diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.cc
index 0c06fd30834..646f20438a8 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.cc
@@ -1096,6 +1096,14 @@ static void rna_SpaceView3D_shading_use_compositor_update(Main * /*bmain*/,
   WM_main_add_notifier(NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_NODE, nullptr);
 }
 
+static void rna_SpaceView3D_retopology_update(Main * /*bmain*/, Scene *scene, PointerRNA * /*ptr*/)
+{
+  /* Retopology can change the visibility of active object.
+   * There is no actual data change but we just notify the viewport engine to refresh and pickup
+   * the new visibility. */
+  DEG_id_tag_update(&scene->id, ID_RECALC_BASE_FLAGS);
+}
+
 static void rna_SpaceView3D_region_quadviews_begin(CollectionPropertyIterator *iter,
                                                    PointerRNA *ptr)
 {
@@ -4940,7 +4948,8 @@ static void rna_def_space_view3d_overlay(BlenderRNA *brna)
                            "Retopology",
                            "Hide the solid mesh and offset the overlay towards the view. "
                            "Selection is occluded by inactive geometry, unless X-Ray is enabled");
-  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_VIEW3D | NS_VIEW3D_SHADING, nullptr);
+  RNA_def_property_update(
+      prop, NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_VIEW3D | NS_VIEW3D_SHADING, "rna_SpaceView3D_retopology_update");
 
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "retopology_offset", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_DISTANCE);
   RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, nullptr, "overlay.retopology_offset");