diff --git a/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_model.h b/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_model.h
index f64314886d4..5a2b3714ba8 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_model.h
+++ b/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_model.h
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ namespace hal
          */
         void updateModuleName(const u32 id);
 
+        /**
+         * Updates the ModuleItem for the specified gate. The specified gate MUST be contained in the item model.
+         *
+         * @param id - The id of the gate to update
+         */
+        void updateGateName(const u32 id);
+
         /**
          * Returns <b>true</b> if the item model is currently changed/updated. This is the case while adding and
          * removing modules to/from the item model. It can be used to ignore certain signals sent by the item model
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp
index 8526cdc4bf1..98821047b6a 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,21 @@ namespace hal
         Q_EMIT dataChanged(index, index);
     }
 
+    void ModuleModel::updateGateName(u32 id)    // SPLIT ???
+    {
+        assert(gNetlist->get_gate_by_id(id));
+
+        assert(mGateMap.contains(id));
+
+        ModuleItem* item = mGateMap.value(id);
+        assert(item);
+
+        item->setName(QString::fromStdString(gNetlist->get_gate_by_id(id)->get_name()));    // REMOVE & ADD AGAIN
+
+        QModelIndex index = getIndex(item);
+        Q_EMIT dataChanged(index, index);
+    }
+
     ModuleItem* ModuleModel::getItem(u32 id, ModuleItem::TreeItemType type) const
     {
         return mModuleItemMaps[(int)type]->value(id);
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/netlist_relay/netlist_relay.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/netlist_relay/netlist_relay.cpp
index faa6942fdbb..060a8af897b 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/netlist_relay/netlist_relay.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/netlist_relay/netlist_relay.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ namespace hal
             case GateEvent::event::name_changed: {
                 //< no associated_data
 
+                mModuleModel->updateGateName(gat->get_id());
                 gGraphContextManager->handleGateNameChanged(gat);
 
                 Q_EMIT gateNameChanged(gat);