diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp
index 7572d08a..84ac7a13 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageFind.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageLoadProject.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageLoadSource.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h"
 
 QtMainWindow::QtMainWindow()
 {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ QtMainWindow::QtMainWindow()
 
 	setupProjectMenu();
 	setupFindMenu();
+	setupViewMenu();
 	setupHelpMenu();
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +76,11 @@ void QtMainWindow::find()
 	MessageFind().dispatch();
 }
 
+void QtMainWindow::refresh()
+{
+	MessageRefresh().dispatch();
+}
+
 void QtMainWindow::addView(View* view)
 {
 	QDockWidget* dock = new QDockWidget(tr(view->getName().c_str()), this);
@@ -177,6 +184,14 @@ void QtMainWindow::setupFindMenu()
 	menu->addAction(tr("&Find"), this, SLOT(find()), QKeySequence::Find);
 }
 
+void QtMainWindow::setupViewMenu()
+{
+	QMenu *menu = new QMenu(tr("&View"), this);
+	menuBar()->addMenu(menu);
+
+	menu->addAction(tr("&Refresh"), this, SLOT(refresh()), QKeySequence::Refresh);
+}
+
 void QtMainWindow::setupHelpMenu()
 {
 	QMenu *menu = new QMenu(tr("&Help"), this);
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h
index 47885223..227e374a 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtMainWindow.h
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ public slots:
 	void newProject();
 	void openProject(const QString &path = QString());
 	void find();
+	void refresh();
 
 private:
 	void setupProjectMenu();
 	void setupFindMenu();
+	void setupViewMenu();
 	void setupHelpMenu();
 
 	QDockWidget* getDockWidgetForView(View* view) const;
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.cpp b/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.cpp
index af447703..8597e752 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 QtCodeView::QtCodeView(ViewLayout* viewLayout)
 	: CodeView(viewLayout)
+	, m_refreshViewFunctor(std::bind(&QtCodeView::doRefreshView, this))
 	, m_clearCodeSnippetsFunctor(std::bind(&QtCodeView::doClearCodeSnippets, this))
 	, m_addCodeSnippetFunctor(std::bind(&QtCodeView::doAddCodeSnippet, this, std::placeholders::_1))
 {
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ void QtCodeView::createWidgetWrapper()
 void QtCodeView::initView()
 {
 	QWidget* widget = QtViewWidgetWrapper::getWidgetOfView(this);
-	widget->setStyleSheet(TextAccess::createFromFile("data/gui/code_view/code_view.css")->getText().c_str());
 	widget->setObjectName("code_view");
 
 	QScrollArea* scroll = dynamic_cast<QScrollArea*>(widget);
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ void QtCodeView::initView()
 
 	scroll->setWidgetResizable(true);
 	scroll->setWidget(m_frame.get());
+
+	setStyleSheet();
+}
+
+void QtCodeView::refreshView()
+{
+	m_refreshViewFunctor();
 }
 
 void QtCodeView::addCodeSnippet(const CodeSnippetParams params)
@@ -63,6 +70,11 @@ void QtCodeView::activateToken(Id tokenId) const
 	message.dispatch();
 }
 
+void QtCodeView::doRefreshView()
+{
+	setStyleSheet();
+}
+
 void QtCodeView::doAddCodeSnippet(const CodeSnippetParams params)
 {
 	std::string fileName = FileSystem::fileName(params.locationFile.getFilePath());
@@ -94,3 +106,9 @@ void QtCodeView::doClearCodeSnippets()
 {
 	m_files.clear();
 }
+
+void QtCodeView::setStyleSheet()
+{
+	QWidget* widget = QtViewWidgetWrapper::getWidgetOfView(this);
+	widget->setStyleSheet(TextAccess::createFromFile("data/gui/code_view/code_view.css")->getText().c_str());
+}
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.h b/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.h
index bb4d2d5d..f657a929 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtCodeView.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
 	// View implementation
 	virtual void createWidgetWrapper();
 	virtual void initView();
+	virtual void refreshView();
 
 	// CodeView implementation
 	virtual void addCodeSnippet(const CodeSnippetParams params);
@@ -28,13 +29,17 @@ public:
 	void activateToken(Id tokenId) const;
 
 private:
+	void doRefreshView();
 	void doAddCodeSnippet(const CodeSnippetParams params);
 	void doClearCodeSnippets();
 
