diff --git a/nw/gui/projtree.py b/nw/gui/projtree.py
index e0d5b4b3..15984f28 100644
--- a/nw/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/nw/gui/projtree.py
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
                     self.theIndex.deleteHandle(tHandle)
                     self._deleteTreeItem(tHandle)
                     self._setTreeChanged(True)
+                    self.projectWordCount()
 
             else:
                 # The file is not already in the trash folder, so we