diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js
index 09c7556ac..977342058 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/messaging.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import infoService from "./info.js";
 
 const $outstandingSyncsCount = $("#outstanding-syncs-count");
 
-const syncMessageHandlers = [];
+const allSyncMessageHandlers = [];
+const outsideSyncMessageHandlers = [];
 const messageHandlers = [];
 
 let ws;
@@ -26,8 +27,12 @@ function subscribeToMessages(messageHandler) {
     messageHandlers.push(messageHandler);
 }
 
-function subscribeToSyncMessages(messageHandler) {
-    syncMessageHandlers.push(messageHandler);
+function subscribeToOutsideSyncMessages(messageHandler) {
+    outsideSyncMessageHandlers.push(messageHandler);
+}
+
+function subscribeToAllSyncMessages(messageHandler) {
+    allSyncMessageHandlers.push(messageHandler);
 }
 
 function handleMessage(event) {
@@ -46,9 +51,13 @@ function handleMessage(event) {
             lastSyncId = message.data[message.data.length - 1].id;
         }
 
+        for (const syncMessageHandler of allSyncMessageHandlers) {
+            syncMessageHandler(message.data);
+        }
+
         const syncData = message.data.filter(sync => sync.sourceId !== glob.sourceId);
 
-        for (const syncMessageHandler of syncMessageHandlers) {
+        for (const syncMessageHandler of outsideSyncMessageHandlers) {
             syncMessageHandler(syncData);
         }
 
@@ -102,5 +111,6 @@ setTimeout(() => {
 export default {
     logError,
     subscribeToMessages,
-    subscribeToSyncMessages
+    subscribeToAllSyncMessages,
+    subscribeToOutsideSyncMessages
 };
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diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
index 4196cbb78..c791bcfb8 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
@@ -357,13 +357,14 @@ function fireDetailLoaded() {
     detailLoadedListeners = [];
 }
 
-messagingService.subscribeToSyncMessages(syncData => {
+messagingService.subscribeToOutsideSyncMessages(syncData => {
     const noteIdsToRefresh = new Set();
 
     syncData
         .filter(sync => sync.entityName === 'notes')
         .forEach(sync => noteIdsToRefresh.add(sync.entityId));
 
+    // we need to reload because of promoted attributes
     syncData
         .filter(sync => sync.entityName === 'attributes')
         .forEach(sync => noteIdsToRefresh.add(sync.noteId));
@@ -373,6 +374,12 @@ messagingService.subscribeToSyncMessages(syncData => {
     }
 });
 
+messagingService.subscribeToAllSyncMessages(syncData => {
+    for (const tc of tabContexts) {
+        tc.syncDataReceived(syncData);
+    }
+});
+
 $tabContentsContainer.on("dragover", e => e.preventDefault());
 
 $tabContentsContainer.on("dragleave", e => e.preventDefault());
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/sidebar.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/sidebar.js
index 115870d9c..612558181 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/sidebar.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/sidebar.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Sidebar {
      */
     constructor(ctx) {
         this.ctx = ctx;
+        this.widgets = [];
         this.$sidebar = ctx.$tabContent.find(".note-detail-sidebar");
         this.$widgets = this.$sidebar.find(".note-detail-widgets");
         this.$showSideBarButton = this.ctx.$tabContent.find(".show-sidebar-button");
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class Sidebar {
     }
 
     async noteLoaded() {
+        this.widgets = [];
         this.$widgets.empty();
 
         const widgetClasses = [AttributesWidget, LinkMapWidget, NoteRevisionsWidget, NoteInfoWidget];
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ class Sidebar {
             const $widget = this.createWidgetElement();
 
             const attributesWidget = new widgetClass(this.ctx, $widget);
+            this.widgets.push(attributesWidget);
+
             attributesWidget.renderBody(); // let it run in parallel
 
             this.$widgets.append($widget);
@@ -69,6 +73,14 @@ class Sidebar {
 
         return $widget;
     }
+
+    syncDataReceived(syncData) {
+        for (const widget of this.widgets) {
+            if (widget.syncDataReceived) {
+                widget.syncDataReceived(syncData);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export default Sidebar;
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diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
index 5751a54f8..7e80f67bb 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ class TabContext {
 
         treeService.setNoteTitle(this.note.noteId, this.note.title);
 
-        await server.put('notes/' + this.note.noteId, this.note.dto);
+        const resp = await server.put('notes/' + this.note.noteId, this.note.dto);
+
+        this.note.dateModified = resp.dateModified;
+        this.note.utcDateModified = resp.utcDateModified;
 
         if (this.note.isProtected) {
             protectedSessionHolder.touchProtectedSession();
@@ -352,6 +355,12 @@ class TabContext {
             this.$tabContent.find('.aa-input').autocomplete('close');
         }
     }
+
+    syncDataReceived(syncData) {
+        if (this.sidebar) {
+            this.sidebar.syncDataReceived(syncData);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export default TabContext;
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diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
index 1cc5093dc..4a6d6850d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ messagingService.subscribeToMessages(message => {
    }
 });
 
-messagingService.subscribeToSyncMessages(syncData => {
+messagingService.subscribeToOutsideSyncMessages(syncData => {
     if (syncData.some(sync => sync.entityName === 'branches')
         || syncData.some(sync => sync.entityName === 'notes')) {
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_info.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_info.js
index d412a3ca2..12113a809 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_info.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_info.js
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ class NoteInfoWidget {
         $type.text(note.type);
         $mime.text(note.mime);
     }
+
+    syncDataReceived(syncData) {
+        if (syncData.find(sd => sd.entityName === 'notes' && sd.entityId === this.ctx.note.noteId)) {
+            console.log("Re-rendering note info");
+
+            this.renderBody();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export default NoteInfoWidget;
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diff --git a/src/routes/api/notes.js b/src/routes/api/notes.js
index 64b658e92..72b8654db 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/notes.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/notes.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async function updateNote(req) {
     const note = req.body;
     const noteId = req.params.noteId;
 
-    await noteService.updateNote(noteId, note);
+    return await noteService.updateNote(noteId, note);
 }
 
 async function deleteNote(req) {
diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index 02b8ed77c..25bbf7e28 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ async function updateNote(noteId, noteUpdates) {
     }
 
     await protectNoteRevisions(note);
+
+    return {
+        dateModified: note.dateModified,
+        utcDateModified: note.utcDateModified
+    };
 }
 
 /** @return {boolean} - true if note has been deleted, false otherwise */