diff --git a/gtk/gtkplacesview.c b/gtk/gtkplacesview.c
index 15d95ccec2..f4437b73fc 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkplacesview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkplacesview.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct _GtkPlacesViewPrivate
 
   GFile                         *server_list_file;
   GFileMonitor                  *server_list_monitor;
+  GFileMonitor                  *network_monitor;
 
   GCancellable                  *cancellable;
 
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ gtk_places_view_destroy (GtkWidget *widget)
   priv->destroyed = 1;
 
   g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (priv->volume_monitor, update_places, widget);
+  g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (priv->network_monitor, update_places, widget);
 
   g_cancellable_cancel (priv->cancellable);
   g_cancellable_cancel (priv->networks_fetching_cancellable);
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ gtk_places_view_finalize (GObject *object)
   g_clear_object (&priv->server_list_file);
   g_clear_object (&priv->server_list_monitor);
   g_clear_object (&priv->volume_monitor);
+  g_clear_object (&priv->network_monitor);
   g_clear_object (&priv->cancellable);
   g_clear_object (&priv->networks_fetching_cancellable);
   g_clear_object (&priv->path_size_group);
@@ -901,6 +904,40 @@ update_network_state (GtkPlacesView *view)
     }
 }
 
+static void
+monitor_network (GtkPlacesView *self)
+{
+  GtkPlacesViewPrivate *priv;
+  GFile *network_file;
+  GError *error;
+
+  priv = gtk_places_view_get_instance_private (self);
+
+  if (priv->network_monitor)
+    return;
+
+  error = NULL;
+  network_file = g_file_new_for_uri ("network:///");
+  priv->network_monitor = g_file_monitor (network_file,
+                                          G_FILE_MONITOR_NONE,
+                                          NULL,
+                                          &error);
+
+  g_clear_object (&network_file);
+
+  if (error)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Error monitoring network: %s", error->message);
+      g_clear_error (&error);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  g_signal_connect_swapped (priv->network_monitor,
+                            "changed",
+                            G_CALLBACK (update_places),
+                            self);
+}
+
 static void
 populate_networks (GtkPlacesView   *view,
                    GFileEnumerator *enumerator,
@@ -974,6 +1011,7 @@ network_enumeration_next_files_finished (GObject      *source_object,
   if (!priv->destroyed)
     {
       update_network_state (view);
+      monitor_network (view);
       update_loading (view);
     }
 }