diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index 0d33d7abaf8..17b3e7ff707 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -1378,6 +1378,7 @@ void QmlEnginePrivate::handleEvaluateExpression(const QVariantMap &response,
     }
     insertSubItems(item, body.properties);
     watchHandler->insertItem(item);
+    watchHandler->updateWatchersWindow();
 }
 
 void QmlEnginePrivate::lookup(const LookupItems &items)