugin.h"
 
 #include "filemanagerlistjob.h"
 #include "projectmodel.h"
 #include "helper.h"
 
 #include <QHashIterator>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QApplication>
 
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KDirWatch>
 
 #include <interfaces/iproject.h>
 #include <interfaces/icore.h>
 #include <interfaces/iprojectcontroller.h>
 #include <serialization/indexedstring.h>
 
 #include "projectfiltermanager.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 #define ifDebug(x)
 
 using namespace KDevelop;
 
 //BEGIN Helper
 
 namespace {
 
 /**
  * Returns the parent folder item for a given item or the project root item if there is no parent.
  */
 ProjectFolderItem* getParentFolder(ProjectBaseItem* item)
 {
     if ( item->parent() ) {
         return static_cast<ProjectFolderItem*>(item->parent());
     } else {
         return item->project()->projectItem();
     }
 }
 
 }
 
 //END Helper
 
 //BEGIN Private
 
 class KDevelop::AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate
 {
 public:
     explicit AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate(AbstractFileManagerPlugin* qq)
         : q(qq)
     {
     }
 
     AbstractFileManagerPlugin* q;
 
     /**
      * The just returned must be started in one way or another for this method
      * to have any affect. The job will then auto-delete itself upon completion.
      */
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT KIO::Job* eventuallyReadFolder(ProjectFolderItem* item);
     void addJobItems(FileManagerListJob* job,
                      ProjectFolderItem* baseItem,
                      const KIO::UDSEntryList& entries);
 
     void deleted(const QString &path);
     void created(const QString &path);
 
     void projectClosing(IProject* project);
     void jobFinished(KJob* job);
 
     /// Stops watching the given folder for changes, only useful for local files.
     void stopWatcher(ProjectFolderItem* folder);
     /// Continues watching the given folder for changes.
     void continueWatcher(ProjectFolderItem* folder);
     /// Common renaming function.
     bool rename(ProjectBaseItem* item, const Path& newPath);
 
     void removeFolder(ProjectFolderItem* folder);
 
     QHash<IProject*, KDirWatch*> m_watchers;
     QHash<IProject*, QList<FileManagerListJob*> > m_projectJobs;
     QVector<QString> m_stoppedFolders;
     ProjectFilterManager m_filters;
 };
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::projectClosing(IProject* project)
 {
     if ( m_projectJobs.contains(project) ) {
         // make sure the import job does not live longer than the project
         // see also addLotsOfFiles test
         foreach( FileManagerListJob* job, m_projectJobs[project] ) {
             qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "killing project job:" << job;
             job->abort();
         }
         m_projectJobs.remove(project);
     }
     delete m_watchers.take(project);
     m_filters.remove(project);
 }
 
 KIO::Job* AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::eventuallyReadFolder(ProjectFolderItem* item)
 {
     FileManagerListJob* listJob = new FileManagerListJob( item );
     m_projectJobs[ item->project() ] << listJob;
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "adding job" << listJob << item << item->path() << "for project" << item->project();
 
     q->connect( listJob, &FileManagerListJob::finished,
                 q, [&] (KJob* job) { jobFinished(job); } );
 
     q->connect( listJob, &FileManagerListJob::entries,
                 q, [&] (FileManagerListJob* job, ProjectFolderItem* baseItem, const KIO::UDSEntryList& entries) {
                     addJobItems(job, baseItem, entries); } );
 
     return listJob;
 }
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::jobFinished(KJob* job)
 {
     FileManagerListJob* gmlJob = qobject_cast<FileManagerListJob*>(job);
     if (gmlJob) {
         ifDebug(qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << job << gmlJob << gmlJob->item();)
         m_projectJobs[ gmlJob->item()->project() ].removeOne( gmlJob );
     } else {
         // job emitted its finished signal from its destructor
         // ensure we don't keep a dangling point in our list
         foreach (auto jobs, m_projectJobs) {
             if (jobs.removeOne(reinterpret_cast<FileManagerListJob*>(job))) {
                 break;
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::addJobItems(FileManagerListJob* job,
                                                      ProjectFolderItem* baseItem,
                                                      const KIO::UDSEntryList& entries)
 {
     if ( entries.empty() ) {
         return;
     }
 
