diff --git a/app/data/viewdata.cpp b/app/data/viewdata.cpp
index 74d8612a4..a75af9348 100644
--- a/app/data/viewdata.cpp
+++ b/app/data/viewdata.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ bool View::operator==(const View &rhs) const
 {
     return (id == rhs.id)
             && (name == rhs.name)
-            && (isActive == rhs.isActive)
+            //&& (isActive == rhs.isActive) /*activeness is a state and is not considered*/
             && (onPrimary == rhs.onPrimary)
             && (screen == rhs.screen)
             && (screenEdgeMargin == rhs.screenEdgeMargin)
@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ View::operator QString() const
     result += id;
     result +=" : ";
     result += isActive ? "Active" : "Inactive";
+    result += " : ";
+
+    if (m_state == IsInvalid) {
+        result += "IsInvalid";
+    } else if (m_state == IsCreated) {
+        result += "IsCreated";
+    } else if (m_state == OriginFromViewTemplate) {
+        result += "OriginFromViewTemplate";
+    } else if (m_state == OriginFromLayout) {
+        result += "OriginFromLayout";
+    }
+
     result += " : ";
     result += onPrimary ? "Primary" : "Explicit";
     result += " : ";
diff --git a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp
index 1bd4d8f8d..63287b111 100644
--- a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp
+++ b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewscontroller.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ void Views::save()
 
     //! update model original data
     m_model->setOriginalData(currentViews);
+
+    if (central->isActive()) {
+        m_model->updateActiveStatesBasedOn(central);
+    }
 }
 
 QString Views::uniqueViewName(QString name)
diff --git a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.cpp b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.cpp
index 46325131b..f2acc2b4e 100644
--- a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.cpp
+++ b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,32 @@ bool Views::isVertical(const Plasma::Types::Location &location) const
     return (location == Plasma::Types::LeftEdge || location == Plasma::Types::RightEdge);
 }
 
+void Views::updateActiveStatesBasedOn(const CentralLayout *layout)
+{
+    if (!layout) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QVector<int> roles;
+    roles << Qt::DisplayRole;
+    roles << Qt::UserRole;
+    roles << ISCHANGEDROLE;
+    roles << ISACTIVEROLE;
+    roles << HASCHANGEDVIEWROLE;
+
+    for (int i=0; i<m_viewsTable.rowCount(); ++i) {
+        uint viewid = m_viewsTable[i].id.toUInt();
+        auto view = layout->viewForContainment(viewid);
+
+        bool currentactivestate = (view != nullptr);
+
+        if (currentactivestate != m_viewsTable[i].isActive) {
+            m_viewsTable[i].isActive = currentactivestate;
+            emit dataChanged(this->index(i, IDCOLUMN), this->index(i, SUBCONTAINMENTSCOLUMN), roles);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 Latte::Data::Screen Views::screenData(const QString &viewId) const
 {
     int row = rowForId(viewId);
diff --git a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.h b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.h
index f02196440..5cf44ecbf 100644
--- a/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.h
+++ b/app/settings/viewsdialog/viewsmodel.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "../../data/screendata.h"
 #include "../../data/viewdata.h"
 #include "../../data/viewstable.h"
+#include "../../layout/centrallayout.h"
 
 // Qt
 #include <QAbstractTableModel>
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ public:
     void setOriginalData(Latte::Data::ViewsTable &data);
     void setOriginalView(QString currentViewId, Latte::Data::View &view);
 
+    void updateActiveStatesBasedOn(const CentralLayout *layout);
+
     Latte::Data::ViewsTable alteredViews() const;
     Latte::Data::ViewsTable newViews() const;