diff --git a/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.h b/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.h
--- a/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.h
+++ b/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     void expandAllItems();
     void onApply();
     void showDialog();
+    void refresh();
     void expandElements( const QModelIndex & parent );
     void rowsRemoved();
     void clearSearchHistory();
diff --git a/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.cpp b/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.cpp
--- a/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.cpp
+++ b/plugins/grepview/grepoutputview.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     separator->setSeparator(true);
     QAction *newSearchAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-find")), i18n("New &Search"), this);
     m_clearSearchHistory = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-clear-list")), i18n("Clear Search History"), this);
+    QAction *refreshAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-refresh")), i18n("Refresh"), this);
 
     addAction(m_prev);
     addAction(m_next);
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
     addAction(m_expandAll);
     addAction(separator);
     addAction(newSearchAction);
+    addAction(refreshAction);
     addAction(m_clearSearchHistory);
 
     separator = new QAction(this);
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@
 
     connect(newSearchAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &GrepOutputView::showDialog);
 
+    connect(refreshAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &GrepOutputView::refresh);
+
     resultsTreeView->header()->setStretchLastSection(true);
 
     resultsTreeView->header()->setStretchLastSection(true);
@@ -274,6 +278,11 @@
     m_plugin->showDialog(true);
 }
 
+void GrepOutputView::refresh()
+{
+    m_plugin->showDialog(false, QString(), false);
+}
+
 void GrepOutputView::expandElements(const QModelIndex& index)
 {
     m_prev->setEnabled(true);