diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_ImageOperation.cpp b/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_ImageOperation.cpp
index d4c35f5afaa..84557118a1c 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_ImageOperation.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/operations/COM_ImageOperation.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void BaseImageOperation::determineResolution(unsigned int resolution[2], unsigne
 		resolution[1] = stackbuf->y;
 	}
 
-	IMB_freeImBuf(stackbuf);
+	BKE_image_release_ibuf(this->m_image, stackbuf, NULL);
 }
 
 void ImageOperation::executePixel(float output[4], float x, float y, PixelSampler sampler)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_add.c b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_add.c
index 04d2947ce89..96ac716f383 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_add.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_add.c
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ static int node_add_file_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	node->id = (ID *)ima;
 	id_us_plus(node->id);
 
+	BKE_image_signal(ima, NULL, IMA_SIGNAL_RELOAD);
+	WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_IMAGE | NA_EDITED, ima);
+
 	snode_notify(C, snode);
 	snode_dag_update(C, snode);