diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/js/HistoryManager.js b/services/document-updater/app/js/HistoryManager.js
index 3a91b29cb8..3963431925 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/js/HistoryManager.js
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/js/HistoryManager.js
@@ -106,10 +106,12 @@ const HistoryManager = {
       projectHistoryId,
       docs,
       files,
+      opts,
       function (error) {
         if (error) {
           return callback(error)
         }
+        if (opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly) return callback()
         const DocumentManager = require('./DocumentManager')
         const resyncDoc = (doc, cb) => {
           DocumentManager.resyncDocContentsWithLock(
diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/js/HttpController.js b/services/document-updater/app/js/HttpController.js
index d8f2d0c5d3..4a1539b07c 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/js/HttpController.js
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/js/HttpController.js
@@ -433,7 +433,13 @@ function updateProject(req, res, next) {
 
 function resyncProjectHistory(req, res, next) {
   const projectId = req.params.project_id
-  const { projectHistoryId, docs, files, historyRangesMigration } = req.body
+  const {
+    projectHistoryId,
+    docs,
+    files,
+    historyRangesMigration,
+    resyncProjectStructureOnly,
+  } = req.body
 
   logger.debug(
     { projectId, docs, files },
@@ -444,6 +450,9 @@ function resyncProjectHistory(req, res, next) {
   if (historyRangesMigration) {
     opts.historyRangesMigration = historyRangesMigration
   }
+  if (resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+    opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly = resyncProjectStructureOnly
+  }
 
   HistoryManager.resyncProjectHistory(
     projectId,
diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/js/ProjectHistoryRedisManager.js b/services/document-updater/app/js/ProjectHistoryRedisManager.js
index 888948af09..9a9985d99a 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/js/ProjectHistoryRedisManager.js
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/js/ProjectHistoryRedisManager.js
@@ -152,7 +152,13 @@ const ProjectHistoryRedisManager = {
     return await ProjectHistoryRedisManager.queueOps(projectId, jsonUpdate)
   },
 
-  async queueResyncProjectStructure(projectId, projectHistoryId, docs, files) {
+  async queueResyncProjectStructure(
+    projectId,
+    projectHistoryId,
+    docs,
+    files,
+    opts
+  ) {
     logger.debug({ projectId, docs, files }, 'queue project structure resync')
     const projectUpdate = {
       resyncProjectStructure: { docs, files },
@@ -161,6 +167,9 @@ const ProjectHistoryRedisManager = {
         ts: new Date(),
       },
     }
+    if (opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+      projectUpdate.resyncProjectStructureOnly = opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly
+    }
     const jsonUpdate = JSON.stringify(projectUpdate)
     return await ProjectHistoryRedisManager.queueOps(projectId, jsonUpdate)
   },
diff --git a/services/document-updater/test/unit/js/HistoryManager/HistoryManagerTests.js b/services/document-updater/test/unit/js/HistoryManager/HistoryManagerTests.js
index d0ac6cb9e0..2fd019d4c2 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/test/unit/js/HistoryManager/HistoryManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/document-updater/test/unit/js/HistoryManager/HistoryManagerTests.js
@@ -217,34 +217,75 @@ describe('HistoryManager', function () {
         .stub()
         .yields()
       this.DocumentManager.resyncDocContentsWithLock = sinon.stub().yields()
-      this.HistoryManager.resyncProjectHistory(
-        this.project_id,
-        this.projectHistoryId,
-        this.docs,
-        this.files,
-        this.callback
-      )
     })
 
-    it('should queue a project structure reync', function () {
-      this.ProjectHistoryRedisManager.queueResyncProjectStructure
-        .calledWith(
+    describe('full sync', function () {
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        this.HistoryManager.resyncProjectHistory(
           this.project_id,
           this.projectHistoryId,
           this.docs,
-          this.files
+          this.files,
+          {},
+          this.callback
         )
-        .should.equal(true)
+      })
+
+      it('should queue a project structure reync', function () {
+        this.ProjectHistoryRedisManager.queueResyncProjectStructure
+          .calledWith(
+            this.project_id,
+            this.projectHistoryId,
+            this.docs,
+            this.files
+          )
+          .should.equal(true)
+      })
+
+      it('should queue doc content reyncs', function () {
+        this.DocumentManager.resyncDocContentsWithLock
+          .calledWith(this.project_id, this.docs[0].doc, this.docs[0].path)
+          .should.equal(true)
+      })
+
+      it('should call the callback', function () {
+        this.callback.called.should.equal(true)
+      })
     })
 
