diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
index 2f3825d2b597f31d7b79a22152a57a603efa0ade..935bc1f2434dbaa278d5e1c484b05c0fd3329f1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ ValgrindRunControl::ValgrindRunControl(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core:
 
 void ValgrindRunControl::start()
 {
+    emit starting();
     FutureProgress *fp = ProgressManager::addTimedTask(m_progress, progressTitle(), "valgrind", 100);
     fp->setKeepOnFinish(FutureProgress::HideOnFinish);
     connect(fp, &FutureProgress::canceled,