diff --git a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
index ebc411fd1..6b54111fa 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -1394,6 +1394,8 @@ public function deleteAllSubmissions(int $formId): DataResponse {
 		$this->submissionMapper->deleteByForm($formId);
 		$this->formMapper->update($form);
 
+		$this->queueLinkedFileSync($form);
+
 		return new DataResponse($formId);
 	}
 
@@ -1486,9 +1488,7 @@ public function newSubmission(int $formId, array $answers, string $shareHash = '
 		//Create Activity
 		$this->formsService->notifyNewSubmission($form, $submission);
 
-		if ($form->getFileId() !== null) {
-			$this->jobList->add(SyncSubmissionsWithLinkedFileJob::class, ['form_id' => $form->getId()]);
-		}
+		$this->queueLinkedFileSync($form);
 
 		return new DataResponse(null, Http::STATUS_CREATED);
 	}
@@ -1564,6 +1564,8 @@ public function updateSubmission(int $formId, int $submissionId, array $answers)
 		//Create Activity
 		$this->formsService->notifyNewSubmission($form, $submission);
 
+		$this->queueLinkedFileSync($form);
+
 		return new DataResponse($submissionId);
 	}
 
@@ -1612,6 +1614,8 @@ public function deleteSubmission(int $formId, int $submissionId): DataResponse {
 		$this->submissionMapper->deleteById($form, $submissionId);
 		$this->formMapper->update($form);
 
+		$this->queueLinkedFileSync($form);
+
 		return new DataResponse($submissionId);
 	}
 
@@ -1877,6 +1881,16 @@ private function storeAnswersForQuestion(Form $form, $submissionId, array $quest
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Schedule a background job to re-export submissions into the linked file,
+	 * if the form is linked to one.
+	 */
+	private function queueLinkedFileSync(Form $form): void {
+		if ($form->getFileId() !== null) {
+			$this->jobList->add(SyncSubmissionsWithLinkedFileJob::class, ['form_id' => $form->getId()]);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Throws if forbidden keys are present in update
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php
index dbd0952cd..92a6096d7 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Controller/ApiControllerTest.php
@@ -1019,6 +1019,10 @@ public function testDeleteSubmission($submissionData, $formData) {
 			->method('deleteById')
 			->with($form, 42);
 
+		$this->jobList->expects($this->once())
+			->method('add')
+			->with(SyncSubmissionsWithLinkedFileJob::class, ['form_id' => 1]);
+
 		$this->assertEquals(new DataResponse(42), $this->apiController->deleteSubmission(1, 42));
 	}
 
@@ -1041,7 +1045,8 @@ public static function dataTestDeletePermission() {
 					'expires' => 0,
 					'isAnonymous' => false,
 					'submitMultiple' => false,
-					'showExpiration' => false
+					'showExpiration' => false,
+					'fileId' => 100,
 				],
 			]
 		];
@@ -1107,6 +1112,7 @@ public function testDeleteAllSubmissionsAsOwner(): void {
 			'isAnonymous' => false,
 			'submitMultiple' => false,
 			'showExpiration' => false,
+			'fileId' => 100,
 		]);
 
 		$this->formsService
@@ -1124,6 +1130,10 @@ public function testDeleteAllSubmissionsAsOwner(): void {
 			->method('deleteByForm')
 			->with(1);
 
+		$this->jobList->expects($this->once())
+			->method('add')
+			->with(SyncSubmissionsWithLinkedFileJob::class, ['form_id' => 1]);
+
 		$this->assertEquals(new DataResponse(1), $this->apiController->deleteAllSubmissions(1));
 	}
 
@@ -1162,6 +1172,10 @@ public function testDeleteAllSubmissionsWithResultsDeletePermission(): void {
 			->method('deleteByForm')
 			->with(1);
 
+		// Form is not linked to a file, so no sync job should be queued
+		$this->jobList->expects($this->never())
+			->method('add');
+
 		$this->assertEquals(new DataResponse(1), $this->apiController->deleteAllSubmissions(1));
 	}
 
@@ -1640,6 +1654,7 @@ public function testUpdateSubmission_success() {
 		$form->setId($formId);
 		$form->setOwnerId('formOwner');
 		$form->setAllowEditSubmissions(true);
+		$form->setFileId(100);
 
 		$submission = new Submission();
 		$submission->setId($submissionId);
@@ -1686,6 +1701,10 @@ public function testUpdateSubmission_success() {
 			->method('notifyNewSubmission')
 			->with($form, $submission);
 
+		$this->jobList->expects($this->once())
+			->method('add')
+			->with(SyncSubmissionsWithLinkedFileJob::class, ['form_id' => $formId]);
+
 		$response = $this->apiController->updateSubmission($formId, $submissionId, $answers);
 		$this->assertEquals(new DataResponse($submissionId), $response);
 	}
@@ -2059,6 +2078,10 @@ public function testUpdateSubmission_ownSubmissionWithAllowEditSubmissions() {
 			->method('notifyNewSubmission')
 			->with($form, $submission);
 
+		// Form is not linked to a file, so no sync job should be queued
+		$this->jobList->expects($this->never())
+			->method('add');
+
 		// Should succeed - user is owner and allowEditSubmissions=true
 		$response = $this->apiController->updateSubmission($formId, $submissionId, $answers);
 		$this->assertEquals(new DataResponse($submissionId), $response);