diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4fd4f9bc..2642cbb3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Improvements
 - Snap
     - not showing **License** in the info window if it defined as **unset**
+- showing suggestions if the user changes the application types available and there are no applications installed    
 - i18n: spanish contributions by [fitojb](https://github.com/fitojb)
 - minor labels improvements
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/gem_selector.py b/bauh/view/qt/gem_selector.py
index 6dda234e..be810f7f 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/gem_selector.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/gem_selector.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class GemSelectorPanel(QWidget):
         self.manager.reset_cache()
         self.manager.prepare()
         self.window.verify_warnings()
+        self.window.types_changed = True
         self.window.refresh_apps()
         self.close()
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/window.py b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
index a4272147..16da819d 100755
--- a/bauh/view/qt/window.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ class ManageWindow(QWidget):
         self.progress_controll_enabled = True
         self.recent_installation = False
         self.recent_uninstall = False
+        self.types_changed = False
 
         self.dialog_about = None
         self.first_refresh = suggestions
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ class ManageWindow(QWidget):
         self.update_pkgs(res['installed'], as_installed=as_installed, types=res['types'], keep_filters=self.recent_uninstall and res['types'])
         self.first_refresh = False
         self.recent_uninstall = False
+        self.types_changed = False
         self._hide_fields_after_recent_installation()
 
     def uninstall_app(self, app: PackageView):
@@ -640,7 +642,7 @@ class ManageWindow(QWidget):
                 commons.apply_filters(pkgv, filters, pkgs_info)
 
         if pkgs_info['apps_count'] == 0:
-            if self.first_refresh:
+            if self.first_refresh or self.types_changed:
                 self._begin_search('')
                 self.thread_suggestions.start()
                 return