diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 62547990a..5c4166714 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ MenuManager::MenuManager( AudacityProject &project )
    mProject.Bind( EVT_UNDO_OR_REDO, &MenuManager::OnUndoRedo, this );
    mProject.Bind( EVT_UNDO_RESET, &MenuManager::OnUndoRedo, this );
    mProject.Bind( EVT_UNDO_PUSHED, &MenuManager::OnUndoRedo, this );
+   mProject.Bind( EVT_UNDO_RENAMED, &MenuManager::OnUndoRedo, this );
 }
 
 MenuManager::~MenuManager()
diff --git a/src/UndoManager.cpp b/src/UndoManager.cpp
index 5d17ccae6..a5cc5abf6 100644
--- a/src/UndoManager.cpp
+++ b/src/UndoManager.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ UndoManager
 
 wxDEFINE_EVENT(EVT_UNDO_PUSHED, wxCommandEvent);
 wxDEFINE_EVENT(EVT_UNDO_MODIFIED, wxCommandEvent);
+wxDEFINE_EVENT(EVT_UNDO_RENAMED, wxCommandEvent);
 wxDEFINE_EVENT(EVT_UNDO_OR_REDO, wxCommandEvent);
 wxDEFINE_EVENT(EVT_UNDO_RESET, wxCommandEvent);
 wxDEFINE_EVENT(EVT_UNDO_PURGE, wxCommandEvent);
@@ -316,6 +317,9 @@ void UndoManager::RenameState( int state,
       auto &theState = *stack[state];
       theState.description = longDescription;
       theState.shortDescription = shortDescription;
+
+      // wxWidgets will own the event object
+      mProject.QueueEvent( safenew wxCommandEvent{ EVT_UNDO_RENAMED } );
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/UndoManager.h b/src/UndoManager.h
index f6eae46fb..c4c0ab529 100644
--- a/src/UndoManager.h
+++ b/src/UndoManager.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(AUDACITY_DLL_API, EVT_UNDO_PUSHED, wxCommandEvent);
 // Project state did not change, but current state was modified in Undo history
 wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(AUDACITY_DLL_API, EVT_UNDO_MODIFIED, wxCommandEvent);
 
+// Project state did not change, but current state was renamed in Undo history
+wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(AUDACITY_DLL_API, EVT_UNDO_RENAMED, wxCommandEvent);
+
 // Project state changed because of undo or redo; undo manager
 // contents did not change other than the pointer to current state
 wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(AUDACITY_DLL_API, EVT_UNDO_OR_REDO, wxCommandEvent);