diff --git a/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js b/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
index c9e1d3a2350cfa1f762e05a550008a5eb02f49dd..960472cbb1ae8713e9fa3f9598df5a222d3868f8 100644
--- a/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
+++ b/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
@@ -487,9 +487,15 @@ var PlacesManager = class {
             if (file.is_native() && !file.query_exists(null))
                 continue;
 
+            let label = null;
+            if (components.length > 1)
+                label = components.slice(1).join(' ');
+
             let duplicate = false;
             for (let i = 0; i < this._places.special.length; i++) {
                 if (file.equal(this._places.special[i].file)) {
+                    this._places.special[i].name = label;
+                    this._places.special[i].emit('changed');
                     duplicate = true;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -505,10 +511,6 @@ var PlacesManager = class {
             if (duplicate)
                 continue;
 
-            let label = null;
-            if (components.length > 1)
-                label = components.slice(1).join(' ');
-
             bookmarks.push(new PlaceInfo('bookmarks', file, label));
         }