diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/DevToolsPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/DevToolsPlugin.java
index e369574935..a02922c108 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/DevToolsPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/DevToolsPlugin.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import net.runelite.api.MenuEntry;
 import net.runelite.api.NPC;
 import net.runelite.api.Player;
 import net.runelite.api.Skill;
+import net.runelite.api.VarbitComposition;
 import net.runelite.api.coords.WorldPoint;
 import net.runelite.api.events.CommandExecuted;
 import net.runelite.api.events.MenuEntryAdded;
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ public class DevToolsPlugin extends Plugin
 				int varp = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
 				int value = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
 				client.setVarpValue(client.getVarps(), varp, value);
+				client.queueChangedVarp(varp);
 				client.addChatMessage(ChatMessageType.GAMEMESSAGE, "", "Set VarPlayer " + varp + " to " + value, null);
 				VarbitChanged varbitChanged = new VarbitChanged();
 				varbitChanged.setIndex(varp);
@@ -282,6 +284,8 @@ public class DevToolsPlugin extends Plugin
 				int varbit = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
 				int value = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
 				client.setVarbitValue(client.getVarps(), varbit, value);
+				VarbitComposition varbitComposition = client.getVarbit(varbit);
+				client.queueChangedVarp(varbitComposition.getIndex());
 				client.addChatMessage(ChatMessageType.GAMEMESSAGE, "", "Set varbit " + varbit + " to " + value, null);
 				eventBus.post(new VarbitChanged()); // fake event
 				break;