diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3adc3a9..fc8a273 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ list of jsTree core options. For advanced usage.
 - There was a JavaScript error occurring in Shiny apps when the browser window
 was resized while using a jsTree grid in the app. It has been fixed.
 
+- When a `jstree` had some reactive dependencies in a Shiny app, it was not 
+re-rendered when these dependencies were updated.
+
 
 # jsTreeR 2.5.0 (2023-12-19)
 
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/jstreer.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/jstreer.js
index 208be86..2348170 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/jstreer.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/jstreer.js
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ HTMLWidgets.widget({
 
     return {
       renderValue: function(x) {
+
+        if($el.hasClass("jstree")) {
+          $("#" + el.id + "-search").remove();
+          $el.jstree(true).destroy();
+        }
+
         var plugins = ["themes"];
         if(x.checkbox) {
           plugins.push("checkbox");