diff --git a/src/fe-text/textbuffer-commands.c b/src/fe-text/textbuffer-commands.c
index 3d1d963b..36edf856 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/textbuffer-commands.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/textbuffer-commands.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ static void cmd_window_hidelevel(const char *data)
 	printformat_window(active_win, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE,
 			   TXT_WINDOW_HIDELEVEL, level);
 	g_free(level);
+
+	signal_emit("window hidelevel changed", 1, active_win);
 }
 
 static void cmd_scrollback(const char *data, SERVER_REC *server,