diff --git a/src/contactmodel.cpp b/src/contactmodel.cpp
index f4416a83120aab4e78ff2addc8adb593f31ccdee..b29703a0098910cc511df99c9534712f99e942d0 100644
--- a/src/contactmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/contactmodel.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ ContactModelPimpl::searchRingContact(const URI& query)
         // Default searching
         ConfigurationManager::instance().lookupName(QString::fromStdString(linked.owner.id), "", QString::fromStdString(uriID));
     }
+    emit linked.modelUpdated(uriID);
 }
 
 void