diff --git a/src/native/interop.cpp b/src/native/interop.cpp
index 97f5b83..37b49c5 100644
--- a/src/native/interop.cpp
+++ b/src/native/interop.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ extern "C" int saveShortcut(
         goto err;
     }
 
+    // Notify that a new shortcut was created using the shell api
+    SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_CREATE, SHCNF_PATH, shortcutPath, NULL);
+    SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_UPDATEITEM, SHCNF_PATH, shortcutPath, NULL);
+
     persistFile->Release();
     shellLink->Release();
     CoUninitialize();