diff --git a/components/FileExplorer/FileExplorerIcon.tsx b/components/FileExplorer/FileExplorerIcon.tsx
index 4b47241..23ef9a4 100644
--- a/components/FileExplorer/FileExplorerIcon.tsx
+++ b/components/FileExplorer/FileExplorerIcon.tsx
@@ -5,17 +5,38 @@ type Props = {
 	statuses: GroupedStatuses;
 	onMouseEnter: (statuses: GroupedStatuses) => void;
 	onMouseLeave: (statuses: GroupedStatuses) => void;
+	showNoStatusIcon?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const FileExplorerIcon: FC<Props> = memo(
-	({ statuses, onMouseLeave, onMouseEnter }) => {
+	({ statuses, onMouseLeave, onMouseEnter, showNoStatusIcon }) => {
 		const statusEntries = Object.entries(statuses);
 		const totalStatuses = statusEntries.reduce(
 			(acc, [, list]) => acc + list.length,
 			0,
 		);
 
-		if (totalStatuses === 0) return null;
+		if (totalStatuses === 0) {
+			if (!showNoStatusIcon) return null;
+
+			// Show "no status" icon
+			return (
+				<div className="status-wrapper">
+					<div
+						className="status-minimal status-minimal--no-status"
+						onMouseEnter={() => onMouseEnter({})}
+						onMouseLeave={() => onMouseLeave({})}
+						style={
+							{
+								"--primary-color": "var(--text-muted)",
+							} as React.CSSProperties
+						}
+					>
+						<span className="status-icon">❓</span>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			);
+		}
 
 		const primaryStatus = statusEntries[0]?.[1]?.[0];
 		if (!primaryStatus) return null;
diff --git a/integrations/file-explorer/file-explorer-integration.tsx b/integrations/file-explorer/file-explorer-integration.tsx
index 412820d..44a3ed1 100644
--- a/integrations/file-explorer/file-explorer-integration.tsx
+++ b/integrations/file-explorer/file-explorer-integration.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ export class FileExplorerIntegration implements IElementProcessor {
 				if (key === "fileExplorerIconPosition") {
 					this.destroy();
 					this.integrate().catch((r) => console.error(r));
+				} else if (
+					key === "showStatusIconsInExplorer" ||
+					key === "hideUnknownStatusInExplorer" ||
+					key === "enabledTemplates" ||
+					key === "useCustomStatusesOnly" ||
+					key === "customStatuses" ||
+					key === "useMultipleStatuses" ||
+					key === "tagPrefix" ||
+					key === "strictStatuses"
+				) {
+					this.destroy();
+					this.integrate().catch((r) => console.error(r));
 				}
 			},
 			"fileExplorerIntegrationSubscription2",
@@ -116,6 +128,9 @@ export class FileExplorerIntegration implements IElementProcessor {
 				statuses={statuses}
 				onMouseEnter={(s) => this.openModalInfo(s)}
 				onMouseLeave={this.closeModalInfo}
+				showNoStatusIcon={
+					settingsService.settings.showStatusIconsInExplorer
+				}
 			/>,
 		);
 
diff --git a/integrations/views/grouped-dashboard-view.tsx b/integrations/views/grouped-dashboard-view.tsx
index 08a9100..b856830 100644
--- a/integrations/views/grouped-dashboard-view.tsx
+++ b/integrations/views/grouped-dashboard-view.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,23 @@ export class GroupedDashboardView extends ItemView {
 			onDataChange,
 			"grouped-dashboard-view-subscription",
 		);
+		eventBus.subscribe(
+			"plugin-settings-changed",
+			({ key }) => {
+				if (
+					key === "tagPrefix" ||
+					key === "enabledTemplates" ||
+					key === "useCustomStatusesOnly" ||
+					key === "customStatuses" ||
+					key === "useMultipleStatuses" ||
+					key === "strictStatuses" ||
+					key === "excludeUnknownStatus"
+				) {
+					onDataChange();
+				}
+			},
+			"grouped-dashboard-view-settings-subscription",
+		);
 		const unsubscribeActiveFile = BaseNoteStatusService.app.workspace.on(
 			"active-leaf-change",
 			onDataChange,
@@ -142,6 +159,10 @@ export class GroupedDashboardView extends ItemView {
 				"frontmatter-manually-changed",
 				"grouped-dashboard-view-subscription",
 			);
+			eventBus.unsubscribe(
+				"plugin-settings-changed",
+				"grouped-dashboard-view-settings-subscription",
+			);
 			BaseNoteStatusService.app.workspace.offref(unsubscribeActiveFile);
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx b/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx
index a90fc34..632d9cf 100644
--- a/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx
+++ b/integrations/views/grouped-status-view.tsx
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ export class GroupedStatusView extends ItemView {
 			onDataChange,
 			"grouped-status-view-subscription",
 		);
+		eventBus.subscribe(
+			"plugin-settings-changed",
+			({ key }) => {
+				if (
+					key === "tagPrefix" ||
+					key === "enabledTemplates" ||
+					key === "useCustomStatusesOnly" ||
+					key === "customStatuses" ||
+					key === "useMultipleStatuses" ||
+					key === "strictStatuses" ||
+					key === "excludeUnknownStatus"
+				) {
+					onDataChange();
+				}
+			},
+			"grouped-status-view-settings-subscription",
+		);
 		const unsubscribeActiveFile = BaseNoteStatusService.app.workspace.on(
 			"active-leaf-change",
 			onDataChange,
@@ -127,6 +144,10 @@ export class GroupedStatusView extends ItemView {
 				"frontmatter-manually-changed",
 				"grouped-status-view-subscription",
 			);
+			eventBus.unsubscribe(
+				"plugin-settings-changed",
+				"grouped-status-view-settings-subscription",
+			);
 			BaseNoteStatusService.app.workspace.offref(unsubscribeActiveFile);
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx b/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx
index 734f7a4..af10d7d 100644
--- a/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx
+++ b/integrations/views/status-dashboard-view.tsx
@@ -304,6 +304,25 @@ export class StatusDashboardView extends ItemView {
 			handleFileChange,
 			"status-dashboard-file-subscription",
 		);
+		eventBus.subscribe(
+			"plugin-settings-changed",
+			({ key }) => {
+				if (
+					key === "tagPrefix" ||
+					key === "enabledTemplates" ||
+					key === "useCustomStatusesOnly" ||
+					key === "customStatuses" ||
+					key === "useMultipleStatuses" ||
+					key === "strictStatuses" ||
+					key === "excludeUnknownStatus" ||
+					key === "compactView"
+				) {
+					handleVaultChange();
+					handleFileChange();
+				}
+			},
+			"status-dashboard-settings-subscription",
+		);
 
 		this.app.workspace.on("active-leaf-change", handleFileChange);
 
@@ -321,6 +340,10 @@ export class StatusDashboardView extends ItemView {
 			"active-file-change",
 			"status-dashboard-file-subscription",
 		);
+		eventBus.unsubscribe(
+			"plugin-settings-changed",
+			"status-dashboard-settings-subscription",
+		);
 
 		this.root?.unmount();
 		this.root = null;