diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index cde8b0d..bd46f9f 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ void MwDestroyWidget(MwWidget handle) {
 		if(i == arrlen(handle->parent->destroy_queue)) {
 			arrput(handle->parent->destroy_queue, handle);
 		}
+
+		MwDispatch(handle->parent, children_update);
 	}
 	destroy_children(handle);
 	handle->destroyed = 1;