--- versioning/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/TestAnnotationProvider.java	
+++ versioning/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/TestAnnotationProvider.java	
@@ -181,8 +181,17 @@ 
         public void fileRenamed(FileRenameEvent fe) { }
         public void fileAttributeChanged(FileAttributeEvent fe) { }
    
+        /**
+         * WARNING! need this to return -1 otherwise other VCSInterceptor implementations in this test will be skipped
+         */
+        @Override
+        public long refreshRecursively(File dir, long lastTimeStamp, List<? super File> children) {
+            events.add("refreshRecursively");
+            return -1;
     }    
 
+    }    
+
     private Set<FileSystem> getRootFilesystems() {
         Set<FileSystem> filesystems = new HashSet<FileSystem>();
         File [] roots = File.listRoots();
--- versioning/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/spi/VCSInterceptorTest.java	
+++ versioning/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/spi/VCSInterceptorTest.java	
@@ -46,14 +46,13 @@ 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 
-import org.netbeans.modules.versioning.Utils;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileLock;
 import org.openide.util.Lookup;
 import org.netbeans.modules.versioning.spi.testvcs.TestVCS;
 import org.netbeans.modules.versioning.spi.testvcs.TestVCSInterceptor;
-import org.netbeans.junit.NbTestCase;
+import org.openide.filesystems.FileChangeAdapter;
 
 /**
  * Versioning SPI unit tests of VCSInterceptor.
@@ -133,6 +132,15 @@ 
         assertFalse(battr);
     }
 
+    public void testRefreshRecursively() throws IOException {
+        File f = new File(dataRootDir, "workdir/root-test-versioned");
+        f.mkdirs();
+        FileObject fo = FileUtil.toFileObject(f);
+        fo = fo.createFolder("folder");
+        fo.addRecursiveListener(new FileChangeAdapter());
+        assertTrue(inteceptor.getRefreshRecursivelyFiles().contains(FileUtil.toFile(fo)));     
+    }
+
     public void testChangedFile() throws IOException {
         File f = new File(dataRootDir, "workdir/root-test-versioned");
         FileObject fo = FileUtil.toFileObject(f);
--- versioning/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/spi/testvcs/TestVCSInterceptor.java	
+++ versioning/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/spi/testvcs/TestVCSInterceptor.java	
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ 
     private final List<File>    beforeChangeFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
     private final List<File>    afterChangeFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
     private final List<File>    isMutableFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
+    private final List<File>    refreshRecursivelyFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
 
     public TestVCSInterceptor() {
     }
@@ -191,6 +192,19 @@ 
         return afterChangeFiles;
     }
 
+    public List<File> getRefreshRecursivelyFiles() {
+        return refreshRecursivelyFiles;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long refreshRecursively(File dir, long lastTimeStamp, List<? super File> children) {
+        refreshRecursivelyFiles.add(dir);
+        if(dir.getName().equals("administrative")) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     public void clearTestData() {
         beforeCreateFiles.clear();
         doCreateFiles.clear();