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "reading entries of" << baseItem->path();
 
     // build lists of valid files and folders with paths relative to the project folder
     Path::List files;
     Path::List folders;
     foreach ( const KIO::UDSEntry& entry, entries ) {
         QString name = entry.stringValue( KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME );
         if (name == QLatin1String(".") || name == QLatin1String("..")) {
             continue;
         }
 
         Path path(baseItem->path(), name);
 
         if ( !q->isValid( path, entry.isDir(), baseItem->project() ) ) {
             continue;
         } else {
             if ( entry.isDir() ) {
                 if( entry.isLink() ) {
                     const Path linkedPath = baseItem->path().cd(entry.stringValue( KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_LINK_DEST ));
                     // make sure we don't end in an infinite loop
                     if( linkedPath.isParentOf( baseItem->project()->path() ) ||
                         baseItem->project()->path().isParentOf( linkedPath ) ||
                         linkedPath == baseItem->project()->path() )
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
                 folders << path;
             } else {
                 files << path;
             }
         }
     }
 
     ifDebug(qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "valid folders:" << folders;)
     ifDebug(qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "valid files:" << files;)
 
     // remove obsolete rows
     for ( int j = 0; j < baseItem->rowCount(); ++j ) {
         if ( ProjectFolderItem* f = baseItem->child(j)->folder() ) {
             // check if this is still a valid folder
             int index = folders.indexOf( f->path() );
             if ( index == -1 ) {
                 // folder got removed or is now invalid
                 removeFolder(f);
                 --j;
             } else {
                 // this folder already exists in the view
                 folders.remove( index );
                 // no need to add this item, but we still want to recurse into it
                 job->addSubDir( f );
                 emit q->reloadedFolderItem( f );
             }
         } else if ( ProjectFileItem* f =  baseItem->child(j)->file() ) {
             // check if this is still a valid file
             int index = files.indexOf( f->path() );
             if ( index == -1 ) {
                 // file got removed or is now invalid
                 ifDebug(qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "removing file:" << f << f->path();)
                 baseItem->removeRow( j );
                 --j;
             } else {
                 // this file already exists in the view
                 files.remove( index );
                 emit q->reloadedFileItem( f );
             }
         }
     }
 
     // add new rows
     foreach ( const Path& path, files ) {
         ProjectFileItem* file = q->createFileItem( baseItem->project(), path, baseItem );
         if (file) {
             emit q->fileAdded( file );
         }
     }
     foreach ( const Path& path, folders ) {
         ProjectFolderItem* folder = q->createFolderItem( baseItem->project(), path, baseItem );
         if (folder) {
             emit q->folderAdded( folder );
             job->addSubDir( folder );
         }
     }
 }
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::created(const QString& path_)
 {
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "created:" << path_;
     QFileInfo info(path_);
 
     ///FIXME: share memory with parent
     const Path path(path_);
     const IndexedString indexedPath(path.pathOrUrl());
     const IndexedString indexedParent(path.parent().pathOrUrl());
 
     QHashIterator<IProject*, KDirWatch*> it(m_watchers);
     while (it.hasNext()) {
         const auto p = it.next().key();
         if ( !p->projectItem()->model() ) {
             // not yet finished with loading
             // FIXME: how should this be handled? see unit test
             continue;
         }
         if ( !q->isValid(path, info.isDir(), p) ) {
             continue;
         }
         if ( info.isDir() ) {
             bool found = false;
             foreach ( ProjectFolderItem* folder, p->foldersForPath(indexedPath) ) {
                 // exists already in this project, happens e.g. when we restart the dirwatcher
                 // or if we delete and remove folders consecutively https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260741
                 qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "force reload of" << path << folder;
                 auto job = eventuallyReadFolder( folder );
                 job->start();
                 found = true;
             }
             if ( found ) {
                 continue;
             }
         } else if (!p->filesForPath(indexedPath).isEmpty()) {
             // also gets triggered for kate's backup files
             continue;
         }
         foreach ( ProjectFolderItem* parentItem, p->foldersForPath(indexedParent) ) {
             if ( info.isDir() ) {
                 ProjectFolderItem* folder = q->createFolderItem( p, path, parentItem );
                 if (folder) {
                     emit q->folderAdded( folder );
                     auto job = eventuallyReadFolder( folder );
                     job->start();
                 }
             } else {
                 ProjectFileItem* file = q->createFileItem( p, path, parentItem );
                 if (file) {
                     emit q->fileAdded( file );
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::deleted(const QString& path_)
 {
     if ( QFile::exists(path_) ) {
         // stopDirScan...
         return;
     }
     // ensure that the path is not inside a stopped folder
     foreach(const QString& folder, m_stoppedFolders) {
         if (path_.startsWith(folder)) {
             return;
         }
     }
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "deleted:" << path_;
 
