diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 101ff3f1c7..547e537ff6 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -2700,7 +2700,7 @@ async fn send_msg_inner(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId, msg: &mut Message) -
         }
 
         if msg.param.exists(Param::SetLatitude) {
-            context.emit_event(EventType::LocationChanged(Some(ContactId::SELF)));
+            context.emit_location_changed(Some(ContactId::SELF)).await?;
         }
 
         context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 5b6e3c8563..baa28c0406 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -600,6 +600,23 @@ impl Context {
         self.emit_event(EventType::IncomingMsg { chat_id, msg_id });
     }
 
+    /// Emits an LocationChanged event and a WebxdcStatusUpdate in case there is a maps integration
+    pub async fn emit_location_changed(&self, contact_id: Option<ContactId>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.emit_event(EventType::LocationChanged(contact_id));
+
+        if let Some(msg_id) = self
+            .get_config_parsed::<u32>(Config::WebxdcIntegration)
+            .await?
+        {
+            self.emit_event(EventType::WebxdcStatusUpdate {
+                msg_id: MsgId::new(msg_id),
+                status_update_serial: Default::default(),
+            })
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Returns a receiver for emitted events.
     ///
     /// Multiple emitters can be created, but note that in this case each emitted event will
diff --git a/src/location.rs b/src/location.rs
index d5a2337c10..923fd26a55 100644
--- a/src/location.rs
+++ b/src/location.rs
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ pub async fn set(context: &Context, latitude: f64, longitude: f64, accuracy: f64
         continue_streaming = true;
     }
     if continue_streaming {
-        context.emit_event(EventType::LocationChanged(Some(ContactId::SELF)));
+        context.emit_location_changed(Some(ContactId::SELF)).await?;
     };
 
     Ok(continue_streaming)
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ fn is_marker(txt: &str) -> bool {
 /// Deletes all locations from the database.
 pub async fn delete_all(context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
     context.sql.execute("DELETE FROM locations;", ()).await?;
-    context.emit_event(EventType::LocationChanged(None));
+    context.emit_location_changed(None).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/receive_imf.rs b/src/receive_imf.rs
index 512302602f..c9ef699026 100644
--- a/src/receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/receive_imf.rs
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ async fn save_locations(
         }
     }
     if send_event {
-        context.emit_event(EventType::LocationChanged(Some(from_id)));
+        context.emit_location_changed(Some(from_id)).await?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/webxdc/maps_integration.rs b/src/webxdc/maps_integration.rs
index daf8a0f20b..3035c4effc 100644
--- a/src/webxdc/maps_integration.rs
+++ b/src/webxdc/maps_integration.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 //!     label:       ""     // used for POI only
 //! }
 //! ```
-//!
-//! For messenger implementors adding support for these Webxdc:
-//! New locations, are announced by `DC_EVENT_LOCATION_CHANGED`
-//! (not by `DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_STATUS_UPDATE`).
 
 use crate::{chat, location};
 use std::collections::{hash_map, HashMap};
@@ -174,10 +170,10 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::chat::{create_group_chat, ChatId, ProtectionStatus};
     use crate::chatlist::Chatlist;
     use crate::contact::Contact;
-    use crate::location;
     use crate::message::Message;
     use crate::test_utils::TestContext;
     use crate::webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial;
+    use crate::{location, EventType};
     use anyhow::Result;
 
     #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
@@ -212,6 +208,9 @@ mod tests {
             "descr",
         )
         .await?;
+        t.evtracker
+            .get_matching(|evt| matches!(evt, EventType::WebxdcStatusUpdate { .. }))
+            .await;
         let updates = t
             .get_webxdc_status_updates(integration_id, StatusUpdateSerial(0))
             .await?;