-    it('should queue doc content reyncs', function () {
-      this.DocumentManager.resyncDocContentsWithLock
-        .calledWith(this.project_id, this.docs[0].doc, this.docs[0].path)
-        .should.equal(true)
-    })
+    describe('resyncProjectStructureOnly=true', function () {
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        this.HistoryManager.resyncProjectHistory(
+          this.project_id,
+          this.projectHistoryId,
+          this.docs,
+          this.files,
+          { resyncProjectStructureOnly: true },
+          this.callback
+        )
+      })
 
-    it('should call the callback', function () {
-      this.callback.called.should.equal(true)
+      it('should queue a project structure reync', function () {
+        this.ProjectHistoryRedisManager.queueResyncProjectStructure
+          .calledWith(
+            this.project_id,
+            this.projectHistoryId,
+            this.docs,
+            this.files,
+            { resyncProjectStructureOnly: true }
+          )
+          .should.equal(true)
+      })
+
+      it('should not queue doc content reyncs', function () {
+        this.DocumentManager.resyncDocContentsWithLock.called.should.equal(
+          false
+        )
+      })
+
+      it('should call the callback', function () {
+        this.callback.called.should.equal(true)
+      })
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/services/project-history/app/js/Errors.js b/services/project-history/app/js/Errors.js
index 54aab952a9..0b8d24b0d2 100644
--- a/services/project-history/app/js/Errors.js
+++ b/services/project-history/app/js/Errors.js
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ export class InconsistentChunkError extends OError {}
 export class UpdateWithUnknownFormatError extends OError {}
 export class UnexpectedOpTypeError extends OError {}
 export class TooManyRequestsError extends OError {}
+export class NeedFullProjectStructureResyncError extends OError {}
diff --git a/services/project-history/app/js/RedisManager.js b/services/project-history/app/js/RedisManager.js
index ac3197daf2..fe17508452 100644
--- a/services/project-history/app/js/RedisManager.js
+++ b/services/project-history/app/js/RedisManager.js
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ async function getUpdatesInBatches(projectId, batchSize, runner) {
         moreBatches = true
         break
       }
+      if (update.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+        update._raw = rawUpdate
+      }
 
       rawUpdates.push(rawUpdate)
       updates.push(update)
@@ -151,6 +154,26 @@ async function getUpdatesInBatches(projectId, batchSize, runner) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {string} projectId
+ * @param {ResyncProjectStructureUpdate} update
+ * @return {Promise<void>}
+ */
+async function deleteAppliedDocUpdate(projectId, update) {
+  const raw = update._raw
+  // Delete the first occurrence of the update with LREM KEY COUNT
+  // VALUE by setting COUNT to 1 which 'removes COUNT elements equal to
+  // value moving from head to tail.'
+  //
+  // If COUNT is 0 the entire list would be searched which would block
+  // redis since it would be an O(N) operation where N is the length of
+  // the queue, in a multi of the batch size.
+  metrics.summary('redis.projectHistoryOps', raw.length, {
+    status: 'lrem',
+  })
+  await rclient.lrem(Keys.projectHistoryOps({ project_id: projectId }), 1, raw)
+}
+
 async function deleteAppliedDocUpdates(projectId, updates) {
   const multi = rclient.multi()
   // Delete all the updates which have been applied (exact match)
@@ -160,7 +183,7 @@ async function deleteAppliedDocUpdates(projectId, updates) {
     // value moving from head to tail.'
     //
     // If COUNT is 0 the entire list would be searched which would block
-    // redis snce it would be an O(N) operation where N is the length of
+    // redis since it would be an O(N) operation where N is the length of
     // the queue, in a multi of the batch size.
     metrics.summary('redis.projectHistoryOps', update.length, {
       status: 'lrem',
@@ -383,6 +406,7 @@ export const promises = {
   countUnprocessedUpdates,
   getRawUpdatesBatch,
   deleteAppliedDocUpdates,
+  deleteAppliedDocUpdate,
   destroyDocUpdatesQueue,
   getUpdatesInBatches,
   getProjectIdsWithHistoryOps,
diff --git a/services/project-history/app/js/SyncManager.js b/services/project-history/app/js/SyncManager.js
index 3865dd8bf9..67e89cc85a 100644
--- a/services/project-history/app/js/SyncManager.js
+++ b/services/project-history/app/js/SyncManager.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import logger from '@overleaf/logger'
 import Metrics from '@overleaf/metrics'
 import OError from '@overleaf/o-error'
 import { File, Range } from 'overleaf-editor-core'
-import { SyncError } from './Errors.js'
+import { NeedFullProjectStructureResyncError, SyncError } from './Errors.js'
 import { db, ObjectId } from './mongodb.js'
 import * as SnapshotManager from './SnapshotManager.js'
 import * as LockManager from './LockManager.js'
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ async function _startResyncWithoutLock(projectId, options) {
   if (options.historyRangesMigration) {
     webOpts.historyRangesMigration = options.historyRangesMigration
   }
+  if (options.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+    webOpts.resyncProjectStructureOnly = options.resyncProjectStructureOnly
+  }
   await WebApiManager.promises.requestResync(projectId, webOpts)
   await setResyncState(projectId, syncState)
 }
@@ -281,8 +284,10 @@ class SyncState {
         })
       }
 
