diff --git a/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.cpp b/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.cpp
index 5f2e3173ab7..8602c97c0ea 100644
--- a/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ void QgsSourceFieldsProperties::loadRows()
 
   mFieldsList->resizeColumnsToContents();
   connect( mFieldsList, &QTableWidget::cellChanged, this, &QgsSourceFieldsProperties::attributesListCellChanged );
+
+  connect( mFieldsList, &QTableWidget::cellPressed, this, &QgsSourceFieldsProperties::attributesListCellPressed );
+
+  updateButtons();
   updateFieldRenamingStatus();
 }
 
@@ -388,6 +392,10 @@ void QgsSourceFieldsProperties::attributesListCellChanged( int row, int column )
   }
 }
 
+void QgsSourceFieldsProperties::attributesListCellPressed( int /*row*/, int /*column*/ )
+{
+  updateButtons();
+}
 
 //NICE FUNCTIONS
 void QgsSourceFieldsProperties::updateButtons()
diff --git a/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.h b/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.h
index 1c2a256b43d..33867deb9f0 100644
--- a/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.h
+++ b/src/app/qgssourcefieldsproperties.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgsSourceFieldsProperties : public QWidget, private Ui_QgsSourc
     void attributeDeleted( int idx );
 
     void attributesListCellChanged( int row, int column );
+    void attributesListCellPressed( int row, int column );
 
 };