diff --git a/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp
index 5e9bb05ee0..bb5af38c12 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/x11_client_test.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ void X11ClientTest::testCaptionChanges()
     QVERIFY(captionChangedSpy.isValid());
     info.setName("bar");
     xcb_flush(c.data());
-    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "BUG 383444", Continue);
     QVERIFY(captionChangedSpy.wait());
     QCOMPARE(client->caption(), QStringLiteral("bar"));
 
diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index 1187b8bb83..3dd7fd87f9 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -1431,8 +1431,10 @@ void Client::setCaption(const QString& _s, bool force)
         if (!s[i].isPrint())
             s[i] = QChar(u' ');
     cap_normal = s;
-    if (!force)
+    if (!force) {
+        emit captionChanged();
         return;
+    }
 
     bool reset_name = force;
     bool was_suffix = (!cap_suffix.isEmpty());