diff --git a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-desktop-editor/cinnamon-desktop-editor.py b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-desktop-editor/cinnamon-desktop-editor.py
index ba879b4a2b..e843ce4256 100755
--- a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-desktop-editor/cinnamon-desktop-editor.py
+++ b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-desktop-editor/cinnamon-desktop-editor.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import gettext
 import glob
+import json
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import shutil
 import subprocess
@@ -415,20 +416,42 @@ def launcher_cb(self, success, dest_path):
         self.end()
 
     def panel_launcher_cb(self, success, dest_path):
-        if success:
-            settings = JsonSettingsWidgets.JSONSettingsHandler(self.json_path)
-            launchers = settings.get_value("launcherList")
-            if self.desktop_file is None:
-                launchers.append(os.path.split(dest_path)[1])
-            else:
-                i = launchers.index(self.desktop_file)
-                if i >= 0:
-                    del launchers[i]
-                    launchers.insert(i, os.path.split(dest_path)[1])
-            settings.save_settings()
-            if self.desktop_file is None:
-                self.ask_menu_launcher(dest_path)
-        self.end()
+        try:
+            if success:
+                settings = JsonSettingsWidgets.JSONSettingsHandler(self.json_path)
+                launchers = settings.get_value("launcherList")
+                new_name = os.path.split(dest_path)[1]
+                if self.desktop_file is None:
+                    launchers.append(new_name)
+                else:
+                    try:
+                        i = launchers.index(self.desktop_file)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        # The entry we were asked to edit is no longer in the
+                        # list (a previous edit may have already replaced it) -
+                        # add the new launcher instead of dropping the edit.
+                        if new_name not in launchers:
+                            launchers.append(new_name)
+                    else:
+                        launchers[i] = new_name
+                settings.save_settings()
+                self.notify_cinnamon(launchers)
+                if self.desktop_file is None:
+                    self.ask_menu_launcher(dest_path)
+        finally:
+            self.end()
+
+    def notify_cinnamon(self, launchers):
+        # Cinnamon does not monitor the settings file for external changes -
+        # tell it to reload, the same way xlet-settings.py does after saving.
+        uuid = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(self.json_path))
+        instance_id = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(self.json_path))[0]
+        try:
+            proxy = Gio.DBusProxy.new_for_bus_sync(Gio.BusType.SESSION, Gio.DBusProxyFlags.NONE, None,
+                                                   "org.Cinnamon", "/org/Cinnamon", "org.Cinnamon", None)
+            proxy.updateSetting('(ssss)', uuid, instance_id, "launcherList", json.dumps(launchers))
+        except GLib.Error as e:
+            print("Could not notify Cinnamon of launcher list change: %s" % e.message)
 
     def nemo_launcher_cb(self, success, dest_path):
         if success: