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 2912755ce7..5d8f46c6db 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/controllers/navigation.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/controllers/navigation.controller.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function NavigationController($scope, $rootScope, $location, $log, $q, $routePar
                 $rootScope.emptySection = false;
             }
         }
-        
+
     }));
 
     //Listen for section state changes
@@ -222,10 +222,21 @@ function NavigationController($scope, $rootScope, $location, $log, $q, $routePar
         });
     }));
 
-    evts.push(eventsService.on("editors.languages.languageCreated", function (e, args) {
-        loadLanguages().then(function (languages) {
-            $scope.languages = languages;
-        });
+    //Emitted when a language is created or an existing one saved/edited
+    evts.push(eventsService.on("editors.languages.languageSaved", function (e, args) {
+        console.log('lang event listen args', args);
+        if(args.isNew){
+            //A new language has been created - reload languages for tree
+            loadLanguages().then(function (languages) {
+                $scope.languages = languages;
+            });
+        }
+        else if(args.language.isDefault){
+            //A language was saved and was set to be the new default (refresh the tree, so its at the top)
+            loadLanguages().then(function (languages) {
+                $scope.languages = languages;
+            });
+        }
     }));
 
     //This reacts to clicks passed to the body element which emits a global call to close all dialogs
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 961470b03a..a11aa8bff8 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
@@ -113,11 +113,9 @@
                         notificationsService.success(value);
                     });
 
-                    // emit event when language is created
-                    if($routeParams.create) {
-                        var args = { language: lang };
-                        eventsService.emit("editors.languages.languageCreated", args);
-                    }
+                    // emit event when language is created or updated/saved
+                    var args = { language: lang, isNew: $routeParams.create ? true : false };
+                    eventsService.emit("editors.languages.languageSaved", args);
 
                     back();
 
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@
                 });
             }
 
-            
+
         }
 
         function back() {
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@
         }
 
         function toggleDefault() {
-            
+
             // it shouldn't be possible to uncheck the default language
             if(vm.initIsDefault) {
                 return;