+	void setStyleSheet();
+
 	std::shared_ptr<QFrame> m_frame;
 	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<QtCodeFile> > m_files;
 
-	QtThreadedFunctor<void> m_clearCodeSnippetsFunctor;
+	QtThreadedFunctor<> m_refreshViewFunctor;
+	QtThreadedFunctor<> m_clearCodeSnippetsFunctor;
 	QtThreadedFunctor<const CodeSnippetParams> m_addCodeSnippetFunctor;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.cpp b/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.cpp
index 0ef92346..4ab36208 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ void QtGraphView::initView()
 	widget->layout()->addWidget(view);
 }
 
+void QtGraphView::refreshView()
+{
+}
+
 void QtGraphView::rebuildGraph(const std::vector<DummyNode>& nodes, const std::vector<DummyEdge>& edges)
 {
 	m_rebuildGraph(nodes, edges);
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.h b/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.h
index ca87c2ce..eb1b586c 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtGraphView.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
 	// View implementation
 	virtual void createWidgetWrapper();
 	virtual void initView();
+	virtual void refreshView();
 
 	virtual void rebuildGraph(const std::vector<DummyNode>& nodes, const std::vector<DummyEdge>& edges);
 
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp
index f5c998ba..7cffc59f 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 QtSearchView::QtSearchView(ViewLayout* viewLayout)
 	: SearchView(viewLayout)
+	, m_refreshViewFunctor(std::bind(&QtSearchView::doRefreshView, this))
 	, m_setTextFunctor(std::bind(&QtSearchView::doSetText, this, std::placeholders::_1))
 	, m_setFocusFunctor(std::bind(&QtSearchView::doSetFocus, this))
 	, m_setAutocompletionListFunctor(std::bind(&QtSearchView::doSetAutocompletionList, this, std::placeholders::_1))
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ void QtSearchView::initView()
 {
 	QWidget* widget = QtViewWidgetWrapper::getWidgetOfView(this);
 	widget->setObjectName("search_view");
-	widget->setStyleSheet(TextAccess::createFromFile("data/gui/search_view/search_view.css")->getText().c_str());
 
 	QBoxLayout* layout = new QBoxLayout(QBoxLayout::LeftToRight);
 	layout->setSpacing(0);
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ void QtSearchView::initView()
 	m_caseSensitiveButton->setCheckable(true);
 	m_caseSensitiveButton->setToolTip("case sensitive");
 	widget->layout()->addWidget(m_caseSensitiveButton);
+
+	setStyleSheet();
+}
+
+void QtSearchView::refreshView()
+{
+	m_refreshViewFunctor();
 }
 
 void QtSearchView::setText(const std::string& s)
@@ -79,6 +86,11 @@ void QtSearchView::onSearchButtonClick()
 	}
 }
 
+void QtSearchView::doRefreshView()
+{
+	setStyleSheet();
+}
+
 void QtSearchView::doSetText(const std::string& s)
 {
 	if (m_searchBox->text() != s.c_str())
@@ -105,5 +117,18 @@ void QtSearchView::doSetAutocompletionList(const std::vector<std::string>& autoc
 	completer->popup()->setObjectName("search_box_popup");
 	completer->setCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
 	m_searchBox->setCompleter(completer);
-	completer->popup()->setStyleSheet(TextAccess::createFromFile("data/gui/search_view/search_view.css")->getText().c_str());
+	setStyleSheet();
+}
+
+void QtSearchView::setStyleSheet()
+{
+	std::string css = TextAccess::createFromFile("data/gui/search_view/search_view.css")->getText();
+
+	QWidget* widget = QtViewWidgetWrapper::getWidgetOfView(this);
+	widget->setStyleSheet(css.c_str());
+
+	if (m_searchBox->completer())
+	{
+		m_searchBox->completer()->popup()->setStyleSheet(css.c_str());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h
index a38fe3e7..bef09cb6 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 	// View implementation
 	virtual void createWidgetWrapper();
 	virtual void initView();
+	virtual void refreshView();
 
