diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js.erb
index cf01d5b39..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();
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function initEditMyModuleDescription() {
 
 function initEditProtocolDescription() {
   $('#protocol_description_view').on('click', function(){
-    TinyMCE.init('#protocol_description_textarea');
+    TinyMCE.init('#protocol_description_textarea', refreshProtocolStatusBar);
   });
 }
 
@@ -384,28 +384,20 @@ function loadFromRepository() {
   }
 }
 
-function initRefreshStatusBar() {
-  $("[data-role='steps-container']")
-  .on(
-    "ajax:success",
-    function(e, data) {
-      if ($(e.target).is("[data-role='edit-step-form'], [data-role='new-step-form']")) {
-        // Get the status bar URL
-        var url = $("[data-role='protocol-status-bar-url']").attr("data-url");
+function refreshProtocolStatusBar() {
+  // Get the status bar URL
+  var url = $("[data-role='protocol-status-bar-url']").attr("data-url");
 
-        // Fetch new updated at label
-        $.ajax({
-          url: url,
-          type: "GET",
-          dataType: "json",
-          success: function (data2) {
-            $("[data-role='protocol-status-bar']").html(data2.html);
-            initLinkUpdate();
-          }
-        });
-      }
+  // Fetch new updated at label
+  $.ajax({
+    url: url,
+    type: "GET",
+    dataType: "json",
+    success: function (data) {
+      $("[data-role='protocol-status-bar']").html(data.html);
+      initLinkUpdate();
     }
-  );
+  });
 }
 
 function initImport() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
index 3064a2d7e..da8a3286c 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();
     });
   }
 
@@ -607,6 +609,7 @@
           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/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js
index a86c10a8d..f09dcda60 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var TinyMCE = (function() {
 
   // returns a public API for TinyMCE editor
   return Object.freeze({
-    init: function(selector, mceConfig = {}) {
+    init: function(selector, onSaveCallback) {
       var tinyMceContainer;
       var tinyMceInitSize;
       if (typeof tinyMCE !== 'undefined') {
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ var TinyMCE = (function() {
                 editorForm.find('.tinymce-status-badge').removeClass('hidden');
                 editor.remove();
                 editorForm.find('.tinymce-view').html(data.html).removeClass('hidden');
+                if (onSaveCallback) { onSaveCallback(); }
               }).on('ajax:error', function(ev, data) {
                 var model = editor.getElement().dataset.objectType;
                 $(this).renderFormErrors(model, data.responseJSON);
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'