diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/match_books.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/match_books.py
index 93e1cffa43..26969e58ce 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/match_books.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/match_books.py
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ class MatchBookAction(InterfaceAction):
             return
 
         id_ = view.model().indices(rows)[0]
-        MatchBooks(self.gui, view, id_).exec_()
+        MatchBooks(self.gui, view, id_, rows[0]).exec_()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/device.py b/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
index 94ed6de339..aa304a2059 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
@@ -1284,9 +1284,7 @@ class DeviceMixin(object): # {{{
                 prefix = ascii_filename(prefix)
                 names.append('%s_%d%s'%(prefix, id,
                     os.path.splitext(f)[1]))
-                if mi.cover and os.access(mi.cover, os.R_OK):
-                    mi.thumbnail = self.cover_to_thumbnail(open(mi.cover,
-                        'rb').read())
+                self.update_thumbnail(mi)
             dynamic.set('catalogs_to_be_synced', set([]))
             if files:
                 remove = []
@@ -1367,9 +1365,7 @@ class DeviceMixin(object): # {{{
                 prefix = ascii_filename(prefix)
                 names.append('%s_%d%s'%(prefix, id,
                     os.path.splitext(f)[1]))
-                if mi.cover and os.access(mi.cover, os.R_OK):
-                    mi.thumbnail = self.cover_to_thumbnail(open(mi.cover,
-                        'rb').read())
+                self.update_thumbnail(mi)
             self.news_to_be_synced = set([])
             if config['upload_news_to_device'] and files:
                 remove = ids if del_on_upload else []
@@ -1423,8 +1419,7 @@ class DeviceMixin(object): # {{{
         metadata = self.library_view.model().metadata_for(ids)
         ids = iter(ids)
         for mi in metadata:
-            if mi.cover and os.access(mi.cover, os.R_OK):
-                mi.thumbnail = self.cover_to_thumbnail(open(mi.cover, 'rb').read())
+            self.update_thumbnail(mi)
         imetadata = iter(metadata)
 
         bad, good, gf, names, remove_ids = [], [], [], [], []
@@ -1665,6 +1660,13 @@ class DeviceMixin(object): # {{{
                 loc[4] |= self.book_db_uuid_path_map[id]
         return loc
 
+    def update_thumbnail(self, book):
+        if book.cover and os.access(book.cover, os.R_OK):
+            book.thumbnail = self.cover_to_thumbnail(open(book.cover, 'rb').read())
+        else:
+            book.thumbnail = self.default_thumbnail
+
+
     def set_books_in_library(self, booklists, reset=False, add_as_step_to_job=None,
                              force_send=False):
         '''
@@ -1738,10 +1740,7 @@ class DeviceMixin(object): # {{{
             mi = db.get_metadata(id_, index_is_id=True, get_cover=get_covers)
             book.smart_update(mi, replace_metadata=True)
             if get_covers and desired_thumbnail_height != 0:
-                if book.cover and os.access(book.cover, os.R_OK):
-                    book.thumbnail = self.cover_to_thumbnail(open(book.cover, 'rb').read())
-                else:
-                    book.thumbnail = self.default_thumbnail
+                self.update_thumbnail(book)
 
         def updateq(id_, book):
             try:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/match_books.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/match_books.py
index 72abab9c07..3861b3cbe9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/match_books.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/match_books.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TableItem(QTableWidgetItem):
 
 class MatchBooks(QDialog, Ui_MatchBooks):
 
-    def __init__(self, gui, view, id_):
+    def __init__(self, gui, view, id_, row_index):
         QDialog.__init__(self, gui, flags=Qt.Window)
         Ui_MatchBooks.__init__(self)
         self.setupUi(self)
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class MatchBooks(QDialog, Ui_MatchBooks):
         self.view = view
         self.gui = gui
         self.current_device_book_id = id_
+        self.current_device_book_index = row_index
         self.current_library_book_id = None
 
         # Set up the books table columns
@@ -194,9 +195,14 @@ class MatchBooks(QDialog, Ui_MatchBooks):
             d.exec_()
             return
         mi = self.library_db.get_metadata(self.current_library_book_id,
-                              index_is_id=True, get_user_categories=False)
-        self.device_db[self.current_device_book_id].smart_update(mi, replace_metadata=True)
-        self.device_db[self.current_device_book_id].in_library_waiting = True
+                              index_is_id=True, get_user_categories=False,
+                              get_cover=True)
+        book = self.device_db[self.current_device_book_id]
+        book.smart_update(mi, replace_metadata=True)
+        self.gui.update_thumbnail(book)
+        book.in_library_waiting = True
+        self.view.model().current_changed(self.current_device_book_index,
+                                          self.current_device_book_index)
         self.save_state()
         QDialog.accept(self)