diff --git a/kcms/icons/main.cpp b/kcms/icons/main.cpp
index c865233d8..8deda58b1 100644
--- a/kcms/icons/main.cpp
+++ b/kcms/icons/main.cpp
@@ -186,15 +186,12 @@ void IconModule::processPendingDeletions()
     m_model->removeItemsPendingDeletion();
 }
 
-void IconModule::ghnsEntriesChanged(const QQmlListReference &changedEntries)
+void IconModule::ghnsEntriesChanged()
 {
-    if (changedEntries.count() == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     // reload the display icontheme items
+    KIconTheme::reconfigure();
     KIconLoader::global()->newIconLoader();
-    m_model->load();
+    load();
     QPixmapCache::clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/kcms/icons/main.h b/kcms/icons/main.h
index 52e5caa2d..88b88c259 100644
--- a/kcms/icons/main.h
+++ b/kcms/icons/main.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
     void load() override;
     void save() override;
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE void ghnsEntriesChanged(const QQmlListReference &changedEntries);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void ghnsEntriesChanged();
     Q_INVOKABLE void installThemeFromFile(const QUrl &url);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QList<int> availableIconSizes(int group) const;
diff --git a/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 290faf037..7427ae2b2 100644
--- a/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -262,7 +262,12 @@ KCM.GridViewKCM {
                 text: i18n("Get New Icons...")
                 configFile: "icons.knsrc"
                 viewMode: NewStuff.Page.ViewMode.Preview
-                onChangedEntriesChanged: kcm.ghnsEntriesChanged(newStuffButton.changedEntries);
+                Connections {
+                    target: newStuffButton.engine.engine
+                    function onSignalEntryEvent(entry, event) {
+                        kcm.ghnsEntriesChanged();
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }