diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index 86724f3f2902de16ac4883018d5f2a9c1cb31e90..ad99232aeb2ceecae3a499b1f7b1da72727777c1 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,8 @@ static void read_password_from_file(const char *secretfn, char *password, int pa
 static int write_password_to_file(const char *secretfn, const char *password);
 static const char *substitute_escapes(const char *value);
 static int message_range_and_existence_check(struct vm_state *vms, const char *msg_ids [], size_t num_msgs, int *msg_nums, struct ast_vm_user *vmu);
+static void notify_new_state(struct ast_vm_user *vmu);
+
 /*!
  * Place a message in the indicated folder
  *
@@ -6373,6 +6375,7 @@ static int msg_create_from_file(struct ast_vm_recording_data *recdata)
 		}
 
 		STORE(dir, recipient->mailbox, recipient->context, msgnum, NULL, recipient, fmt, 0, vms, "", msg_id);
+		notify_new_state(recipient);
 	}
 
 	free_user(recipient);