diff --git a/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp b/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     void testEnableBaloo();
     void testRemoteUrls_data();
     void testRemoteUrls();
+    void testRefresh();
     void testConvertedUrl_data();
     void testConvertedUrl();
 
@@ -825,6 +826,24 @@
     m_places->removePlace(index);
 }
 
+void KFilePlacesModelTest::testRefresh()
+{
+    KBookmarkManager *bookmarkManager = KBookmarkManager::managerForFile(bookmarksFile(), QStringLiteral("kfilePlaces"));
+    KBookmarkGroup root = bookmarkManager->root();
+    KBookmark homePlace = root.first();
+    const QModelIndex homePlaceIndex = m_places->index(0, 0);
+
+    QCOMPARE(m_places->text(homePlaceIndex), homePlace.fullText());
+
+    // modify bookmark
+    homePlace.setFullText("Test change the text");
+    QVERIFY(m_places->text(homePlaceIndex) != homePlace.fullText());
+
+    // reload bookmark data
+    m_places->refresh();
+    QCOMPARE(m_places->text(homePlaceIndex), homePlace.fullText());
+}
+
 void KFilePlacesModelTest::testConvertedUrl_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QUrl>("url");
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@
     bool dropMimeData(const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action,
                       int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Reload bookmark information
+     * @since 5.41
+     */
+    void refresh() const;
+
     /**
      * @brief  Converts the URL, which contains "virtual" URLs for system-items like
      *         "timeline:/lastmonth" into a Query-URL "timeline:/2017-10"
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
@@ -797,11 +797,16 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    d->reloadAndSignal();
+    refresh();
 
     return true;
 }
 
+void KFilePlacesModel::refresh() const
+{
+    d->reloadAndSignal();
+}
+
 QUrl KFilePlacesModel::convertedUrl(const QUrl &url)
 {
     QUrl newUrl = url;
@@ -836,7 +841,7 @@
         d->bookmarkManager->root().moveBookmark(bookmark, item->bookmark());
     }
 
-    d->reloadAndSignal();
+    refresh();
 }
 
 void KFilePlacesModel::editPlace(const QModelIndex &index, const QString &text, const QUrl &url,
@@ -863,7 +868,7 @@
     bookmark.setIcon(iconName);
     bookmark.setMetaDataItem(QStringLiteral("OnlyInApp"), appName);
 
-    d->reloadAndSignal();
+    refresh();
     emit dataChanged(index, index);
 }
 
@@ -886,7 +891,7 @@
     }
 
     d->bookmarkManager->root().deleteBookmark(bookmark);
-    d->reloadAndSignal();
+    refresh();
 }
 
 void KFilePlacesModel::setPlaceHidden(const QModelIndex &index, bool hidden)
@@ -905,7 +910,7 @@
 
     bookmark.setMetaDataItem(QStringLiteral("IsHidden"), (hidden ? QStringLiteral("true") : QStringLiteral("false")));
 
-    d->reloadAndSignal();
+    refresh();
     emit dataChanged(index, index);
 }