diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
index 5a119d799..6fc197ba3 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
@@ -41,14 +41,20 @@ async function reload() {
     await loadNoteDetail(getActiveTabContext().notePath);
 }
 
-async function reloadAllTabs() {
-    for (const tabContext of tabContexts) {
+async function reloadTab(tabContext) {
+    if (tabContext.note) {
         const note = await loadNote(tabContext.note.noteId);
 
         await loadNoteDetailToContext(tabContext, note, tabContext.notePath);
     }
 }
 
+async function reloadAllTabs() {
+    for (const tabContext of tabContexts) {
+        await reloadTab(tabContext);
+    }
+}
+
 async function openInTab(notePath) {
     await loadNoteDetail(notePath, { newTab: true });
 }
@@ -289,6 +295,14 @@ async function noteDeleted(noteId) {
     }
 }
 
+async function refreshTabs(sourceTabId, noteId) {
+    for (const tc of tabContexts) {
+        if (tc.noteId === noteId && tc.tabId !== sourceTabId) {
+            await reloadTab(tc);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function focusOnTitle() {
     getActiveTabContext().$noteTitle.focus();
 }
@@ -322,10 +336,10 @@ function fireDetailLoaded() {
 }
 
 messagingService.subscribeToSyncMessages(syncData => {
-    if (syncData.some(sync => sync.entityName === 'notes' && sync.entityId === getActiveNoteId())) {
+    if (syncData.some(sync => sync.entityName === 'notes')) {
         infoService.showMessage('Reloading note because of background changes');
 
-        reload();
+        refreshTabs(null, sync.entityId);
     }
 });
 
@@ -505,5 +519,6 @@ export default {
     clearOpenTabsTask,
     filterTabs,
     openEmptyTab,
-    noteDeleted
+    noteDeleted,
+    refreshTabs
 };
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diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
index 27a259dbe..f8bccee5e 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tab_context.js
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ class TabContext {
     async saveNoteIfChanged() {
         if (this.isNoteChanged) {
             await this.saveNote();
+
+            noteDetailService.refreshTabs(this.tabId, this.noteId);
         }
     }