diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
index d07cca01b027ad9f97830fe0b78095c204521d67..e3566c490f890479ca50d0a3d6b642ccaad7cbe9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ import {IKeybindingService} from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import {IEditorStacksModel, IStacksModelChangeEvent, IEditorGroup} from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
 import {SaveAllAction} from 'vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/fileActions';
 import {AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView} from 'vs/workbench/browser/viewlet';
-import {ITextFileService, IFilesConfiguration, VIEWLET_ID, AutoSaveMode} from 'vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files';
+import {ITextFileService, IFilesConfiguration, VIEWLET_ID, AutoSaveMode, EventType as FileEventType} from 'vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files';
 import {IViewletService} from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/common/viewletService';
 import {Renderer, DataSource, Controller, AccessibilityProvider,  ActionProvider, OpenEditor, DragAndDrop} from 'vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsViewer';
 import {IUntitledEditorService} from 'vs/workbench/services/untitled/common/untitledEditorService';
 import {CloseAllEditorsAction} from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions';
+import {IEventService} from 'vs/platform/event/common/event';
 
 const $ = dom.emmet;
 
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ export class OpenEditorsView extends AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView {
 		@IConfigurationService private configurationService: IConfigurationService,
 		@IKeybindingService keybindingService: IKeybindingService,
 		@IUntitledEditorService private untitledEditorService: IUntitledEditorService,
-		@IViewletService private viewletService: IViewletService
+		@IViewletService private viewletService: IViewletService,
+		@IEventService private eventService: IEventService
 	) {
 		super(actionRunner, OpenEditorsView.computeExpandedBodySize(editorGroupService.getStacksModel()), !!settings[OpenEditorsView.MEMENTO_COLLAPSED], nls.localize('openEditosrSection', "Open Editors Section"), messageService, keybindingService, contextMenuService);
 
@@ -130,6 +132,9 @@ export class OpenEditorsView extends AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView {
 		// Also handle configuration updates
 		this.toDispose.push(this.configurationService.onDidUpdateConfiguration(e => this.onConfigurationUpdated(e.config)));
 
+		// Also handle dirty count indicator #10556
+		this.toDispose.push(this.eventService.addListener2(FileEventType.FILE_DIRTY, (e) => this.updateDirtyIndicator()));
+
 		// We are not updating the tree while the viewlet is not visible. Thus refresh when viewlet becomes visible #6702
 		this.toDispose.push(this.viewletService.onDidViewletOpen(viewlet => {
 			if (viewlet.getId() === VIEWLET_ID) {