diff --git a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
index 35a7a61ad5f..282bf4ff5ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ export class MatChipList extends _MatChipListMixinBase implements MatFormFieldCo
 
       // Check to see if we have a destroyed chip and need to refocus
       this._updateFocusForDestroyedChips();
+
+      this.stateChanges.next();
     });
   }