diff --git a/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp b/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
index c4efa2c0cf..204c2c91be 100644
--- a/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ void OverviewPage::setWalletModel(WalletModel *model)
         connect(model, SIGNAL(balanceChanged(qint64, qint64, qint64, qint64)), this, SLOT(setBalance(qint64, qint64, qint64, qint64)));
 
         connect(model->getOptionsModel(), SIGNAL(displayUnitChanged(int)), this, SLOT(updateDisplayUnit()));
+
+        connect(model, SIGNAL(transactionUpdated()), this, SLOT(updateTransactions()));
+
         UpdateBoincUtilization();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qt/overviewpage.h b/src/qt/overviewpage.h
index 41f36a8935..6c870e585f 100644
--- a/src/qt/overviewpage.h
+++ b/src/qt/overviewpage.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public slots:
 
 private:
     int getNumTransactionsForView();
-    void updateTransactions();
 
     Ui::OverviewPage *ui;
     ResearcherModel *researcherModel;
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ public slots:
 
 private slots:
     void updateDisplayUnit();
+    void updateTransactions();
     void updateResearcherStatus();
     void updateMagnitude();
     void updatePendingAccrual();
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
index 41be1f564f..cce29d8791 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
@@ -126,16 +126,24 @@ void WalletModel::checkBalanceChanged()
 
 void WalletModel::updateTransaction(const QString &hash, int status)
 {
-    if(transactionTableModel)
+    if (transactionTableModel)
+    {
         transactionTableModel->updateTransaction(hash, status);
 
+        // Note this is subtly different than the below. If a resync is being done on a wallet
+        // that already has transactions, the numTransactionsChanged will not be emitted after the
+        // wallet is loaded because the size() does not change. See the comments in the header file.
+        emit transactionUpdated();
+    }
+
     // Balance and number of transactions might have changed
     checkBalanceChanged();
 
     int newNumTransactions = getNumTransactions();
-    if(cachedNumTransactions != newNumTransactions)
+    if (cachedNumTransactions != newNumTransactions)
     {
         cachedNumTransactions = newNumTransactions;
+
         emit numTransactionsChanged(newNumTransactions);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.h b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
index ec65ce8279..4f6580ac8e 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ public slots:
     void pollBalanceChanged();
 
 signals:
+    // Transaction updated. This is necessary because on a resync from zero with an existing wallet.
+    // the numTransactionsChanged signal will not be emitted, and therefore the overpage transaction list
+    // needs this signal instead.
+    void transactionUpdated();
+
     // Signal that balance in wallet changed
     void balanceChanged(qint64 balance, qint64 stake, qint64 unconfirmedBalance, qint64 immatureBalance);