 	// SearchView implementation
 	virtual void setText(const std::string& s);
@@ -27,14 +28,18 @@ public:
 private:
 	void onSearchButtonClick();
 
+	void doRefreshView();
 	void doSetText(const std::string& s);
 	void doSetFocus();
 	void doSetAutocompletionList(const std::vector<std::string>& autocompletionList);
 
+	void setStyleSheet();
+
 	QtEditBox* m_searchBox;
 	QtButton* m_searchButton;
 	QtButton* m_caseSensitiveButton;
 
+	QtThreadedFunctor<> m_refreshViewFunctor;
 	QtThreadedFunctor<const std::string&> m_setTextFunctor;
 	QtThreadedFunctor<> m_setFocusFunctor;
 	QtThreadedFunctor<const std::vector<std::string>&> m_setAutocompletionListFunctor;
diff --git a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e29b13b..fd674434 100644
--- a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ add_files(
 	utility/messaging/type/MessageFinishedParsing.h
 	utility/messaging/type/MessageLoadProject.h
 	utility/messaging/type/MessageLoadSource.h
+	utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h
 
 	utility/messaging/Message.h
 	utility/messaging/MessageBase.h
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.cpp b/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.cpp
index f0254ac0..b10c6540 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ void CodeController::handleMessage(MessageActivateToken* message)
 	setActiveTokenId(message->tokenId);
 }
 
+void CodeController::handleMessage(MessageRefresh* message)
+{
+	getView()->refreshView();
+}
+
 CodeView* CodeController::getView()
 {
 	return Controller::getView<CodeView>();
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.h b/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.h
index 7cfc0a62..6e363f86 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.h
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/CodeController.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "component/controller/Controller.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/MessageListener.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h"
 #include "utility/types.h"
 
 class CodeView;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ struct AnnotatedText
 class CodeController
 	: public Controller
 	, public MessageListener<MessageActivateToken>
+	, public MessageListener<MessageRefresh>
 {
 public:
 	CodeController(LocationAccess* locationAccess);
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	virtual void handleMessage(MessageActivateToken* message);
+	virtual void handleMessage(MessageRefresh* message);
 	CodeView* getView();
 
 	LocationAccess* m_locationAccess;
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp
index 8204469c..db271dca 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ void SearchController::handleMessage(MessageFinishedParsing* message)
 	getView()->setAutocompletionList(m_graphAccess->getNamesForNodesWithNamePrefix(""));
 }
 
+void SearchController::handleMessage(MessageRefresh* message)
+{
+	getView()->refreshView();
+}
+
 SearchView* SearchController::getView()
 {
 	return Controller::getView<SearchView>();
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h
index 993538b5..71995540 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageFind.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageFinishedParsing.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h"
 
 class GraphAccess;
 class SearchView;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class SearchController
 	, public MessageListener<MessageActivateToken>
 	, public MessageListener<MessageFind>
 	, public MessageListener<MessageFinishedParsing>
+	, public MessageListener<MessageRefresh>
 {
 public:
 	SearchController(GraphAccess* graphAccess);
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ private:
 	virtual void handleMessage(MessageActivateToken* message);
 	virtual void handleMessage(MessageFind* message);
 	virtual void handleMessage(MessageFinishedParsing* message);
+	virtual void handleMessage(MessageRefresh* message);
 	SearchView* getView();
 
 	GraphAccess* m_graphAccess;
diff --git a/src/lib/component/view/View.h b/src/lib/component/view/View.h
index 47b8dd47..501e5416 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/view/View.h
+++ b/src/lib/component/view/View.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
 	virtual std::string getName() const = 0;
 	virtual void createWidgetWrapper() = 0;
 	virtual void initView() = 0;
+	virtual void refreshView() = 0;
 
 	void setComponent(Component* component);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..020bda4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef MESSAGE_REFRESH_H
+#define MESSAGE_REFRESH_H
+
+#include "utility/messaging/Message.h"
+#include "utility/types.h"
+
+class MessageRefresh: public Message<MessageRefresh>
+{
+public:
+	MessageRefresh()
+	{
+	}
+
+	static const std::string getStaticType()
+	{
+		return "MessageRefresh";
+	}
+};
+
+#endif // MESSAGE_REFRESH_H