diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 0fcb10a21e..6b5b5a2dae 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
 			this.$fileList.on('click','td.filename>a.name, td.filesize, td.date', _.bind(this._onClickFile, this));
 
 			this.$fileList.on('change', 'td.filename>.selectCheckBox', _.bind(this._onClickFileCheckbox, this));
+			this.$el.on('show', _.bind(this._onShow, this));
 			this.$el.on('urlChanged', _.bind(this._onUrlChanged, this));
 			this.$el.find('.select-all').click(_.bind(this._onClickSelectAll, this));
 			this.$el.find('.download').click(_.bind(this._onClickDownloadSelected, this));
@@ -552,6 +553,13 @@
 			this.$table.find('>thead').width($('#app-content').width() - OC.Util.getScrollBarWidth());
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Event handler when leaving previously hidden state
+		 */
+		_onShow: function(e) {
+			this.reload();
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Event handler for when the URL changed
 		 */
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
index ee73914f16..934aa054fb 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
+++ b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
@@ -1507,6 +1507,12 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 			$('#app-content-files').trigger(new $.Event('urlChanged', {view: 'files', dir: '/somedir'}));
 			expect(fileList.getCurrentDirectory()).toEqual('/somedir');
 		});
+		it('reloads the list when leaving hidden state', function() {
+			var reloadStub = sinon.stub(fileList, 'reload');
+			$('#app-content-files').trigger(new $.Event('show'));
+			expect(reloadStub.calledOnce).toEqual(true);
+			reloadStub.restore();
+		});
 		it('refreshes breadcrumb after update', function() {
 			var setDirSpy = sinon.spy(fileList.breadcrumb, 'setDirectory');
 			fileList.changeDirectory('/anothersubdir');