diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp
index 93d1f19efa..108ba779fa 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiDocument.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include "GuiDocument.h"
 
+#include "GuiView.h"
+
 #include "BranchList.h"
 #include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
@@ -1293,6 +1295,13 @@ void GuiDocument::apply(BufferParams & params)
 
 	// Embedded files
 	// FIXME
+
+	// GuiDocument is special because some change in there might affect other
+	// dialogs. It is then better to make sure that all dialogs are in sync
+	// with current document settings.
+	lyxview().updateBufferDependent(true);
+	lyxview().updateLayoutList();
+	lyxview().updateToolbars();
 }