diff --git a/modules/todo/widget.go b/modules/todo/widget.go
index 8e0c7f8e..bc8e3852 100644
--- a/modules/todo/widget.go
+++ b/modules/todo/widget.go
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) newItem() {
 
 	widget.addButtons(form, saveFctn)
 	widget.modalFocus(form)
+
+	widget.app.QueueUpdate(func() {
+		widget.app.Draw()
+	})
 }
 
 // persist writes the todo list to Yaml file