diff --git a/gtk/gtkconstraintlayout.c b/gtk/gtkconstraintlayout.c
index 52c6f86bfa..658298d35e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkconstraintlayout.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkconstraintlayout.c
@@ -1408,6 +1408,8 @@ gtk_constraint_layout_add_constraints_from_descriptionv (GtkConstraintLayout *la
 
   gtk_constraint_vfl_parser_free (parser);
 
+  gtk_layout_manager_layout_changed (GTK_LAYOUT_MANAGER (layout));
+
   return res;
 }