diff --git a/src/core/queries.c b/src/core/queries.c
index f4aae6e7..e153c8eb 100644
--- a/src/core/queries.c
+++ b/src/core/queries.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void query_change_nick(QUERY_REC *query, const char *nick)
         oldnick = query->name;
 	query->name = g_strdup(nick);
 	signal_emit("query nick changed", 2, query, oldnick);
+	signal_emit("window item name changed", 1, query);
         g_free(oldnick);
 }