diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af52455f..55e6d109 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 * do not allow tag when `tag.gpgsign` enabled [[@TeFiLeDo](https://github.com/TeFiLeDo)] ([#1915](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/pull/1915))
 
+### Fixes
+* stash window empty after file history popup closes ([#1986](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1986))
+
 ## [0.24.3] - 2023-09-09
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/src/tabs/stashing.rs b/src/tabs/stashing.rs
index 93734ae3..6df47495 100644
--- a/src/tabs/stashing.rs
+++ b/src/tabs/stashing.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ impl Stashing {
 	) -> Result<()> {
 		if self.is_visible() && ev == AsyncGitNotification::Status {
 			let status = self.git_status.last()?;
+			self.index.show()?;
 			self.index.update(&status.items)?;
 		}