diff --git a/src/becca/entities/note.js b/src/becca/entities/note.js
index 3a994a507..80ac1422b 100644
--- a/src/becca/entities/note.js
+++ b/src/becca/entities/note.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const NoteRevision = require("./note_revision");
 const TaskContext = require("../../services/task_context");
 const dayjs = require("dayjs");
 const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc');
+const eventService = require("../../services/events");
 dayjs.extend(utc)
 
 const LABEL = 'label';
@@ -314,6 +315,11 @@ class Note extends AbstractEntity {
             utcDateChanged: pojo.utcDateModified,
             isSynced: true
         });
+
+        eventService.emit(eventService.ENTITY_CHANGED, {
+            entityName: 'note_contents',
+            entity: this
+        });
     }
 
     setJsonContent(content) {
diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index c361b0542..48ae814cf 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -597,11 +597,6 @@ function updateNoteContent(noteId, content) {
     content = saveLinks(note, content);
 
     note.setContent(content);
-
-    eventService.emit(eventService.ENTITY_CHANGED, {
-        entityName: 'note_contents',
-        entity: note
-    });
 }
 
 /**