     const Path path(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path_));
     const IndexedString indexed(path.pathOrUrl());
 
     QHashIterator<IProject*, KDirWatch*> it(m_watchers);
     while (it.hasNext()) {
         const auto p = it.next().key();
         if (path == p->path()) {
             KMessageBox::error(qApp->activeWindow(),
                                i18n("The base folder of project <b>%1</b>"
                                     " got deleted or moved outside of KDevelop.\n"
                                     "The project has to be closed.", p->name()),
                                i18n("Project Folder Deleted") );
             ICore::self()->projectController()->closeProject(p);
             continue;
         }
         if ( !p->projectItem()->model() ) {
             // not yet finished with loading
             // FIXME: how should this be handled? see unit test
             continue;
         }
         foreach ( ProjectFolderItem* item, p->foldersForPath(indexed) ) {
             removeFolder(item);
         }
         foreach ( ProjectFileItem* item, p->filesForPath(indexed) ) {
             emit q->fileRemoved(item);
             ifDebug(qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "removing file" << item;)
             item->parent()->removeRow(item->row());
         }
     }
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::rename(ProjectBaseItem* item, const Path& newPath)
 {
     if ( !q->isValid(newPath, true, item->project()) ) {
         int cancel = KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( qApp->activeWindow(),
             i18n("You tried to rename '%1' to '%2', but the latter is filtered and will be hidden.\n"
                  "Do you want to continue?", item->text(), newPath.lastPathSegment()),
             QString(), KStandardGuiItem::cont(), KStandardGuiItem::cancel(), QStringLiteral("GenericManagerRenameToFiltered")
         );
         if ( cancel == KMessageBox::Cancel ) {
             return false;
         }
     }
     foreach ( ProjectFolderItem* parent, item->project()->foldersForPath(IndexedString(newPath.parent().pathOrUrl())) ) {
         if ( parent->folder() ) {
             stopWatcher(parent);
             const Path source = item->path();
             bool success = renameUrl( item->project(), source.toUrl(), newPath.toUrl() );
             if ( success ) {
                 item->setPath( newPath );
                 item->parent()->takeRow( item->row() );
                 parent->appendRow( item );
                 if (item->file()) {
                     emit q->fileRenamed(source, item->file());
                 } else {
                     Q_ASSERT(item->folder());
                     emit q->folderRenamed(source, item->folder());
                 }
             }
             continueWatcher(parent);
             return success;
         }
     }
     return false;
 }
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::stopWatcher(ProjectFolderItem* folder)
 {
     if ( !folder->path().isLocalFile() ) {
         return;
     }
     Q_ASSERT(m_watchers.contains(folder->project()));
     const QString path = folder->path().toLocalFile();
     m_watchers[folder->project()]->stopDirScan(path);
     m_stoppedFolders.append(path);
 }
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::continueWatcher(ProjectFolderItem* folder)
 {
     if ( !folder->path().isLocalFile() ) {
         return;
     }
-    Q_ASSERT(m_watchers.contains(folder->project()));
+    auto watcher = m_watchers.value(folder->project(), nullptr);
+    Q_ASSERT(watcher);
     const QString path = folder->path().toLocalFile();
-    m_watchers[folder->project()]->restartDirScan(path);
+    if (!watcher->restartDirScan(path)) {
+        // path wasn't being watched yet - can we be 100% certain of that will never happen?
+        qCWarning(FILEMANAGER) << "Folder" << path << "in project" << folder->project()->name() << "wasn't yet being watched";
+        watcher->addDir(path);
+    }
     const int idx = m_stoppedFolders.indexOf(path);
     if (idx != -1) {
         m_stoppedFolders.remove(idx);
     }
 }
 
