diff --git a/zed/src/theme_selector.rs b/zed/src/theme_selector.rs
index 28fea8f6c00b2f96d70e9b0cc8811864487a5b5c..7dc54951a8bd34a384d866c20f9e0e71b452245d 100644
--- a/zed/src/theme_selector.rs
+++ b/zed/src/theme_selector.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ impl ThemeSelector {
                 background,
             ))
         };
+        cx.notify();
     }
 
     fn on_event(