diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
index 37431614a3d35a7958a668a3e8da03275a489912..026f04aa1b016f937c518597964c792d76dbc8f8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export class OpenEditorsView extends AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView {
 			if (e.compositeId === VIEWLET_ID) {
 				this.fullRefreshNeeded = true;
 				this.structuralTreeUpdate();
+				this.updateDirtyIndicator();
 			}
 		}));
 	}