diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.cpp
index 93c1749c6..84869716e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.cpp
@@ -53,3 +53,9 @@ bool CSMWorld::IdTableProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModel
 {
     return QSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan(left, right);
 }
+
+void CSMWorld::IdTableProxyModel::refreshFilter()
+{
+    updateColumnMap();
+    invalidateFilter();
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.hpp
index 23e3193fb..8683c2b9e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtableproxymodel.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
             void setFilter (const boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node>& filter);
 
+            void refreshFilter();
+
         protected:
 
             bool lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &right) const;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
index b8972edbe..bb3dfa4d3 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ void CSVWorld::Table::tableSizeUpdate()
     }
 
     emit tableSizeChanged (size, deleted, modified);
+
+    // not really related to tableSizeUpdate() but placed here for convenience rather than
+    // creating a bunch of extra connections & slot
+    mProxyModel->refreshFilter();
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::Table::selectionSizeUpdate()