diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.cpp
index 6c142517976..5e075677b46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ QUrl FileResourcesModel::path() const
 
 void FileResourcesModel::setFilter(const QString &filter)
 {
-    m_filter = filter;
+    if (m_filter != filter) {
+        m_filter = filter;
+        setupModel();
+    }
 }
 
 QString FileResourcesModel::filter() const
@@ -173,4 +176,6 @@ void FileResourcesModel::setupModel()
     }
 
     m_lock = false;
+
+    emit fileModelChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.h
index 71d2c167005..798e0c3bfdd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/fileresourcesmodel.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class FileResourcesModel : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QString filter READ filter WRITE setFilter)
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant modelNodeBackendProperty READ modelNodeBackend WRITE setModelNodeBackend NOTIFY modelNodeBackendChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QUrl path READ path WRITE setPath)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList fileModel READ fileModel NOTIFY modelNodeBackendChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList fileModel READ fileModel NOTIFY fileModelChanged)
 
 public:
     explicit FileResourcesModel(QObject *parent = 0);
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public:
 signals:
     void fileNameChanged(const QUrl &fileName);
     void modelNodeBackendChanged();
+    void fileModelChanged();
 
 public slots: