diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/controllers/navigation.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/controllers/navigation.controller.js
index fb37020a7d..6330f5a30a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/controllers/navigation.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/controllers/navigation.controller.js
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@ function NavigationController($scope, $rootScope, $location, $log, $routeParams,
         }
     }));
 
+    // Listen for language updates
+    evts.push(eventsService.on("editors.languages.languageDeleted", function(e, args) {
+        languageResource.getAll().then(function(languages) {
+            $scope.languages = languages;
+        });
+    }));
+
+    evts.push(eventsService.on("editors.languages.languageCreated", function(e, args) {
+        languageResource.getAll().then(function(languages) {
+            $scope.languages = languages;
+        });
+    }));
+
     //This reacts to clicks passed to the body element which emits a global call to close all dialogs
     evts.push(eventsService.on("app.closeDialogs", function(event) {
         if (appState.getGlobalState("stickyNavigation")) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js
index ce6df0d351..5ec62ec177 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/edit.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function LanguagesEditController($scope, $timeout, $location, $routeParams, navigationService, notificationsService, localizationService, languageResource, contentEditingHelper, formHelper) {
+    function LanguagesEditController($scope, $timeout, $location, $routeParams, navigationService, notificationsService, localizationService, languageResource, contentEditingHelper, formHelper, eventsService) {
 
         var vm = this;
 
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
                     vm.page.saveButtonState = "success";
                     notificationsService.success(localizationService.localize("speechBubbles_languageSaved"));
 
+                    // emit event when language is created
+                    if($routeParams.create) {
+                        var args = { language: lang };
+                        eventsService.emit("editors.languages.languageCreated", args);
+                    }
+
                     back();
 
                 }, function (err) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/overview.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/overview.controller.js
index bf9856ae50..de05ac7079 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/overview.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/languages/overview.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function LanguagesOverviewController($location, $timeout, navigationService, notificationsService, localizationService, languageResource) {
+    function LanguagesOverviewController($location, $timeout, navigationService, notificationsService, localizationService, languageResource, eventsService) {
 
         var vm = this;
 
@@ -58,8 +58,15 @@
                 language.deleteButtonState = "busy";
 
                 languageResource.deleteById(language.id).then(function () {
+
+                    // emit event
+                    var args = { language: language };
+                    eventsService.emit("editors.languages.languageDeleted", args);
+
+                    // remove from list
                     var index = vm.languages.indexOf(language);
                     vm.languages.splice(index, 1);
+
                 }, function (err) {
                     language.deleteButtonState = "error";