diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js.erb
index e4bd3fa4c..7ec127408 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function init() {
   initCopyToRepository();
   initLinkUpdate();
   initLoadFromRepository();
-  initRefreshStatusBar();
+  refreshProtocolStatusBar();
   initImport();
 }
 
@@ -384,20 +384,6 @@ function loadFromRepository() {
   }
 }
 
-function initRefreshStatusBar() {
-  // The following actions need a refresh of status bar:
-  // - Edit protocol description
-  // - Create new step
-  // - Edit existing step
-  // - Move steps up/down
-  // - Delete step
-  // - New Office file
-  // - Edit image
-  // - Office Online edit file (???)
-
-  // TODO - this function will probably become reduntant
-}
-
 function refreshProtocolStatusBar() {
   // Get the status bar URL
   var url = $("[data-role='protocol-status-bar-url']").attr("data-url");
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
index f7f2f960d..c1e6e7600 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     });
   }
 
-  // Set callback for click on edit button
+  // Set callback for click on move step
   function applyMoveStepCallBack() {
     $("[data-action='move-step']").off("ajax:success");
     $("[data-action='move-step']")
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
         $stepUp.find(".badge").html(stepUpPosition+1);
         $("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: $step.offset().top - window.innerHeight / 2 });
       }
+
+      refreshProtocolStatusBar();
     });
   }
 
@@ -605,6 +607,7 @@
           DragNDropSteps.clearFiles();
           FilePreviewModal.init();
           $.initTooltips();
+          refreshProtocolStatusBar();
         },
         error: function(xhr) {
           if (xhr.responseJSON['assets.file']) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/file_preview.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/file_preview.js
index 908a5c64a..1f77788b9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/file_preview.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/file_preview.js
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ var FilePreviewModal = (function() {
         imageEditor = {};
         $('#tui-image-editor').html('');
         $('#fileEditModal').modal('hide');
+        refreshProtocolStatusBar();
       });
     });
 
@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ var FilePreviewModal = (function() {
         modal.find('.file-name').text(name);
         modal.find('.preview-close').click(function() {
           modal.modal('hide');
+          refreshProtocolStatusBar();
         });
         modal.modal();
         modal.find('a[disabled=disabled]').click(function(ev) {
diff --git a/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb
index 4eedf319e..af9269ae8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/assets_controller.rb
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class AssetsController < ApplicationController
     tkn = current_user.get_wopi_token
     @token = tkn.token
     @ttl = (tkn.ttl * 1000).to_s
+    @asset.step&.protocol&.update(updated_at: Time.now)
+
     create_wopi_file_activity(current_user, true)
 
     render layout: false
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ class AssetsController < ApplicationController
     @asset.team.release_space(orig_file_size)
     # Post process file here
     @asset.post_process_file(@asset.team)
+    @asset.step&.protocol&.update(updated_at: Time.now)
 
     render_html = if @asset.step
                     asset_position = @asset.step.asset_position(@asset)
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ class AssetsController < ApplicationController
       render_403 && return unless can_manage_protocol_in_module?(step.protocol) ||
                                   can_manage_protocol_in_repository?(step.protocol)
       step_asset = StepAsset.create!(step: step, asset: asset)
+      step.protocol&.update(updated_at: Time.now)
 
       edit_url = edit_asset_url(step_asset.asset_id)
     elsif params[:element_type] == 'Result'