diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/chatmodel.h b/gpt4all-chat/chatmodel.h
index fa4f5506..9313dff6 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/chatmodel.h
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/chatmodel.h
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void forceUpdate(int index)
+    {
+        emit dataChanged(createIndex(index, 0), createIndex(index, 0), {ValueRole});
+    }
+
     Q_INVOKABLE void updateValue(int index, const QString &value)
     {
         if (index < 0 || index >= m_chatItems.size()) return;
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
index bcc9ccc5..c47b537a 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ Rectangle {
                                             textProcessor.codeColors.headerColor       = theme.codeHeaderColor
                                             textProcessor.codeColors.backgroundColor   = theme.codeBackgroundColor
                                             textProcessor.textDocument                 = textDocument
-                                            myTextArea.text = value
+                                            chatModel.forceUpdate(index); // called to trigger a reprocessing of the text
                                         }
 
                                         Component.onCompleted: {