diff --git a/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp b/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 28729a362..3c1110e48 100644
--- a/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ MdiChild * MainWindow::createMdiChild()
   connect(child, &MdiChild::modified, this, &MainWindow::onSubwindowModified);
   connect(child, &MdiChild::newStatusMessage, statusBar(), &QStatusBar::showMessage);
   connect(child, &MdiChild::destroyed, win, &QMdiSubWindow::close);
+  connect(child, &MdiChild::navigationUpdated, this, &MainWindow::updateMenus);
   connect(win, &QMdiSubWindow::destroyed, this, &MainWindow::updateWindowActions);
 
   updateWindowActions();
diff --git a/companion/src/mdichild.cpp b/companion/src/mdichild.cpp
index 28464f5b4..ac1e1b6c5 100644
--- a/companion/src/mdichild.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/mdichild.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ void MdiChild::updateNavigation()
   action[ACT_MDL_PRT]->setEnabled(singleModelSelected);
   action[ACT_MDL_SIM]->setEnabled(singleModelSelected && !invalidModels());
   action[ACT_MDL_ERR]->setEnabled(singleModelSelected && radioData.models[getCurrentModel()].modelErrors);
+
+  emit navigationUpdated();
 }
 
 void MdiChild::retranslateUi()
diff --git a/companion/src/mdichild.h b/companion/src/mdichild.h
index 65e4ec976..aeb22a85d 100644
--- a/companion/src/mdichild.h
+++ b/companion/src/mdichild.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class MdiChild : public QWidget
   signals:
     void modified();
     void newStatusMessage(const QString & msg, const int duration);
+    void navigationUpdated();
 
   protected:
     virtual void changeEvent(QEvent * event);