diff --git a/src/core/download.cc b/src/core/download.cc
index 4dabdc70..98772344 100644
--- a/src/core/download.cc
+++ b/src/core/download.cc
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ Download::set_root_directory(const std::string& path) {
        !file_stat.update(file_list->front()->frozen_path().str()))) {
 
     set_message("Cannot change the directory of an open download after the files have been moved.");
-    rpc::call_command("d.state.set", (int64_t)0, rpc::make_target(this));
     control->core()->download_list()->close_directly(this);
 
     throw torrent::input_error("Cannot change the directory of an open download after the files have been moved.");
diff --git a/src/core/download_list.cc b/src/core/download_list.cc
index 3a4b3214..8dfd86d3 100644
--- a/src/core/download_list.cc
+++ b/src/core/download_list.cc
@@ -275,7 +275,38 @@ void
 DownloadList::close_directly(Download* download) {
   lt_log_print_info(torrent::LOG_TORRENT_INFO, download->info(), "download_list", "Closing download directly.");
 
+  bool was_active = download->download()->info()->is_active();
+  bool was_open   = download->download()->info()->is_open();
+
   close_files(download);
+  set_state_stopped(download);
+
+  if (was_active) {
+    DL_TRIGGER_EVENT(download, "event.download.paused");
+    update_paused_state(download);
+  }
+
+  if (was_open) {
+    DL_TRIGGER_EVENT(download, "event.download.hash_removed");
+    DL_TRIGGER_EVENT(download, "event.download.closed");
+  }
+}
+
+void
+DownloadList::set_state_stopped(Download* download) {
+  control->view_manager()->find_ptr_throw("stopped")->set_visible(download);
+  rpc::call_command("d.state.set", (int64_t)0, rpc::make_target(download));
+}
+
+void
+DownloadList::update_paused_state(Download* download) {
+  rpc::call_command("d.state_changed.set", torrent::this_thread::cached_seconds().count(), rpc::make_target(download));
+  rpc::call_command("d.state_counter.set", rpc::call_command_value("d.state_counter", rpc::make_target(download)), rpc::make_target(download));
+
+  // If initial seeding is complete, don't try it again when restarting.
+  if (download->is_done() &&
+      rpc::call_command("d.connection_current", torrent::Object(), rpc::make_target(download)).as_string() == "initial_seed")
+    rpc::call_command("d.connection_seed.set", rpc::call_command("d.connection_current", torrent::Object(), rpc::make_target(download)), rpc::make_target(download));
 }
 
 void
@@ -452,15 +483,7 @@ DownloadList::pause(Download* download, int flags) {
     // view.
     DL_TRIGGER_EVENT(download, "event.download.paused");
 
-    auto cached_seconds = torrent::this_thread::cached_seconds().count();
-
-    rpc::call_command("d.state_changed.set", cached_seconds, rpc::make_target(download));
-    rpc::call_command("d.state_counter.set", rpc::call_command_value("d.state_counter", rpc::make_target(download)), rpc::make_target(download));
-
-    // If initial seeding is complete, don't try it again when restarting.
-    if (download->is_done() &&
-        rpc::call_command("d.connection_current", torrent::Object(), rpc::make_target(download)).as_string() == "initial_seed")
-      rpc::call_command("d.connection_seed.set", rpc::call_command("d.connection_current", torrent::Object(), rpc::make_target(download)), rpc::make_target(download));
+    update_paused_state(download);
 
     // Save the state after all the slots, etc have been called so we
     // include the modifications they may make.
diff --git a/src/core/download_list.h b/src/core/download_list.h
index f3fe5b5f..c79bbbae 100644
--- a/src/core/download_list.h
+++ b/src/core/download_list.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ private:
   void                hash_done(Download* d);
   void                hash_queue(Download* d, int type);
 
+  void                set_state_stopped(Download* d);
+  void                update_paused_state(Download* d);
+
   inline void         check_contains(Download* d);
 
   void                received_finished(Download* d);