diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/WebBrowserManager.java b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/WebBrowserManager.java
index a3d38ac9a51b..16a7a4d2f702 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/WebBrowserManager.java
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/WebBrowserManager.java
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ public class WebBrowserManager extends SimpleModificationTracker implements Pers
   public void setBrowserPath(@NotNull WebBrowser browser, @Nullable String path, boolean isActive) {
     ((ConfigurableWebBrowser)browser).setPath(path);
     ((ConfigurableWebBrowser)browser).setActive(isActive);
+    incModificationCount();
   }
 
   public WebBrowser addBrowser(final @NotNull UUID id,