 bool isChildItem(ProjectBaseItem* parent, ProjectBaseItem* child)
 {
     do {
         if (child == parent) {
             return true;
         }
         child = child->parent();
     } while(child);
     return false;
 }
 
 void AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate::removeFolder(ProjectFolderItem* folder)
 {
     ifDebug(qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "removing folder:" << folder << folder->path();)
     foreach(FileManagerListJob* job, m_projectJobs[folder->project()]) {
         if (isChildItem(folder, job->item())) {
             qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "killing list job for removed folder" << job << folder->path();
             job->abort();
             Q_ASSERT(!m_projectJobs.value(folder->project()).contains(job));
         } else {
             job->removeSubDir(folder);
         }
     }
     folder->parent()->removeRow( folder->row() );
 }
 
 //END Private
 
 //BEGIN Plugin
 
 AbstractFileManagerPlugin::AbstractFileManagerPlugin( const QString& componentName,
                                                       QObject *parent,
                                                       const QVariantList & /*args*/ )
     : IProjectFileManager(),
       IPlugin( componentName, parent ),
       d(new AbstractFileManagerPluginPrivate(this))
 {
     connect(core()->projectController(), &IProjectController::projectClosing,
             this, [&] (IProject* project) { d->projectClosing(project); });
 }
 
 AbstractFileManagerPlugin::~AbstractFileManagerPlugin() = default;
 
 IProjectFileManager::Features AbstractFileManagerPlugin::features() const
 {
     return Features( Folders | Files );
 }
 
 QList<ProjectFolderItem*> AbstractFileManagerPlugin::parse( ProjectFolderItem *item )
 {
     // we are async, can't return anything here
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "note: parse will always return an empty list";
     Q_UNUSED(item);
     return QList<ProjectFolderItem*>();
 }
 
 ProjectFolderItem *AbstractFileManagerPlugin::import( IProject *project )
 {
     ProjectFolderItem *projectRoot = createFolderItem( project, project->path(), nullptr );
     emit folderAdded( projectRoot );
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "imported new project" << project->name() << "at" << projectRoot->path();
 
     ///TODO: check if this works for remote files when something gets changed through another KDE app
     if ( project->path().isLocalFile() ) {
         d->m_watchers[project] = new KDirWatch( project );
 
         connect(d->m_watchers[project], &KDirWatch::created,
                 this, [&] (const QString& path_) { d->created(path_); });
         connect(d->m_watchers[project], &KDirWatch::deleted,
                 this, [&] (const QString& path_) { d->deleted(path_); });
 
         d->m_watchers[project]->addDir(project->path().toLocalFile(), KDirWatch::WatchSubDirs | KDirWatch:: WatchFiles );
     }
 
     d->m_filters.add(project);
 
     return projectRoot;
 }
 
 KJob* AbstractFileManagerPlugin::createImportJob(ProjectFolderItem* item)
 {
     return d->eventuallyReadFolder(item);
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPlugin::reload( ProjectFolderItem* item )
 {
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "reloading item" << item->path();
     auto job = d->eventuallyReadFolder( item->folder() );
     job->start();
     return true;
 }
 
 ProjectFolderItem* AbstractFileManagerPlugin::addFolder( const Path& folder,
         ProjectFolderItem * parent )
 {
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "adding folder" << folder << "to" << parent->path();
     ProjectFolderItem* created = nullptr;
     d->stopWatcher(parent);
     if ( createFolder(folder.toUrl()) ) {
         created = createFolderItem( parent->project(), folder, parent );
         if (created) {
             emit folderAdded(created);
         }
     }
     d->continueWatcher(parent);
     return created;
 }
 