-      for (const doc of update.resyncProjectStructure.docs) {
-        this.startDocContentSync(doc.path)
+      if (!update.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+        for (const doc of update.resyncProjectStructure.docs) {
+          this.startDocContentSync(doc.path)
+        }
       }
 
       this.stopProjectStructureSync()
@@ -475,6 +480,28 @@ class SyncUpdateExpander {
         persistedBinaryFiles
       )
       this.queueSetMetadataOpsForLinkedFiles(update)
+
+      if (update.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+        const docPaths = new Set()
+        for (const entity of update.resyncProjectStructure.docs) {
+          const path = UpdateTranslator._convertPathname(entity.path)
+          docPaths.add(path)
+        }
+        for (const expandedUpdate of this.expandedUpdates) {
+          if (docPaths.has(expandedUpdate.pathname)) {
+            // Clear the resync state and queue entry, we need to start over.
+            this.expandedUpdates = []
+            await clearResyncState(this.projectId)
+            await RedisManager.promises.deleteAppliedDocUpdate(
+              this.projectId,
+              update
+            )
+            throw new NeedFullProjectStructureResyncError(
+              'aborting partial resync: touched doc'
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      }
     } else if ('resyncDocContent' in update) {
       logger.debug(
         { projectId: this.projectId, update },
diff --git a/services/project-history/app/js/WebApiManager.js b/services/project-history/app/js/WebApiManager.js
index dc1c366892..2697db29c7 100644
--- a/services/project-history/app/js/WebApiManager.js
+++ b/services/project-history/app/js/WebApiManager.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ async function requestResync(projectId, opts = {}) {
     if (opts.historyRangesMigration) {
       body.historyRangesMigration = opts.historyRangesMigration
     }
+    if (opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+      body.resyncProjectStructureOnly = opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly
+    }
     await fetchNothing(
       `${Settings.apis.web.url}/project/${projectId}/history/resync`,
       {
diff --git a/services/project-history/app/js/types.ts b/services/project-history/app/js/types.ts
index 37cd50f9a9..206ccfdcd5 100644
--- a/services/project-history/app/js/types.ts
+++ b/services/project-history/app/js/types.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ export type ResyncProjectStructureUpdate = {
   meta: {
     ts: string
   }
+  // optional fields for resyncProjectStructureOnly=true
+  resyncProjectStructureOnly?: boolean
+  _raw: string
 }
 
 export type ResyncDocContentUpdate = {
diff --git a/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/SyncTests.js b/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/SyncTests.js
index 085462c7e2..89e002d4dd 100644
--- a/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/SyncTests.js
+++ b/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/SyncTests.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Settings from '@overleaf/settings'
 import * as ProjectHistoryClient from './helpers/ProjectHistoryClient.js'
 import * as ProjectHistoryApp from './helpers/ProjectHistoryApp.js'
 import sinon from 'sinon'
+import { getFailure } from './helpers/ProjectHistoryClient.js'
 const { ObjectId } = mongodb
 
