diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 441f7a8b2..2fdeab251 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 - Document accounts manager #3837
 - If a classical-email-user sends an email to a group and adds new recipients,
   add the new recipients as group members #3781
-
-### API-Changes
 - Remove `pytest-async` plugin #3846
 - Only send the message about ephemeral timer change if the chat is promoted #3847
 - Use relative paths in `accounts.toml` #3838
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index ba60ee99d..8d8b3d412 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ char* dc_get_webxdc_status_updates (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t msg_id, uint
  
  * @param context The context object.
  * @param msg_id The ID of the message with the webxdc instance.
- * @return 1=contact ID is member of chat ID, 0=contact is not in chat
+ * @return 1 = webxdc is updating , 0 = webxdc is not updating
  */
 int   dc_is_webxdc_updating        (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t msg_id);
 
@@ -5892,7 +5892,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
  * @param data1 (int) msg_id
  * @param data1 (int) is_sending
  */
-#define DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_UPDATE_STATE_CHANGED      2017
+#define DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_UPDATE_STATE_CHANGED      2122
 
 /**
  * @}
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 877ac2393..11357fff2 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_id(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc::c_int
         EventType::SelfavatarChanged => 2110,
         EventType::WebxdcStatusUpdate { .. } => 2120,
         EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { .. } => 2121,
-        EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged { .. } => 2017,
+        EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged { .. } => 2122,
     }
 }
 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data2_int(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc:
             ..
         } => status_update_serial.to_u32() as libc::c_int,
         EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged {
-            is_sending: is_send,
+            has_pending_updates: is_send,
             ..
         } => *is_send as libc::c_int,
     }
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index 1341b637b..601fc6f7c 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,6 @@ pub enum EventType {
     /// Informs that the webxdc changed its update sending state
     WebxdcUpdateStateChanged {
         msg_id: MsgId,
-        is_sending: bool,
+        has_pending_updates: bool,
     },
 }
diff --git a/src/smtp.rs b/src/smtp.rs
index de20f90e1..b3669e690 100644
--- a/src/smtp.rs
+++ b/src/smtp.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use crate::oauth2::get_oauth2_access_token;
 use crate::provider::Socket;
 use crate::socks::Socks5Config;
 use crate::sql;
-
 use crate::{context::Context, scheduler::connectivity::ConnectivityStore};
 
 /// SMTP write and read timeout in seconds.
diff --git a/src/webxdc.rs b/src/webxdc.rs
index 0433ab15c..0dbbfa0b6 100644
--- a/src/webxdc.rs
+++ b/src/webxdc.rs
@@ -405,11 +405,6 @@ impl Context {
             )
             .await?;
 
-        self.emit_event(EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged {
-            msg_id: instance.id,
-            is_sending: true,
-        });
-
         if send_now {
             self.sql.insert(
                 "INSERT INTO smtp_status_updates (msg_id, first_serial, last_serial, descr) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?)
@@ -417,6 +412,12 @@ impl Context {
                  DO UPDATE SET last_serial=excluded.last_serial, descr=excluded.descr",
                 paramsv![instance.id, status_update_serial, status_update_serial, descr],
             ).await?;
+
+            self.emit_event(EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged {
+                msg_id: instance.id,
+                has_pending_updates: true,
+            });
+
             self.interrupt_smtp(InterruptInfo::new(false)).await;
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ impl Context {
         for msg_id in update_needed.difference(&update_needed_after_sending) {
             self.emit_event(EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged {
                 msg_id: *msg_id,
-                is_sending: false,
+                has_pending_updates: false,
             })
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -2456,7 +2457,7 @@ sth_for_the = "future""#
                 matches!(
                     evt,
                     EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged {
-                        is_sending: true,
+                        has_pending_updates: true,
                         ..
                     }
                 )
@@ -2471,7 +2472,7 @@ sth_for_the = "future""#
                 matches!(
                     evt,
                     EventType::WebxdcUpdateStateChanged {
-                        is_sending: false,
+                        has_pending_updates: false,
                         ..
                     }
                 )