diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/BaseNoteFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/BaseNoteFragment.java
index b7011fbb9..9b7531cfe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/BaseNoteFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/BaseNoteFragment.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public abstract class BaseNoteFragment extends BrandedFragment implements Catego
     private boolean titleModified = false;
 
     protected boolean isNew = true;
+    protected boolean contentLoaded = false;
 
     @Override
     public void onAttach(@NonNull Context context) {
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ public void onCloseNote() {
     protected void saveNote(@Nullable ISyncCallback callback) {
         Log.d(TAG, "saveData()");
         if (note != null) {
-            final var newContent = getContent();
+            final var newContent = contentLoaded ? getContent() : note.getContent();
             if (note.getContent().equals(newContent)) {
                 if (note.getScrollY() != originalScrollY) {
                     Log.v(TAG, "... only saving new scroll state, since content did not change");
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
index 7c56c1e17..6c8893935 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ protected void onNoteLoaded(Note note) {
 
         binding.editContent.setMarkdownString(note.getContent());
         binding.editContent.setEnabled(true);
+        contentLoaded = true;
 
         final var sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(requireContext().getApplicationContext());
         binding.editContent.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, getFontSizeFromPreferences(requireContext(), sp));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java
index 21f8a7c70..1cdfd677b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ protected void onNoteLoaded(Note note) {
             changedText = newContent.toString();
             saveNote(null);
         });
+        contentLoaded = true;
     }
 
     protected void registerInternalNoteLinkHandler() {