diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
index 1eb5ed3977a..01057ebaa07 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
@@ -1602,7 +1602,12 @@ bool rna_Object_constraints_override_apply(Main *UNUSED(bmain),
 static ModifierData *rna_Object_modifier_new(
     Object *object, bContext *C, ReportList *reports, const char *name, int type)
 {
-  return ED_object_modifier_add(reports, CTX_data_main(C), CTX_data_scene(C), object, name, type);
+  ModifierData *md = ED_object_modifier_add(
+      reports, CTX_data_main(C), CTX_data_scene(C), object, name, type);
+
+  WM_main_add_notifier(NC_OBJECT | ND_MODIFIER | NA_ADDED, object);
+
+  return md;
 }
 
 static void rna_Object_modifier_remove(Object *object,