diff --git a/src/widgets/dzl-file-chooser-entry.c b/src/widgets/dzl-file-chooser-entry.c
index 7a4eade1985a7883d511dc53282e1eb9f88eba9a..9ff4fc480a0087a1aeac3f4e249127a34ad1cf0d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dzl-file-chooser-entry.c
+++ b/src/widgets/dzl-file-chooser-entry.c
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ dzl_file_chooser_entry_changed (DzlFileChooserEntry *self,
   g_assert (GTK_IS_ENTRY (entry));
 
   file = file_expand (gtk_entry_get_text (entry));
-  g_set_object (&priv->file, file);
+
+  if (g_set_object (&priv->file, file))
+    g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_FILE]);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -556,4 +558,6 @@ dzl_file_chooser_entry_set_file (DzlFileChooserEntry *self,
 
   collapsed = file_collapse (file);
   gtk_entry_set_text (priv->entry, collapsed);
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_FILE]);
 }