Index: src/app/legend/qgslegend.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/app/legend/qgslegend.cpp	(revision 7675)
+++ src/app/legend/qgslegend.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
       }
       
     llfile->updateLegendItem();
-    refreshLayerSymbology(layer->getLayerID());
+    refreshLayerSymbology(layer->getLayerID(), true);
     
     updateMapCanvasLayerSet();
     
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
     else
     {
       rlp = new QgsRasterLayerProperties(ml);
-      connect(rlp, SIGNAL(refreshLegend(QString)), this, SLOT(refreshLayerSymbology(QString)));
+      connect(rlp, SIGNAL(refreshLegend(QString,bool)), this, SLOT(refreshLayerSymbology(QString,bool)));
     }
     rlp->exec();
     delete rlp; // delete since dialog cannot be reused without updating code
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
     else
     {
       vlp = new QgsVectorLayerProperties(vlayer);
-      connect(vlp, SIGNAL(refreshLegend(QString)), this, SLOT(refreshLayerSymbology(QString)));
+      connect(vlp, SIGNAL(refreshLegend(QString,bool)), this, SLOT(refreshLayerSymbology(QString,bool)));
     }
     vlp->exec();
     delete vlp; // delete since dialog cannot be reused without updating code
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@
 		  }
     
 		  theLegendLayerFile->updateLegendItem();
-		  refreshLayerSymbology(theMapLayer->getLayerID());
+		  refreshLayerSymbology(theMapLayer->getLayerID(), true);
 		}
 	    }
 	  else if(childelem.tagName()=="filegroup")
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@
 }
 
 
-void QgsLegend::refreshLayerSymbology(QString key)
+void QgsLegend::refreshLayerSymbology(QString key, bool expandItem)
 {
   QgsLegendLayer* theLegendLayer = findLegendLayer(key);
   if(!theLegendLayer)
@@ -1421,7 +1421,10 @@
   //restore the current item again
   setCurrentItem(theCurrentItem);
   adjustIconSize();
-  setItemExpanded(theLegendLayer, true);//make sure the symbology items are visible
+  if (expandItem)
+    {
+      setItemExpanded(theLegendLayer, true);//make sure the symbology items are visible
+    }
 }
 
 
Index: src/app/legend/qgslegend.h
===================================================================
--- src/app/legend/qgslegend.h	(revision 7675)
+++ src/app/legend/qgslegend.h	(working copy)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     void setMapCanvas(QgsMapCanvas * canvas){mMapCanvas = canvas;}
 
     /**Updates symbology items for a layer*/
-    void refreshLayerSymbology(QString key);
+    void refreshLayerSymbology(QString key, bool expandItem);
   
  /*!
    * Slot called to clear the tree of all items
Index: src/app/qgsrasterlayerproperties.h
===================================================================
--- src/app/qgsrasterlayerproperties.h	(revision 7675)
+++ src/app/qgsrasterlayerproperties.h	(working copy)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   signals:
     
         /** emitted when changes to layer were saved to update legend */
-        void refreshLegend(QString layerID);
+        void refreshLegend(QString layerID, bool expandItem);
 
 
     private:
Index: src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.h
===================================================================
--- src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.h	(revision 7675)
+++ src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.h	(working copy)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   signals:
     
     /** emitted when changes to layer were saved to update legend */
-    void refreshLegend(QString layerID);
+    void refreshLegend(QString layerID, bool expandItem);
 
   protected:
   QgsVectorLayer *layer;
Index: src/app/qgsrasterlayerproperties.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/app/qgsrasterlayerproperties.cpp	(revision 7675)
+++ src/app/qgsrasterlayerproperties.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
   pixmapThumbnail->setPixmap(myQPixmap);
   
   // update symbology
-  emit refreshLegend(rasterLayer->getLayerID());
+  emit refreshLegend(rasterLayer->getLayerID(), false);
   
   //make sure the layer is redrawn
   rasterLayer->triggerRepaint();
Index: src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.cpp	(revision 7675)
+++ src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
   layer->setTransparency(static_cast < unsigned int >(255 - sliderTransparency->value()));
   
   // update symbology
-  emit refreshLegend(layer->getLayerID());
+  emit refreshLegend(layer->getLayerID(), false);
   
   layer->triggerRepaint();
 
Index: src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp	(revision 7675)
+++ src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -145,6 +145,6 @@
 {
   if(l && qgis && qgis->legend())
     {
-      qgis->legend()->refreshLayerSymbology( l->getLayerID() );
+      qgis->legend()->refreshLayerSymbology( l->getLayerID(), true );
     }
 }