diff --git a/include/openPMD/RecordComponent.tpp b/include/openPMD/RecordComponent.tpp
index a39325540e..bbc30bd1d0 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/RecordComponent.tpp
+++ b/include/openPMD/RecordComponent.tpp
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ RecordComponent::storeChunk(Offset o, Extent e, F &&createBuffer)
         out.ptr = static_cast<void *>(data.get());
         storeChunk(std::move(data), std::move(o), std::move(e));
     }
+    setDirtyRecursive(true);
     return DynamicMemoryView<T>{std::move(getBufferView), size, *this};
 }