 const EMPTY_FILE_HASH = 'e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391'
@@ -1315,6 +1316,228 @@ describe('Syncing with web and doc-updater', function () {
           )
         })
       })
+
+      describe('resyncProjectStructureOnly', function () {
+        it('should handle structure only updates', function (done) {
+          const fileHash = 'aed2973e4b8a7ff1b30ff5c4751e5a2b38989e74'
+
+          MockHistoryStore()
+            .get(`/api/projects/${historyId}/latest/history`)
+            .reply(200, {
+              chunk: {
+                history: {
+                  snapshot: {
+                    files: {
+                      'main.tex': {
+                        hash: '0a207c060e61f3b88eaee0a8cd0696f46fb155eb',
+                        stringLength: 3,
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                  changes: [],
+                },
+                startVersion: 0,
+              },
+            })
+
+          const docContentRequest = MockHistoryStore()
+            .get(
+              `/api/projects/${historyId}/blobs/0a207c060e61f3b88eaee0a8cd0696f46fb155eb`
+            )
+            .reply(200, 'a\nb')
+          MockHistoryStore()
+            .head(`/api/projects/${historyId}/blobs/${fileHash}`)
+            .reply(200)
+          const addFile = MockHistoryStore()
+            .post(`/api/projects/${historyId}/legacy_changes`, body => {
+              expect(body).to.deep.equal([
+                {
+                  v2Authors: [],
+                  authors: [],
+                  timestamp: this.timestamp.toJSON(),
+                  operations: [
+                    {
+                      pathname: 'test.png',
+                      file: {
+                        hash: fileHash,
+                      },
+                    },
+                  ],
+                  origin: { kind: 'test-origin' },
+                },
+              ])
+              return true
+            })
+            .query({ end_version: 0 })
+            .reply(204)
+
+          // allow a 2nd resync
+          MockWeb()
+            .post(`/project/${this.project_id}/history/resync`)
+            .reply(204)
+
+          async.series(
+            [
+              cb => {
+                ProjectHistoryClient.resyncHistory(this.project_id, cb)
+              },
+              cb => {
+                const update = {
+                  projectHistoryId: historyId,
+                  resyncProjectStructureOnly: true,
+                  resyncProjectStructure: {
+                    docs: [{ path: '/main.tex' }],
+                    files: [
+                      {
+                        file: this.file_id,
+                        path: '/test.png',
+                        _hash: fileHash,
+                        createdBlob: true,
+                      },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                  meta: {
+                    ts: this.timestamp,
+                  },
+                }
+                ProjectHistoryClient.pushRawUpdate(this.project_id, update, cb)
+              },
+              cb => {
+                ProjectHistoryClient.flushProject(this.project_id, cb)
+              },
+              cb => {
+                // fails when previous resync did not finish
+                ProjectHistoryClient.resyncHistory(this.project_id, cb)
+              },
+            ],
+            error => {
+              if (error) {
+                throw error
+              }
+              assert(
+                addFile.isDone(),
+                `/api/projects/${historyId}/changes should have been called`
+              )
+              assert(
+                !docContentRequest.isDone(),
+                'should not have requested doc content'
+              )
+              done()
+            }
+          )
+        })
+        it('should reject partial resync on docs', function (done) {
+          const fileHash = 'aed2973e4b8a7ff1b30ff5c4751e5a2b38989e74'
+
+          MockHistoryStore()
+            .get(`/api/projects/${historyId}/latest/history`)
+            .reply(200, {
+              chunk: {
+                history: {
+                  snapshot: {
+                    files: {
+                      'main.tex': {
+                        hash: '0a207c060e61f3b88eaee0a8cd0696f46fb155eb',
+                        stringLength: 3,
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                  changes: [],
+                },
+                startVersion: 0,
+              },
+            })
+
+          const docContentRequest = MockHistoryStore()
+            .get(
+              `/api/projects/${historyId}/blobs/0a207c060e61f3b88eaee0a8cd0696f46fb155eb`
+            )
+            .reply(200, 'a\nb')
+          MockHistoryStore()
+            .head(`/api/projects/${historyId}/blobs/${fileHash}`)
+            .reply(200)
+          const addFile = MockHistoryStore()
+            .post(`/api/projects/${historyId}/legacy_changes`)
+            .query({ end_version: 0 })
+            .reply(204)
+
+          // allow a 2nd resync
+          MockWeb()
+            .post(`/project/${this.project_id}/history/resync`)
+            .reply(204)
+
+          async.series(
+            [
+              cb => {
+                ProjectHistoryClient.resyncHistory(this.project_id, cb)
+              },
+              cb => {
+                const update = {
+                  projectHistoryId: historyId,
+                  resyncProjectStructureOnly: true,
+                  resyncProjectStructure: {
+                    docs: [{ path: '/main-renamed.tex' }],
+                    files: [
+                      {
+                        file: this.file_id,
+                        path: '/test.png',
+                        _hash: fileHash,
+                        createdBlob: true,
+                      },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                  meta: {
+                    ts: this.timestamp,
+                  },
+                }
+                ProjectHistoryClient.pushRawUpdate(this.project_id, update, cb)
+              },
+              cb => {
+                ProjectHistoryClient.flushProject(
+                  this.project_id,
+                  { allowErrors: true },
+                  (err, res) => {
+                    if (err) return cb(err)
+                    expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(500)
+                    expect(loggerError).to.have.been.calledWith(
+                      sinon.match({
+                        err: {
+                          name: 'NeedFullProjectStructureResyncError',
+                          message: 'aborting partial resync: touched doc',
+                        },
+                      })
+                    )
+
+                    getFailure(this.project_id, (err, failure) => {
+                      if (err) return cb(err)
+                      expect(failure).to.include({
+                        error:
+                          'NeedFullProjectStructureResyncError: aborting partial resync: touched doc',
+                      })
+                      cb()
+                    })
+                  }
+                )
+              },
+              cb => {
+                // fails when previous resync did not finish
+                ProjectHistoryClient.resyncHistory(this.project_id, cb)
+              },
+            ],
+            error => {
+              if (error) {
+                throw error
+              }
+              assert(!addFile.isDone(), 'should not have persisted changes')
+              assert(
+                !docContentRequest.isDone(),
+                'should not have requested doc content'
+              )
+              done()
+            }
+          )
+        })
+      })
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/helpers/ProjectHistoryClient.js b/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/helpers/ProjectHistoryClient.js
index cadc7969a7..7a30b27740 100644
--- a/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/helpers/ProjectHistoryClient.js
+++ b/services/project-history/test/acceptance/js/helpers/ProjectHistoryClient.js
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ export function setFailure(failureEntry, callback) {
   )
 }
 
