diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua
index 1d7c1f8403e..a6ffa7d76c9 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function M.folder(parent, absolute_path, name)
   }
 end
 
-local function is_executable(absolute_path, ext)
+function M.is_executable(absolute_path, ext)
   if M.is_windows then
     return utils.is_windows_exe(ext)
   end
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function M.file(parent, absolute_path, name)
 
   return {
     absolute_path = absolute_path,
-    executable = is_executable(absolute_path, ext),
+    executable = M.is_executable(absolute_path, ext),
     extension = ext,
     fs_stat = uv.fs_stat(absolute_path),
     name = name,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua
index e26a68b0a92..e9785c47a55 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ function M.reload(node, status)
           end
         end
       end
+      local n = nodes_by_path[abs]
+      if n then
+        n.executable = builders.is_executable(abs, n.extension)
+      end
     end
   end