diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_file_moves.py b/src/documents/tests/test_file_moves.py
index 3cfd59be8e..985fa1739b 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_file_moves.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_file_moves.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.test import RequestFactory
 from django.utils import timezone
+from django.utils.dateparse import parse_datetime
 from filelock import Timeout
 from rest_framework import status
 
@@ -672,6 +673,32 @@ class TestFileMovesThroughApi:
         assert (paperless_dirs.originals_dir / "renamed.pdf").is_file()
         assert Document.objects.get(pk=document.pk).filename == "renamed.pdf"
 
+    def test_patch_response_reports_post_move_modified(
+        self,
+        admin_client: APIClient,
+        document: Document,
+        paperless_dirs: PaperlessDirs,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - A document named after its title
+        WHEN:
+            - Its title is changed through the API, causing a rename
+        THEN:
+            - The modified time in the response equals the stored value,
+              which the file move bumped after the edit was saved
+        """
+        response = admin_client.patch(
+            f"/api/documents/{document.pk}/",
+            {"title": "renamed"},
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        stored = Document.objects.get(pk=document.pk)
+        assert stored.filename == "renamed.pdf"
+        assert parse_datetime(response.json()["modified"]) == stored.modified
+
     def test_trash_restore_keeps_db_and_disk_consistent(
         self,
         admin_client: APIClient,
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index aeed498cbb..391eb397c1 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ from documents.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from documents.data_models import DocumentMetadataOverrides
 from documents.data_models import DocumentSource
 from documents.file_handling import format_filename
+from documents.file_moves import flush_pending_file_moves
 from documents.filters import CorrespondentFilterSet
 from documents.filters import CustomFieldFilterSet
 from documents.filters import DocumentFilterSet
@@ -1264,6 +1265,8 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
         )
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
         self.perform_update(serializer)
+        # The response must reflect the post-move filename and modified time
+        flush_pending_file_moves()
 
         if content_updated and content_doc.id != root_doc.id:
             content_doc.content = (