diff --git a/part.h b/part.h
--- a/part.h
+++ b/part.h
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
         QTimer *m_dirtyHandler;
         QUrl m_oldUrl;
         Okular::DocumentViewport m_viewportDirty;
+        bool m_areWeReloading;
         bool m_wasPresentationOpen;
         QWidget *m_dirtyToolboxItem;
         bool m_wasSidebarVisible;
diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 QObject *parent,
 const QVariantList &args)
 : KParts::ReadWritePart(parent),
-m_tempfile( 0 ), m_fileWasRemoved( false ), m_showMenuBarAction( 0 ), m_showFullScreenAction( 0 ), m_actionsSearched( false ),
+m_tempfile( 0 ), m_areWeReloading( false ), m_fileWasRemoved( false ), m_showMenuBarAction( 0 ), m_showFullScreenAction( 0 ), m_actionsSearched( false ),
 m_cliPresentation(false), m_cliPrint(false), m_embedMode(detectEmbedMode(parentWidget, parent, args)), m_generatorGuiClient(0), m_keeper( 0 )
 {
     // make sure that the component name is okular otherwise the XMLGUI .rc files are not found
@@ -1770,6 +1770,11 @@
 
 void Part::slotDoFileDirty()
 {
+    if (m_areWeReloading)
+        return;
+
+    m_areWeReloading = true;
+
     bool tocReloadPrepared = false;
 
     // do the following the first time the file is reloaded
@@ -1810,6 +1815,7 @@
         {
             m_toc->rollbackReload();
         }
+        m_areWeReloading = false;
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1850,6 +1856,7 @@
         addFileToWatcher( m_watcher, localFilePath() );
         m_dirtyHandler->start( 750 );
     }
+    m_areWeReloading = false;
 }