diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py
index b2ab1cfa06..d744ea5780 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ class RenameMaterial(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
 
     def _execute(self, context):
         core.rename_material(tool.Ifc, tool.Material, material=tool.Ifc.get().by_id(self.material), name=self.name)
+        if screen := context.screen:
+            for area in screen.areas:
+                area.tag_redraw()
 
 
 class DisableEditingMaterial(bpy.types.Operator):
diff --git a/src/bonsai/test/core/test_material.py b/src/bonsai/test/core/test_material.py
index a2cbf8c433..ba83e9884d 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/test/core/test_material.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/test/core/test_material.py
@@ -93,6 +93,20 @@ class TestRemoveMaterialSet:
         subject.remove_material_set(ifc, material, material="material")
 
 
+class TestRenameMaterial:
+    def test_renaming_a_material(self, ifc, material):
+        ifc.run("material.edit_material", material="material", attributes={"Name": "name"}).should_be_called()
+        material.is_editing_materials().should_be_called().will_return(False)
+        subject.rename_material(ifc, material, material="material", name="name")
+
+    def test_renaming_a_material_and_reloading_imported_materials(self, ifc, material):
+        ifc.run("material.edit_material", material="material", attributes={"Name": "name"}).should_be_called()
+        material.is_editing_materials().should_be_called().will_return(True)
+        material.get_active_material_type().should_be_called().will_return("material_type")
+        material.import_material_definitions("material_type").should_be_called()
+        subject.rename_material(ifc, material, material="material", name="name")
+
+
 class TestLoadMaterials:
     def test_run(self, material):
         material.import_material_definitions("material_type").should_be_called()