 
 ProjectFileItem* AbstractFileManagerPlugin::addFile( const Path& file,
         ProjectFolderItem * parent )
 {
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "adding file" << file << "to" << parent->path();
     ProjectFileItem* created = nullptr;
     d->stopWatcher(parent);
     if ( createFile(file.toUrl()) ) {
         created = createFileItem( parent->project(), file, parent );
         if (created) {
             emit fileAdded(created);
         }
     }
     d->continueWatcher(parent);
     return created;
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPlugin::renameFolder(ProjectFolderItem* folder, const Path& newPath)
 {
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "trying to rename a folder:" << folder->path() << newPath;
     return d->rename(folder, newPath);
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPlugin::renameFile(ProjectFileItem* file, const Path& newPath)
 {
     qCDebug(FILEMANAGER) << "trying to rename a file:" << file->path() << newPath;
     return d->rename(file, newPath);
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPlugin::removeFilesAndFolders(const QList<ProjectBaseItem*> &items)
 {
     bool success = true;
     foreach(ProjectBaseItem* item, items)
     {
         Q_ASSERT(item->folder() || item->file());
 
         ProjectFolderItem* parent = getParentFolder(item);
         d->stopWatcher(parent);
 
         success &= removeUrl(parent->project(), item->path().toUrl(), true);
         if ( success ) {
             if (item->file()) {
                 emit fileRemoved(item->file());
             } else {
                 Q_ASSERT(item->folder());
                 emit folderRemoved(item->folder());
             }
             item->parent()->removeRow( item->row() );
         }
 
         d->continueWatcher(parent);
         if ( !success )
             break;
     }
     return success;
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPlugin::moveFilesAndFolders(const QList< ProjectBaseItem* >& items, ProjectFolderItem* newParent)
 {
     bool success = true;
     foreach(ProjectBaseItem* item, items)
     {
         Q_ASSERT(item->folder() || item->file());
 
         ProjectFolderItem* oldParent = getParentFolder(item);
         d->stopWatcher(oldParent);
         d->stopWatcher(newParent);
 
         const Path oldPath = item->path();
         const Path newPath(newParent->path(), item->baseName());
 
         success &= renameUrl(oldParent->project(), oldPath.toUrl(), newPath. toUrl());
         if ( success ) {
             if (item->file()) {
                 emit fileRemoved(item->file());
             } else {
                 emit folderRemoved(item->folder());
             }
             oldParent->removeRow( item->row() );
             KIO::Job *readJob = d->eventuallyReadFolder(newParent);
             // reload first level synchronously, deeper levels will run async
             // this is required for code that expects the new item to exist after
             // this method finished
             readJob->exec();
         }
 
         d->continueWatcher(oldParent);
         d->continueWatcher(newParent);
         if ( !success )
             break;
     }
     return success;
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPlugin::copyFilesAndFolders(const Path::List& items, ProjectFolderItem* newParent)
 {
     bool success = true;
     foreach(const Path& item, items)
     {
         d->stopWatcher(newParent);
 
         success &= copyUrl(newParent->project(), item.toUrl(), newParent->path().toUrl());
         if ( success ) {
             KIO::Job *readJob = d->eventuallyReadFolder(newParent);
             // reload first level synchronously, deeper levels will run async
             // this is required for code that expects the new item to exist after
             // this method finished
             readJob->exec();
         }
 
         d->continueWatcher(newParent);
         if ( !success )
             break;
     }
     return success;
 }
 
 bool AbstractFileManagerPlugin::isValid( const Path& path, const bool isFolder,
                                          IProject* project ) const
 {
     return d->m_filters.isValid( path, isFolder, project );
 }
 
 ProjectFileItem* AbstractFileManagerPlugin::createFileItem( IProject* project, const Path& path,
                                                             ProjectBaseItem* parent )
 {
     return new ProjectFileItem( project, path, parent );
 }
 
 ProjectFolderItem* AbstractFileManagerPlugin::createFolderItem( IProject* project, const Path& path,
                                                                 ProjectBaseItem* parent )
 {
     return new ProjectFolderItem( project, path, parent );
 }
 
 KDirWatch* AbstractFileManagerPlugin::projectWatcher( IProject* project ) const
 {
     return d->m_watchers.value( project, nullptr );
 }
 
 //END Plugin
 
 #include "moc_abstractfilemanagerplugin.cpp"