diff --git a/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp b/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp
index 3c91520d26..5c48ea7869 100644
--- a/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp
@@ -349,8 +349,7 @@ static string const findTargetFormat(string const & from)
 bool CacheItem::Impl::tryDisplayFormat(FileName & filename, string & from)
 {
 	// First, check that the file exists!
-	// force a refresh.
-	filename_.lastModified();
+	filename_.refresh();
 	if (!filename_.isReadableFile()) {
 		if (status_ != ErrorNoFile) {
 			status_ = ErrorNoFile;
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp b/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp
index b6eceb44fd..769d17f841 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ void InsetGraphics::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_GRAPHICS_RELOAD:
+		params_.filename.refresh();
 		graphic_->reload();
 		break;
 
diff --git a/src/support/FileName.cpp b/src/support/FileName.cpp
index ec8c671173..8a3edbdd28 100644
--- a/src/support/FileName.cpp
+++ b/src/support/FileName.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,12 @@ FileName FileName::tempPath()
 }
 
 
+void FileName::refresh() const
+{
+	d->refresh();
+}
+
+
 time_t FileName::lastModified() const
 {
 	// QFileInfo caches information about the file. So, in case this file has
diff --git a/src/support/FileName.h b/src/support/FileName.h
index ebd703bb6a..ee53546c61 100644
--- a/src/support/FileName.h
+++ b/src/support/FileName.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public:
 
 	/// returns true if the file exists
 	bool exists() const;
+	/// refreshes the file info
+	void refresh() const;
 	/// \return true if this object points to a symbolic link.
 	bool isSymLink() const;
 	/// \return true if the file is empty.