diff --git a/src/core/lv_obj_tree.c b/src/core/lv_obj_tree.c
index 47f3b9bf2..3e2549c8b 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_obj_tree.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_obj_tree.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ void lv_obj_clean(lv_obj_t * obj)
 
     lv_obj_invalidate(obj);
 
+    uint32_t cnt = lv_obj_get_child_count(obj);
     lv_obj_t * child = lv_obj_get_first_not_deleting_child(obj);
     while(child) {
         obj_delete_core(child);
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ void lv_obj_clean(lv_obj_t * obj)
         obj->spec_attr->scroll.y = 0;
     }
 
+    if(lv_obj_get_child_count(obj) < cnt) {
+        lv_obj_send_event(obj, LV_EVENT_CHILD_CHANGED, NULL);
+        lv_obj_send_event(obj, LV_EVENT_CHILD_DELETED, NULL);
+    }
+
     LV_ASSERT_MEM_INTEGRITY();
 
     LV_LOG_TRACE("finished (clean %p)", (void *)obj);