diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
index 01a8b1e0a2c..a9e4c208acf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ void ExamplesListModelFilter::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *timerEvent)
 {
     if (m_timerId == timerEvent->timerId()) {
         invalidateFilter();
+        emit layoutChanged();
         killTimer(m_timerId);
         m_timerId = 0;
     }