diff --git a/src/lyxfunc.C b/src/lyxfunc.C
index ff526d5968..ed0553518a 100644
--- a/src/lyxfunc.C
+++ b/src/lyxfunc.C
@@ -1884,8 +1884,10 @@ void LyXFunc::menuNew(string const & name, bool fromTemplate)
 	}
 
 	Buffer * const b = newFile(filename, templname, !name.empty());
-	if (b)
+	if (b) {
+		updateLabels(*b);
 		lyx_view_->setBuffer(b);
+	}
 }