diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandler.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandler.js
index b51fef4ae7..87ec1d20bd 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandler.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandler.js
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ const ProjectEntityUpdateHandler = {
               if (error != null) {
                 return callback(error)
               }
+              ProjectUpdateHandler.markAsUpdated(projectId, new Date(), userId)
               callback(null, fileRef, folderId)
             }
           )
@@ -631,6 +632,8 @@ const ProjectEntityUpdateHandler = {
               if (err != null) {
                 return callback(err)
               }
+              ProjectUpdateHandler.markAsUpdated(projectId, new Date(), userId)
+
               DocumentUpdaterHandler.updateProjectStructure(
                 projectId,
                 projectHistoryId,
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandlerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandlerTests.js
index 4b4108b556..15c583f854 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandlerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Project/ProjectEntityUpdateHandlerTests.js
@@ -651,6 +651,13 @@ describe('ProjectEntityUpdateHandler', function() {
           .should.equal(true)
       })
 
+      it('should mark the project as updated', function() {
+        const args = this.ProjectUpdater.markAsUpdated.args[0]
+        args[0].should.equal(projectId)
+        args[1].should.exist
+        args[2].should.equal(userId)
+      })
+
       it('sends the change in project structure to the doc updater', function() {
         const newFiles = [
           {
@@ -769,6 +776,13 @@ describe('ProjectEntityUpdateHandler', function() {
         .should.equal(true)
     })
 
+    it('should mark the project as updated', function() {
+      const args = this.ProjectUpdater.markAsUpdated.args[0]
+      args[0].should.equal(projectId)
+      args[1].should.exist
+      args[2].should.equal(userId)
+    })
+
     it('updates the project structure in the doc updater', function() {
       const oldFiles = [
         {