+export function getFailure(projectId, callback) {
+  db.projectHistoryFailures.findOne({ project_id: projectId }, callback)
+}
+
 export function transferLabelOwnership(fromUser, toUser, callback) {
   request.post(
     {
diff --git a/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SyncManager/SyncManagerTests.js b/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SyncManager/SyncManagerTests.js
index 8d7f8f1496..1004ffd78d 100644
--- a/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SyncManager/SyncManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SyncManager/SyncManagerTests.js
@@ -411,6 +411,39 @@ describe('SyncManager', function () {
         })
       })
 
+      it('records docs to resync when resyncProjectStructureOnly=true is not set', async function () {
+        const updates = [this.projectStructureSyncUpdate]
+        const { updates: filteredUpdates, syncState } =
+          await this.SyncManager.promises.skipUpdatesDuringSync(
+            this.projectId,
+            updates
+          )
+
+        expect(filteredUpdates).to.deep.equal([this.projectStructureSyncUpdate])
+        expect(syncState.toRaw()).to.deep.equal({
+          resyncProjectStructure: false,
+          resyncDocContents: ['new.tex'],
+          origin: { kind: 'history-resync' },
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('records no docs to resync with resyncProjectStructureOnly=true', async function () {
+        this.projectStructureSyncUpdate.resyncProjectStructureOnly = true
+        const updates = [this.projectStructureSyncUpdate]
+        const { updates: filteredUpdates, syncState } =
+          await this.SyncManager.promises.skipUpdatesDuringSync(
+            this.projectId,
+            updates
+          )
+
+        expect(filteredUpdates).to.deep.equal([this.projectStructureSyncUpdate])
+        expect(syncState.toRaw()).to.deep.equal({
+          resyncProjectStructure: false,
+          resyncDocContents: [],
+          origin: { kind: 'history-resync' },
+        })
+      })
+
       it('allow project structure updates after project structure sync update', async function () {
         const updates = [this.projectStructureSyncUpdate, this.renameUpdate]
         const { updates: filteredUpdates, syncState } =
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/DocumentUpdater/DocumentUpdaterHandler.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/DocumentUpdater/DocumentUpdaterHandler.js
index b20a61d883..0aedff8853 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/DocumentUpdater/DocumentUpdaterHandler.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/DocumentUpdater/DocumentUpdaterHandler.js
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ function resyncProjectHistory(
   if (opts.historyRangesMigration) {
     body.historyRangesMigration = opts.historyRangesMigration
   }
+  if (opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+    body.resyncProjectStructureOnly = opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly
+  }
   _makeRequest(
     {
       path: `/project/${projectId}/history/resync`,
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/History/HistoryController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/History/HistoryController.js
index d7f01b2fd2..f6ca483dce 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/History/HistoryController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/History/HistoryController.js
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ module.exports = HistoryController = {
     if (historyRangesMigration) {
       opts.historyRangesMigration = historyRangesMigration
     }
+    if (req.body.resyncProjectStructureOnly) {
+      opts.resyncProjectStructureOnly = req.body.resyncProjectStructureOnly
+    }
     ProjectEntityUpdateHandler.resyncProjectHistory(
       projectId,
       opts,