diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/NoteListWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/NoteListWidget.java
index 8a68c798..034fbb18 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/NoteListWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/NoteListWidget.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public class NoteListWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
                 views.setPendingIntentTemplate(R.id.note_list_widget_lv_dark, templatePI);
                 views.setRemoteAdapter(appWidgetId, R.id.note_list_widget_lv_dark, serviceIntent);
                 views.setEmptyView(R.id.note_list_widget_lv_dark, R.id.widget_note_list_placeholder_tv_dark);
+                awm.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(appWidgetId, R.id.note_list_widget_lv_dark);
             } else {
                 views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_note_list);
                 views.setTextViewText(R.id.widget_note_list_title_tv, getWidgetTitle(context, displayMode, category));
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public class NoteListWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
                 views.setPendingIntentTemplate(R.id.note_list_widget_lv, templatePI);
                 views.setRemoteAdapter(appWidgetId, R.id.note_list_widget_lv, serviceIntent);
                 views.setEmptyView(R.id.note_list_widget_lv, R.id.widget_note_list_placeholder_tv);
+                awm.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(appWidgetId, R.id.note_list_widget_lv);
             }
 
             awm.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, views);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/SingleNoteWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/SingleNoteWidget.java
index f1feaf1a..d9ac9fae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/SingleNoteWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/android/appwidget/SingleNoteWidget.java
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ public class SingleNoteWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
                 views.setPendingIntentTemplate(R.id.single_note_widget_lv_dark, templatePendingIntent);
                 views.setRemoteAdapter(R.id.single_note_widget_lv_dark, serviceIntent);
                 views.setEmptyView(R.id.single_note_widget_lv_dark, R.id.widget_single_note_placeholder_tv_dark);
+                awm.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(appWidgetId, R.id.single_note_widget_lv_dark);
             } else {
                 views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_single_note);
                 views.setPendingIntentTemplate(R.id.single_note_widget_lv, templatePendingIntent);
                 views.setRemoteAdapter(R.id.single_note_widget_lv, serviceIntent);
                 views.setEmptyView(R.id.single_note_widget_lv, R.id.widget_single_note_placeholder_tv);
+                awm.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(appWidgetId, R.id.single_note_widget_lv);
             }
 
             awm.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, views);