diff --git a/src/app/qgsdbsourceselect.cpp b/src/app/qgsdbsourceselect.cpp
index b50c510540e..14e93f1f847 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsdbsourceselect.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsdbsourceselect.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ void QgsDbSourceSelect::editConnection()
   {
     nc->saveConnection();
   }
+  populateConnectionList();
 }
 
 void QgsDbSourceSelect::deleteConnection()
diff --git a/src/app/qgsnewconnection.h b/src/app/qgsnewconnection.h
index daf331d524b..591a445b4de 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsnewconnection.h
+++ b/src/app/qgsnewconnection.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class QgsNewConnection : public QDialog, private Ui::QgsNewConnectionBase
     void on_btnConnect_clicked();
     void on_cb_geometryColumnsOnly_clicked();
   private:
+    QString mOriginalConnName; //store initial name to delete entry in case of rename
     static const int context_id = 929865718;
 };