diff --git a/headers/os/add-ons/network_settings/NetworkSettingsAddOn.h b/headers/os/add-ons/network_settings/NetworkSettingsAddOn.h
index fe1d02cd4c..3644898d58 100644
--- a/headers/os/add-ons/network_settings/NetworkSettingsAddOn.h
+++ b/headers/os/add-ons/network_settings/NetworkSettingsAddOn.h
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ enum BNetworkSettingsType {
 	B_NETWORK_SETTINGS_TYPE_OTHER = 'othr'
 };
 
-enum {
-	kMsgSettingsItemUpdated = 'SIup'
-};
-
 class BNetworkProfile;
 class BNetworkSettings;
 
@@ -70,6 +66,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void				SettingsUpdated(uint32 type);
 	virtual void				ConfigurationUpdated(const BMessage& message);
 
+	virtual	void				NotifySettingsUpdated();
+
 private:
 			const BNetworkProfile*
 								fProfile;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSClientServiceAddOn.cpp b/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSClientServiceAddOn.cpp
index 418042f663..2cbfec40c5 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSClientServiceAddOn.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSClientServiceAddOn.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ BView*
 DNSClientServiceItem::View()
 {
 	if (fView == NULL)
-		fView = new DNSSettingsView();
+		fView = new DNSSettingsView(this);
 
 	return fView;
 }
diff --git a/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.cpp b/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.cpp
index 19ac4068a7..1d4c1c9cb1 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ static const int32 kMsgApply = 'aply';
 #define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "DNSSettingsView"
 
 
-DNSSettingsView::DNSSettingsView()
+DNSSettingsView::DNSSettingsView(BNetworkSettingsItem* item)
 	:
-	BView("dns", 0)
+	BView("dns", 0),
+	fItem(item)
 {
 	fServerListView = new BListView("nameservers");
 	fTextControl = new IPAddressControl(AF_UNSPEC, "server", "");
@@ -158,7 +159,8 @@ DNSSettingsView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			break;
 		}
 		case kMsgApply:
-			_SaveDNSConfiguration();
+			if (_SaveDNSConfiguration() == B_OK)
+				fItem->NotifySettingsUpdated();
 			break;
 
 		default:
diff --git a/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.h b/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.h
index 41276ac10f..31f86d896c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/network_settings/dnsclient/DNSSettingsView.h
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@
 #define DNS_SETTINGS_VIEW_H
 
 
+#include <NetworkSettingsAddOn.h>
 #include <StringList.h>
 #include <View.h>
 
 
+using namespace BNetworkKit;
+
 class BButton;
 class BListView;
 class BTextControl;
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ class BTextControl;
 
 class DNSSettingsView : public BView {
 public:
-								DNSSettingsView();
+								DNSSettingsView(BNetworkSettingsItem* item);
 								~DNSSettingsView();
 
 			status_t			Revert();
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ private:
 			status_t			_SaveDNSConfiguration();
 
 private:
+			BNetworkSettingsItem*
+								fItem;
 			BListView*			fServerListView;
 			BStringList			fRevertList;
 			BTextControl*		fTextControl;
diff --git a/src/preferences/network/NetworkSettingsAddOn.cpp b/src/preferences/network/NetworkSettingsAddOn.cpp
index 6d1fccf167..30f1f4f78f 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/NetworkSettingsAddOn.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/network/NetworkSettingsAddOn.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <NetworkInterface.h>
 #include <NetworkSettings.h>
 
+#include "NetworkWindow.h"
+
 
 using namespace BNetworkKit;
 
@@ -57,6 +59,16 @@ BNetworkSettingsItem::ConfigurationUpdated(const BMessage& message)
 }
 
 
+void
+BNetworkSettingsItem::NotifySettingsUpdated()
+{
+	// TODO: post to network window
+	BMessage updated(kMsgSettingsItemUpdated);
+	updated.AddPointer("item", this);
+	gNetworkWindow.SendMessage(&updated);
+}
+
+
 // #pragma mark -
 
 
diff --git a/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.cpp
index bf57f442e5..5742e6b0cd 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ static const uint32 kMsgRevert = 'rvrt';
 static const uint32 kMsgToggleReplicant = 'trep';
 static const uint32 kMsgItemSelected = 'ItSl';
 
+BMessenger gNetworkWindow;
+
 
 #undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
 #define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT	"NetworkWindow"
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ NetworkWindow::NetworkWindow()
 			.AddGlue()
 		.End();
 
+	gNetworkWindow = this;
+
 	_ScanInterfaces();
 	_ScanAddOns();
 
diff --git a/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.h b/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.h
index 179ddd4cca..c9a6502297 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.h
+++ b/src/preferences/network/NetworkWindow.h
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class InterfaceListItem;
 class InterfaceView;
 
 
+enum {
+	kMsgSettingsItemUpdated = 'SIup'
+};
+
+
 class NetworkWindow : public BWindow {
 public:
 								NetworkWindow();
@@ -62,7 +67,6 @@ private:
 
 private:
 	typedef BObjectList<BNetworkSettingsAddOn> AddOnList;
-	typedef BObjectList<BNetworkSettingsItem> ItemList;
 	typedef std::map<BString, BListItem*> ItemMap;
 	typedef std::map<BListItem*, BNetworkSettingsItem*> SettingsMap;
 
@@ -84,4 +88,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 
+extern BMessenger gNetworkWindow;
+
+
 #endif // NETWORK_WINDOW_H