diff --git a/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp b/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp
index 52e7fb77..bc086a14 100644
--- a/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/EventStore.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ EventStore::EventStore(std::string room_id, QObject *)
                   nhlog::ui()->debug("failing txn id '{}'", txn_id);
                   cache::client()->removePendingStatus(room_id_, txn_id);
                   current_txn_error_count = 0;
+
+                  auto idx = idToIndex(txn_id);
+
+                  if (idx)
+                      emit dataChanged(*idx, *idx);
               }
           }
           QTimer::singleShot(1000, this, [this]() {