diff --git a/server-ce/Dockerfile b/server-ce/Dockerfile
index db21d1610f..beb774d173 100644
--- a/server-ce/Dockerfile
+++ b/server-ce/Dockerfile
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ ADD server-ce/cron /overleaf/cron
 ADD server-ce/config/crontab-history /etc/cron.d/crontab-history
 RUN chmod 600 /etc/cron.d/crontab-history
 
-# Copy Phusion Image startup scripts to its location
-# --------------------------------------------------
+# Copy Phusion Image startup and shutdown scripts to their locations
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
 COPY server-ce/init_scripts/ /etc/my_init.d/
+COPY server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/ /etc/my_init.pre_shutdown.d/
 
 # Copy app settings files
 # -----------------------
diff --git a/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/01_flush_project_history b/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/01_flush_project_history
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8b8d3c3c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/01_flush_project_history
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd /overleaf/services/project-history && node scripts/flush_all.js >> /var/log/sharelatex/project-history.log 2>&1
+
+EXIT_CODE="$?"
+if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]
+then
+  echo "project-history/scripts/flush_all.js failed with exit code $EXIT_CODE"
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/01_flush_track_changes b/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/01_flush_track_changes
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0c38068055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/01_flush_track_changes
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd /overleaf/services/track-changes && node scripts/flush_all.js >> /var/log/sharelatex/track-changes.log 2>&1
+
+EXIT_CODE="$?"
+if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]
+then
+  echo "track-changes/scripts/flush_all.js failed with exit code $EXIT_CODE"
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/02_flush_document_updater b/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/02_flush_document_updater
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..fc9f317f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-ce/init_preshutdown_scripts/02_flush_document_updater
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd /overleaf/services/document-updater && node scripts/flush_all.js >> /var/log/sharelatex/document-updater.log 2>&1
+
+EXIT_CODE="$?"
+if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]
+then
+  echo "document-updater/scripts/flush_all.js failed with exit code $EXIT_CODE"
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/services/document-updater/scripts/flush_all.js b/services/document-updater/scripts/flush_all.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22afcc2c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/document-updater/scripts/flush_all.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const ProjectFlusher = require('../app/js/ProjectFlusher')
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log('Flushing all projects')
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const options = {
+      limit: 100000,
+      concurrency: 5,
+    }
+    ProjectFlusher.flushAllProjects(options, err => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err)
+      } else {
+        resolve()
+      }
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+main()
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log('Done flushing all projects')
+    process.exit(0)
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error('There was an error flushing all projects', { error })
+    process.exit(1)
+  })
diff --git a/services/track-changes/scripts/flush_all.js b/services/track-changes/scripts/flush_all.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fce564d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/track-changes/scripts/flush_all.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const UpdatesManager = require('../app/js/UpdatesManager')
+
+async function main() {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const limit = -1
+    console.log('Flushing all updates')
+    UpdatesManager.flushAll(limit, err => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err)
+      } else {
+        resolve()
+      }
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+main()
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log('Done flushing all updates')
+    process.exit(0)
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error('There was an error flushing updates', { error })
+    process.exit(1)
+  })