diff --git a/dumux/linear/amgbackend.hh b/dumux/linear/amgbackend.hh
index 468d4f7dd941eb746d0bf9508b3dc2bafacd3a97..2e3ef244828f67259c27d671e87b885f5832f5e5 100644
--- a/dumux/linear/amgbackend.hh
+++ b/dumux/linear/amgbackend.hh
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ public:
         checkAvailabilityOfDirectSolver_();
     }
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief Update the solver after grid adaption
+     *
+     * \param gridView the grid view on which we are performing the multi-grid
+     * \param dofMapper an index mapper for dof entities
+     */
+    void updateAfterGridAdaption(const typename LinearSolverTraits::GridView& gridView,
+                                 const typename LinearSolverTraits::DofMapper& dofMapper)
+    {
+#if HAVE_MPI
+        if (isParallel_)
+            phelper_ = std::make_unique<ParallelISTLHelper<LinearSolverTraits>>(gridView, dofMapper);
+#endif
+    }
+
     /*!
      * \brief Solve a linear system.
      *
diff --git a/dumux/linear/istlsolverfactorybackend.hh b/dumux/linear/istlsolverfactorybackend.hh
index 9c90f0f83e1e5a90242d406f92296a558260fb1c..a23c72613c768189600c3102a98ee5402aede1ce 100644
--- a/dumux/linear/istlsolverfactorybackend.hh
+++ b/dumux/linear/istlsolverfactorybackend.hh
@@ -158,6 +158,21 @@ public:
 #endif
     }
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief Update the solver after grid adaption
+     *
+     * \param gridView the grid view on which we are performing the multi-grid
+     * \param dofMapper an index mapper for dof entities
+     */
+    void updateAfterGridAdaption(const typename LinearSolverTraits::GridView& gridView,
+                                 const typename LinearSolverTraits::DofMapper& dofMapper)
+    {
+#if HAVE_MPI
+        if (isParallel_)
+            parallelHelper_ = std::make_unique<ParallelISTLHelper<LinearSolverTraits>>(gridView, dofMapper);
+#endif
+    }
+
     /*!
      * \brief Solve a linear system.
      *
diff --git a/test/porousmediumflow/2p/adaptive/main.cc b/test/porousmediumflow/2p/adaptive/main.cc
index 5ee75e1e5ad1d17facee8d2e9de6b8656b5ea508..b060c766fbda4ab9efd6244bce316536c60eabf8 100644
--- a/test/porousmediumflow/2p/adaptive/main.cc
+++ b/test/porousmediumflow/2p/adaptive/main.cc
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                 xOld = x; //!< Overwrite the old solution with the new (resized & interpolated) one
                 gridVariables->updateAfterGridAdaption(x); //!< Initialize the secondary variables to the new (and "new old") solution
                 assembler->updateAfterGridAdaption(); //!< Tell the assembler that the grid changed
+                linearSolver->updateAfterGridAdaption(leafGridView, gridGeometry->dofMapper()); //!< Tell the solver that the grid changed
                 problem->computePointSourceMap(); //!< Update the point source map
             }
         }