diff --git a/src/DispatchResult.h b/src/DispatchResult.h
index bc5bb59c8e..687e55c8fd 100644
--- a/src/DispatchResult.h
+++ b/src/DispatchResult.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
  * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
  *
- * \author none
+ * \author Peter Kümmel
  * \author Lars Gullik Bjønnes
  *
  * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
@@ -19,15 +19,26 @@
 
 namespace lyx {
 
-/// Maybe this can go entirely
-class DispatchResult {
+
+class DispatchResult
+{
 public:
 	///
-	DispatchResult() : dispatched_(false), error_(false), 
-			   update_(Update::None), need_buf_update_(false) {}
+	DispatchResult() :
+			dispatched_(false),
+			error_(false),
+			update_(Update::None),
+			need_buf_update_(false),
+			need_msg_update_(true)
+	{}
 	///
-	DispatchResult(bool disp, Update::flags f) 
-		: dispatched_(disp), error_(false), update_(f) {}
+	DispatchResult(bool dispatched, Update::flags f) :
+			dispatched_(dispatched),
+			error_(false),
+			update_(f),
+			need_buf_update_(false),
+			need_msg_update_(true)
+	{}
 	///
 	bool dispatched() const { return dispatched_; }
 	///
@@ -39,7 +50,9 @@ public:
 	///
 	docstring message() { return message_; }
 	///
-	void setMessage(docstring m) { message_ = m; }
+	void setMessage(docstring const & m) { message_ = m; }
+	///
+	void setMessage(std::string const & m) { message_ = from_utf8(m); }
 	///
 	Update::flags screenUpdate() const { return update_; }
 	///
@@ -50,6 +63,13 @@ public:
 	void forceBufferUpdate() { need_buf_update_ = true; }
 	/// Clear the flag indicating we need an update
 	void clearBufferUpdate() { need_buf_update_ = false; }
+	///
+	bool needMessageUpdate() const { return need_msg_update_; }
+	/// Force the buffer to be updated
+	void forceMessageUpdate() { need_msg_update_ = true; }
+	/// Clear the flag indicating we need an update
+	void suppressMessageUpdate() { need_msg_update_ = false; }
+
 private:
 	/// was the event fully dispatched?
 	bool dispatched_;
@@ -61,6 +81,8 @@ private:
 	docstring message_;
 	/// 
 	bool need_buf_update_;
+	///
+	bool need_msg_update_;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
index 10cbe38b3c..cf6d4d7c82 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
@@ -1116,9 +1116,11 @@ void GuiApplication::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		// update gui
 		current_view_->restartCursor();
 	}
-	// Some messages may already be translated, so we cannot use _()
-	current_view_->message(makeDispatchMessage(
-			translateIfPossible(dr.message()), cmd));
+	if (dr.needMessageUpdate()) {
+		// Some messages may already be translated, so we cannot use _()
+		current_view_->message(makeDispatchMessage(
+				translateIfPossible(dr.message()), cmd));
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index 704c94a648..cac6a54ef4 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -2522,10 +2522,10 @@ static bool ensureBufferClean(Buffer * buffer)
 }
 
 
-void GuiView::reloadBuffer()
+bool GuiView::reloadBuffer()
 {
 	Buffer * buf = &documentBufferView()->buffer();
-	buf->reload();
+	return buf->reload();
 }
 
 
@@ -2548,11 +2548,8 @@ void GuiView::checkExternallyModifiedBuffers()
 }
 
 
-//FIXME use a DispatchResult object to transmit messages
-void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd)
+void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd, DispatchResult & dr)
 {
-	// message for statusbar
-	string msg;
 	Buffer * buffer = documentBufferView()
 		? &(documentBufferView()->buffer()) : 0;
 
@@ -2561,8 +2558,10 @@ void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		if (!buffer || !ensureBufferClean(buffer))
 			break;
 		if (!buffer->lyxvc().inUse()) {
-			if (buffer->lyxvc().registrer())
+			if (buffer->lyxvc().registrer()) {
 				reloadBuffer();
+				dr.suppressMessageUpdate();
+			}
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -2570,8 +2569,8 @@ void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		if (!buffer || !ensureBufferClean(buffer))
 			break;
 		if (buffer->lyxvc().inUse() && !buffer->isReadonly()) {
-			msg = buffer->lyxvc().checkIn();
-			if (!msg.empty())
+			dr.setMessage(buffer->lyxvc().checkIn());
+			if (!dr.message().empty())
 				reloadBuffer();
 		}
 		break;
@@ -2580,7 +2579,7 @@ void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		if (!buffer || !ensureBufferClean(buffer))
 			break;
 		if (buffer->lyxvc().inUse()) {
-			msg = buffer->lyxvc().checkOut();
+			dr.setMessage(buffer->lyxvc().checkOut());
 			reloadBuffer();
 		}
 		break;
@@ -2595,7 +2594,7 @@ void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 				frontend::Alert::error(_("Revision control error."),
 				_("Error when setting the locking property."));
 			} else {
-				msg = res;
+				dr.setMessage(res);
 				reloadBuffer();
 			}
 		}
@@ -2605,18 +2604,20 @@ void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		LASSERT(buffer, return);
 		buffer->lyxvc().revert();
 		reloadBuffer();
+		dr.suppressMessageUpdate();
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_VC_UNDO_LAST:
 		LASSERT(buffer, return);
 		buffer->lyxvc().undoLast();
 		reloadBuffer();
+		dr.suppressMessageUpdate();
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_VC_REPO_UPDATE:
 		LASSERT(buffer, return);
 		if (ensureBufferClean(buffer)) {
-			msg = buffer->lyxvc().repoUpdate();
+			dr.setMessage(buffer->lyxvc().repoUpdate());
 			checkExternallyModifiedBuffers();
 		}
 		break;
@@ -2698,9 +2699,6 @@ void GuiView::dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-
-	if (!msg.empty())
-		message(from_utf8(msg));
 }
 
 
@@ -3268,7 +3266,7 @@ void GuiView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd, DispatchResult & dr)
 		case LFUN_VC_UNDO_LAST:
 		case LFUN_VC_COMMAND:
 		case LFUN_VC_COMPARE:
-			dispatchVC(cmd);
+			dispatchVC(cmd, dr);
 			break;
 
 		case LFUN_SERVER_GOTO_FILE_ROW:
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
index f1612b99d7..deb1e24a72 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
@@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ private:
 	///
 	Dialog * build(std::string const & name);
 	///
-	void reloadBuffer();
+	bool reloadBuffer();
 	///
-	void dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd);
+	void dispatchVC(FuncRequest const & cmd, DispatchResult & dr);
 	///
 	void showMessage();