diff --git a/src/calibre/db/__init__.py b/src/calibre/db/__init__.py
index 3a14552281..99154ad618 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/__init__.py
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ Various things that require other things before they can be migrated:
     libraries/switching/on calibre startup.
     3. Port library/restore.py
     4. Replace the metadatabackup thread with the new implementation when using the new backend.
-    5. In the new API refresh() does not re-read from disk. That might break a
-    few things, for example content server reloading on db change as well as
-    dump/restore of db and the refreshdb: action in gui2/ui.py. Probaly you'll have to create a dedicated API for
-    refreshing the db from disk and change the code to use it instead of the overloaded refresh (which is often used
-    to reread data from the db after writing to it). See reload_from_db() in cache.py
-    6. grep the sources for TODO
+    5. grep the sources for TODO
+    6. Check that content server reloading on metadata,db change, metadata backup, refresh gui on calibredb add all work
 '''
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
index 06cb4d904f..229ed0933d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
@@ -532,7 +532,12 @@ class Main(MainWindow, MainWindowMixin, DeviceMixin, EmailMixin,  # {{{
             self.raise_()
             self.activateWindow()
         elif msg.startswith('refreshdb:'):
-            self.library_view.model().refresh()
+            db = self.library_view.model().db
+            if hasattr(db, 'new_api'):
+                db.new_api.reload_from_db()
+                self.library_view.model().resort()
+            else:
+                self.library_view.model().refresh()
             self.library_view.model().research()
             self.tags_view.recount()
             self.library_view.model().db.refresh_format_cache()