diff --git a/changes/bug13936 b/changes/bug13936
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75dc9cd437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug13936
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes:
+    - Use circuit_has_opened() instead of rend_client_rendcirc_has_opened()
+      when a rendezvous circuit is opened because circuit_has_opened() jobs
+      is to call a specialized function depending on the circuit purpose.
+      Furthermore, a controller event will be triggered here where the
+      former did not.
diff --git a/src/or/circuituse.c b/src/or/circuituse.c
index 714754a672..071aac902b 100644
--- a/src/or/circuituse.c
+++ b/src/or/circuituse.c
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ circuit_get_open_circ_or_launch(entry_connection_t *conn,
         circ->rend_data = rend_data_dup(ENTRY_TO_EDGE_CONN(conn)->rend_data);
         if (circ->base_.purpose == CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_C_ESTABLISH_REND &&
             circ->base_.state == CIRCUIT_STATE_OPEN)
-          rend_client_rendcirc_has_opened(circ);
+          circuit_has_opened(circ);
       }
     }
   } /* endif (!circ) */