diff --git a/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.cpp b/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.cpp
index d5db35aa9..d84350378 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ void BookmarksTagList::changeColor(int row, int /*column*/)
         return;
 
     info->color=color;
-    updateTags();
+    item(row,0)->setBackground(color);
+    emit colorChanged();
     Bookmarks::Get().save();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.h b/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.h
index 45154822f..1135c9a42 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/bookmarkstaglist.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class BookmarksTagList : public QTableWidget
     QMenu* popupMenu{nullptr};
 
 signals:
+    void colorChanged();
 
 public slots:
     void updateTags();
diff --git a/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.cpp b/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.cpp
index d38dcffb4..8e262187a 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ DockBookmarks::DockBookmarks(QWidget *parent) :
     connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), tagsDialog, SLOT(accept()));
     connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), tagsDialog, SLOT(reject()));
     connect(dialogTaglist, SIGNAL(itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem *)), this, SLOT(dialog_tableWidgetTagList_itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem *)));
+    connect(dialogTaglist, SIGNAL(colorChanged()), this, SLOT(dialog_tableWidgetTagList_colorChanged()));
 
     QVBoxLayout *mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout(tagsDialog);
     mainLayout->addWidget(dialogTaglist);
@@ -242,6 +243,11 @@ void DockBookmarks::dialog_tableWidgetTagList_itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem *item
     }
 }
 
+void DockBookmarks::dialog_tableWidgetTagList_colorChanged()
+{
+    updateTags();
+}
+
 bool DockBookmarks::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event)
 {
     if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress)
diff --git a/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.h b/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.h
index 836a919c8..6442579c2 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/dockbookmarks.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ private slots:
     //void on_delButton_clicked();
     void on_tableWidgetTagList_itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem* item);
     void dialog_tableWidgetTagList_itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem *item);
+    void dialog_tableWidgetTagList_colorChanged();
     void ShowContextMenu(const QPoint&pos);
     bool DeleteSelectedBookmark();
     bool tuneHere();