diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp
index fc46e8ab72..b4972b541a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp
@@ -626,31 +626,6 @@ GuiDocument::GuiDocument(LyXView & lv)
 
 	// embedded files
 	embeddedFilesModule = new UiWidget<Ui::EmbeddedFilesUi>;
-	connect(embeddedFilesModule, SIGNAL(changed()),
-		this, SLOT(change_adaptor()));
-	
-	// add current embedded files
-	EmbeddedFiles & files = buffer().embeddedFiles();
-	files.update();
-	EmbeddedFiles::EmbeddedFileList::iterator fit = files.begin();
-	EmbeddedFiles::EmbeddedFileList::iterator fit_end = files.end();
-	for (; fit != fit_end; ++fit) {
-		QString label = toqstr(fit->relFilename(buffer().filePath()));
-		if (fit->refCount() > 1)
-			label += " (" + QString::number(fit->refCount()) + ")";
-		QListWidgetItem * item = new QListWidgetItem(label);
-		Qt::ItemFlags flag = Qt::ItemIsSelectable;
-		if (!buffer().isReadonly())
-			flag |= Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
-		item->setFlags(flag);
-		if(fit->embedded())
-			item->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
-		else
-			item->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
-		// index of the currently used ParConstIterator
-		embeddedFilesModule->filesLW->addItem(item);
-	}
-	
 	connect(embeddedFilesModule->bundleCB, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
 		this, SLOT(change_adaptor()));
 	connect(embeddedFilesModule->addPB, SIGNAL(clicked()),
@@ -997,6 +972,31 @@ void GuiDocument::updateModuleInfo()
 }
 
 
+void GuiDocument::updateEmbeddedFileList()
+{
+	embeddedFilesModule->filesLW->clear();
+	// add current embedded files
+	EmbeddedFiles & files = buffer().embeddedFiles();
+	files.update();
+	EmbeddedFiles::EmbeddedFileList::iterator fit = files.begin();
+	EmbeddedFiles::EmbeddedFileList::iterator fit_end = files.end();
+	for (; fit != fit_end; ++fit) {
+		QString label = toqstr(fit->relFilename(buffer().filePath()));
+		if (fit->refCount() > 1)
+			label += " (" + QString::number(fit->refCount()) + ")";
+		QListWidgetItem * item = new QListWidgetItem(label);
+		item->setFlags(item->flags() | Qt::ItemIsSelectable
+			| Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable);
+		if(fit->embedded())
+			item->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+		else
+			item->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
+		// index of the currently used ParConstIterator
+		embeddedFilesModule->filesLW->addItem(item);
+	}
+}
+
+
 void GuiDocument::updateNumbering()
 {
 	TextClass const & tclass = bp_.getTextClass();
@@ -1603,6 +1603,9 @@ void GuiDocument::updateParams(BufferParams const & params)
 
 	pdfSupportModule->optionsLE->setText(
 		toqstr(pdf.quoted_options));
+
+	// embedded files
+	updateEmbeddedFileList();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.h
index 424fc33e4f..fcab1802f1 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 	void portraitChanged();
 	void classChanged();
 	void updateModuleInfo();
+	void updateEmbeddedFileList();
 	
 private:
 	void closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e);