diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenModificationTracker.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenModificationTracker.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7047e9eeb929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenModificationTracker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2010 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.ModificationTracker;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.facade.NativeMavenProjectHolder;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author Konstantin Bulenkov
+ */
+public class MavenModificationTracker implements ModificationTracker, MavenProjectsTree.Listener {
+  private long myCounter = 0;
+  public MavenModificationTracker(MavenProjectsManager manager) {
+    manager.addProjectsTreeListener(this);
+  }
+
+  private void inc() {
+    myCounter++;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public long getModificationCount() {
+    return myCounter;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void profilesChanged() {
+    inc();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void projectsIgnoredStateChanged(List<MavenProject> ignored, List<MavenProject> unignored, Object message) {
+    inc();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void projectsUpdated(List<Pair<MavenProject, MavenProjectChanges>> updated, List<MavenProject> deleted, Object message) {
+    inc();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void projectResolved(Pair<MavenProject, MavenProjectChanges> projectWithChanges,
+                              @Nullable NativeMavenProjectHolder nativeMavenProject,
+                              Object message) {
+    inc();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void pluginsResolved(MavenProject project) {
+    inc();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void foldersResolved(Pair<MavenProject, MavenProjectChanges> projectWithChanges, Object message) {
+    inc();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void artifactsDownloaded(MavenProject project) {
+    inc();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsManager.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsManager.java
index 89f7e2758537..1a50739f30e6 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsManager.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsManager.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class MavenProjectsManager extends SimpleProjectComponent
   private final EventDispatcher<MavenProjectsTree.Listener> myProjectsTreeDispatcher =
     EventDispatcher.create(MavenProjectsTree.Listener.class);
   private final List<Listener> myManagerListeners = ContainerUtil.createEmptyCOWList();
+  private ModificationTracker myModificationTracker;
 
   public static MavenProjectsManager getInstance(Project p) {
     return p.getComponent(MavenProjectsManager.class);
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public class MavenProjectsManager extends SimpleProjectComponent
   public MavenProjectsManager(Project project) {
     super(project);
     myEmbeddersManager = new MavenEmbeddersManager(myProject);
+    myModificationTracker = new MavenModificationTracker(this);
   }
 
   public MavenProjectsManagerState getState() {
@@ -121,6 +123,10 @@ public class MavenProjectsManager extends SimpleProjectComponent
     }
   }
 
+  public ModificationTracker getModificationTracker() {
+    return myModificationTracker;
+  }
+
   public MavenGeneralSettings getGeneralSettings() {
     return getWorkspaceSettings().generalSettings;
   }