diff --git a/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp
--- a/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@
     QVERIFY(captionChangedSpy.isValid());
     info.setName("bar");
     xcb_flush(c.data());
-    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "BUG 383444", Continue);
     QVERIFY(captionChangedSpy.wait());
     QCOMPARE(client->caption(), QStringLiteral("bar"));
 
diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -1431,8 +1431,10 @@
         if (!s[i].isPrint())
             s[i] = QChar(u' ');
     cap_normal = s;
-    if (!force)
+    if (!force) {
+        emit captionChanged();
         return;
+    }
 
     bool reset_name = force;
     bool was_suffix = (!cap_suffix.isEmpty());