diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index b5cf4de0f..f167d0cdb 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ void Controller::addConnection(Connection *c)
     c->sync();
 
     Q_EMIT connectionAdded(c);
+    Q_EMIT accountCountChanged();
 }
 
 void Controller::dropConnection(Connection *c)
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ void Controller::dropConnection(Connection *c)
     m_connections.removeOne(c);
 
     Q_EMIT connectionDropped(c);
+    Q_EMIT accountCountChanged();
     c->deleteLater();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controller.h b/src/controller.h
index 6412af4be..b2328bd8e 100644
--- a/src/controller.h
+++ b/src/controller.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ using namespace Quotient;
 class Controller : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(int accountCount READ accountCount NOTIFY connectionAdded NOTIFY connectionDropped)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int accountCount READ accountCount NOTIFY accountCountChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool quitOnLastWindowClosed READ quitOnLastWindowClosed WRITE setQuitOnLastWindowClosed NOTIFY quitOnLastWindowClosedChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Connection *activeConnection READ activeConnection WRITE setActiveConnection NOTIFY activeConnectionChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool busy READ busy WRITE setBusy NOTIFY busyChanged)
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void syncDone();
     void connectionAdded(Quotient::Connection *_t1);
     void connectionDropped(Quotient::Connection *_t1);
+    void accountCountChanged();
     void initiated();
     void notificationClicked(const QString &_t1, const QString &_t2);
     void quitOnLastWindowClosedChanged();