diff --git a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.service.ts b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.service.ts
index 19ea69b8f..1a5fb9ba6 100644
--- a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export class RealtimeNoteService implements BeforeApplicationShutdown {
         realtimeNote.getRealtimeDoc().getCurrentContent(),
         realtimeNote.getRealtimeDoc().encodeStateAsUpdate(),
       )
+      .then(() => {
+        realtimeNote.announceMetadataUpdate();
+      })
       .catch((reason) => this.logger.error(reason));
   }
 
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ export class RealtimeNoteService implements BeforeApplicationShutdown {
     const realtimeNote = this.realtimeNoteStore.find(note.id);
     if (!realtimeNote) return;
 
-    realtimeNote.announcePermissionChange();
+    realtimeNote.announceMetadataUpdate();
     const allConnections = realtimeNote.getConnections();
     await this.updateOrCloseConnection(allConnections, note);
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.spec.ts b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.spec.ts
index 1635d519e..809f0687f 100644
--- a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ describe('realtime note', () => {
     const sendMessage2Spy = jest.spyOn(client2.getTransporter(), 'sendMessage');
 
     const metadataMessage = { type: MessageType.METADATA_UPDATED };
-    sut.announcePermissionChange();
+    sut.announceMetadataUpdate();
     expect(sendMessage1Spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadataMessage);
     expect(sendMessage2Spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(metadataMessage);
     sut.removeClient(client2);
-    sut.announcePermissionChange();
+    sut.announceMetadataUpdate();
     expect(sendMessage1Spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(sendMessage2Spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
diff --git a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.ts b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.ts
index c55a20415..ed8399549 100644
--- a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.ts
+++ b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-note.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
@@ -149,9 +149,10 @@ export class RealtimeNote extends EventEmitter2<RealtimeNoteEventMap> {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Announce to all clients that the permissions of the note have been changed.
+   * Announce to all clients that the metadata of the note have been changed.
+   * This could for example be a permission change or a revision being saved.
    */
-  public announcePermissionChange(): void {
+  public announceMetadataUpdate(): void {
     this.sendToAllClients({ type: MessageType.METADATA_UPDATED });
   }