diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index 3ee10af27e..df06f15bfc 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -2064,6 +2064,7 @@ void GuiView::restartCursor()
 
 	// Take this occasion to update the other GUI elements.
 	updateDialogs();
+	updateStatusBar();
 }
 
 
@@ -2233,7 +2234,6 @@ void GuiView::updateDialogs()
 	}
 	updateToolbars();
 	updateLayoutList();
-	updateStatusBar();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
index f1dd3b9d51..7fafe934d5 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ void GuiWorkArea::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd0, KeyModifier mod)
 	if (cmd.action != LFUN_MOUSE_MOTION) {
 		completer_->updateVisibility(false, false);
 		lyx_view_->updateDialogs();
+		lyx_view_->updateStatusBar();
 	}
 
 	// GUI tweaks except with mouse motion with no button pressed.