diff --git a/thunar/thunar-file.c b/thunar/thunar-file.c
index 44c1213..bc7396a 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-file.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-file.c
@@ -3910,8 +3910,12 @@ thunar_file_unwatch (ThunarFile *file)
  *
  * You must be able to handle the case that @file is
  * destroyed during the reload call.
+ *
+ * Return value: FALSE because if used as a callback function for
+ * thunar_file_reload_idle it should be automatically removed from
+ * the list of event sources so it is not called again.
  **/
-void
+gboolean
 thunar_file_reload (ThunarFile *file)
 {
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_FILE (file));
@@ -3923,12 +3927,13 @@ thunar_file_reload (ThunarFile *file)
     {
       /* destroy the file if we cannot query any file information */
       thunar_file_destroy (file);
-      return;
+      return FALSE;
     }
 
   /* ... and tell others */
   thunar_file_changed (file);
-  
+
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/thunar/thunar-file.h b/thunar/thunar-file.h
index 9a3de17..cfc3d05 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-file.h
+++ b/thunar/thunar-file.h
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ const gchar      *thunar_file_get_icon_name              (ThunarFile
 void              thunar_file_watch                      (ThunarFile              *file);
 void              thunar_file_unwatch                    (ThunarFile              *file);
 
-void              thunar_file_reload                     (ThunarFile              *file);
+gboolean          thunar_file_reload                     (ThunarFile              *file);
 void              thunar_file_reload_idle                (ThunarFile              *file);
 void              thunar_file_reload_parent              (ThunarFile              *file);