diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Portlet/Et2Portlet.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Portlet/Et2Portlet.ts
index 70d10b25f2..7f3aeffa51 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Portlet/Et2Portlet.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Portlet/Et2Portlet.ts
@@ -474,13 +474,22 @@ export class Et2Portlet extends Et2Widget(SlCard)
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// Keep settings, but remove any properties, no need to pass those on
+		let settings = {};
+		Object.keys(this.settings || {}).forEach(k =>
+		{
+			if(typeof k == "string" && isNaN(parseInt(k)) || typeof this.settings[k].name == "undefined" && typeof this.settings[k].type == "undefined")
+			{
+				settings[k] = this.settings[k];
+			}
+		});
 		// Pass updated settings, unless we're removing
-		this.update_settings({...this.settings, ...value});
+		this.update_settings({...settings, ...value});
 
 		// Extend, not replace, because settings has types while value has just value
 		if(typeof value == 'object')
 		{
-			this.settings = {...this.settings, value};
+			this.settings = {...settings, ...value};
 		}
 		this.requestUpdate();
 	}
@@ -500,7 +509,7 @@ export class Et2Portlet extends Et2Widget(SlCard)
 			{
 				this[p.name] = settings[p.name];
 			}
-		})
+		});
 
 		// Save settings - server might reply with new content if the portlet needs an update,
 		// but ideally it doesn't
diff --git a/home/js/Et2PortletLink.ts b/home/js/Et2PortletLink.ts
index a3fdf8526b..f9692d8817 100644
--- a/home/js/Et2PortletLink.ts
+++ b/home/js/Et2PortletLink.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {Et2Portlet} from "../../api/js/etemplate/Et2Portlet/Et2Portlet";
 import shoelace from "../../api/js/etemplate/Styles/shoelace";
 import {css} from "@lion/core";
 import {SelectOption} from "../../api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/FindSelectOptions";
+import {Et2Dialog} from "../../api/js/etemplate/Et2Dialog/Et2Dialog";
 
 /**
  * Home portlet to show a list of entries
@@ -29,6 +30,16 @@ export class Et2PortletLink extends Et2Portlet
 			{name: "entry", type: "et2-link-entry", label: "Entry"}
 		]
 	}
+
+	_process_edit(button_id, value)
+	{
+		if(button_id == Et2Dialog.OK_BUTTON && value.entry && value.entry != this.settings.entry)
+		{
+			// Update title with new app immediately
+			this.title = this.egw().lang(value.entry.app);
+		}
+		super._process_edit(button_id, value);
+	}
 }
 
 if(!customElements.get("et2-portlet-link"))