diff --git a/src/Merge/mergeevent.py b/src/Merge/mergeevent.py
index bffd4245b..4fbe4da06 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergeevent.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergeevent.py
@@ -244,3 +244,4 @@ class MergeEventQuery(object):
         self.database.remove_event(old_handle, trans)
         self.database.commit_event(self.phoenix, trans)
         self.database.transaction_commit(trans, _("Merge Event Objects"))
+        self.database.emit('event-rebuild')
diff --git a/src/Merge/mergefamily.py b/src/Merge/mergefamily.py
index fb5cb6864..79a4584a5 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergefamily.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergefamily.py
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ class MergeFamilies(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
             # TODO: rollback
         else:
             database.transaction_commit(trans, _('Merge family'))
+        self.database.emit('family-rebuild')
         self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.selection.unselect_path(
                 unselect_path)
         self.uistate.set_busy_cursor(False)
diff --git a/src/Merge/mergemedia.py b/src/Merge/mergemedia.py
index e46b44203..1dd4e97db 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergemedia.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergemedia.py
@@ -213,3 +213,4 @@ class MergeMediaQuery(object):
         self.database.remove_object(old_handle, trans)
         self.database.commit_media_object(self.phoenix, trans)
         self.database.transaction_commit(trans, _("Merge Media Objects"))
+        self.database.emit('media-rebuild')
diff --git a/src/Merge/mergenote.py b/src/Merge/mergenote.py
index 9b7d96690..33138e687 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergenote.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergenote.py
@@ -236,3 +236,4 @@ class MergeNoteQuery(object):
         self.database.remove_note(old_handle, trans)
         self.database.commit_note(self.phoenix, trans)
         self.database.transaction_commit(trans, _("Merge Notes"))
+        self.database.emit('note-rebuild')
diff --git a/src/Merge/mergeperson.py b/src/Merge/mergeperson.py
index 60644300f..18b1b0628 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergeperson.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergeperson.py
@@ -448,3 +448,4 @@ class MergePersonQuery(object):
         self.database.commit_person(self.phoenix, trans)
         if need_commit:
             self.database.transaction_commit(trans, _('Merge Person'))
+        self.database.emit('person-rebuild')
diff --git a/src/Merge/mergeplace.py b/src/Merge/mergeplace.py
index 407e3356e..fee4d6fc4 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergeplace.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergeplace.py
@@ -229,3 +229,4 @@ class MergePlaceQuery(object):
         self.database.remove_place(old_handle, trans)
         self.database.commit_place(self.phoenix, trans)
         self.database.transaction_commit(trans, _("Merge Places"))
+        self.database.emit('place-rebuild')
diff --git a/src/Merge/mergerepository.py b/src/Merge/mergerepository.py
index 5bb91916d..5f394cd2e 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergerepository.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergerepository.py
@@ -179,3 +179,4 @@ class MergeRepoQuery(object):
         self.database.remove_repository(old_handle, trans)
         self.database.commit_repository(self.phoenix, trans)
         self.database.transaction_commit(trans, _("Merge Repositories"))
+        self.database.emit('repository-rebuild')
diff --git a/src/Merge/mergesource.py b/src/Merge/mergesource.py
index 89f13cc6e..cb65ce0ee 100644
--- a/src/Merge/mergesource.py
+++ b/src/Merge/mergesource.py
@@ -236,3 +236,4 @@ class MergeSourceQuery(object):
         self.database.remove_source(old_handle, trans)
         self.database.commit_source(self.phoenix, trans)
         self.database.transaction_commit(trans, _("Merge Sources"))
+        self.database.emit('source-rebuild')
diff --git a/src/gui/views/listview.py b/src/gui/views/listview.py
index f3852ab14..41d85a7cf 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/listview.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/listview.py
@@ -735,8 +735,19 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
         """
         self.dirty = True
         if self.active:
+            # Save the currently selected handles, if any:
+            selected_ids = self.selected_handles()
             self.bookmarks.redraw()
             self.build_tree()
+            # Reselect one, if it still exists after rebuild:
+            nav_type = self.navigation_type()
+            lookup_handle = self.dbstate.db.get_table_metadata(nav_type)['handle_func']
+            for handle in selected_ids:
+                # Still exist?
+                if lookup_handle(handle):
+                    # Select it, and stop selecting:
+                    self.change_active(handle)
+                    break
 
     def _button_press(self, obj, event):
         """