diff --git a/frontend/sync-client/src/sync-operations/cursor-tracker.test.ts b/frontend/sync-client/src/sync-operations/cursor-tracker.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01eac85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/sync-client/src/sync-operations/cursor-tracker.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion */
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { it } from "node:test";
+import type { Database } from "../persistence/database";
+import type { FileOperations } from "../file-operations/file-operations";
+import type { WebSocketManager } from "../services/websocket-manager";
+import type { ClientCursors } from "../services/types/ClientCursors";
+import { DocumentUpToDateness } from "../types/document-up-to-dateness";
+import { EventListeners } from "../utils/data-structures/event-listeners";
+import { hash } from "../utils/hash";
+import { CursorTracker } from "./cursor-tracker";
+import { FileChangeNotifier } from "./file-change-notifier";
+
+it("retains future cursors and publishes them when content catches up", async () => {
+    const content = new TextEncoder().encode("current");
+    const contentHash = await hash(content);
+    const database = {
+        getDocumentByDocumentId: () => ({
+            documentId: "document",
+            relativePath: "note.md",
+            isDeleted: false,
+            metadata: { parentVersionId: 2, hash: contentHash }
+        })
+    } as unknown as Database;
+    const websocket = {
+        onRemoteCursorsUpdateReceived: new EventListeners<
+            (cursors: ClientCursors[]) => Promise<void>
+        >(),
+        updateLocalCursors: () => {}
+    } as unknown as WebSocketManager;
+    const files = { read: async () => content } as unknown as FileOperations;
+    const notifier = new FileChangeNotifier();
+    const tracker = new CursorTracker(database, websocket, files, notifier);
+    const future = {
+        userName: "Other",
+        deviceId: "device",
+        documentsWithCursors: [
+            {
+                document_id: "document",
+                relative_path: "old-name.md",
+                vault_update_id: 2,
+                cursors: [{ start: 0, end: 1 }]
+            }
+        ],
+        upToDateness: DocumentUpToDateness.Later
+    };
+    const internals = tracker as unknown as {
+        knownRemoteCursors: (typeof future)[];
+        getRelevantAndPruneKnownClientCursors: () => ClientCursors[];
+    };
+    internals.knownRemoteCursors = [future];
+
+    assert.deepEqual(internals.getRelevantAndPruneKnownClientCursors(), []);
+    assert.strictEqual(internals.knownRemoteCursors.length, 1);
+
+    let received: ClientCursors[] = [];
+    tracker.onRemoteCursorsUpdated.add((cursors) => {
+        received = cursors;
+    });
+    await notifier.onFileChanged.triggerAsync("note.md");
+
+    assert.strictEqual(received.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(
+        received[0].documentsWithCursors[0].relative_path,
+        "note.md"
+    );
+});
diff --git a/frontend/sync-client/src/sync-operations/cursor-tracker.ts b/frontend/sync-client/src/sync-operations/cursor-tracker.ts
index a3d37885..e3c63cd4 100644
--- a/frontend/sync-client/src/sync-operations/cursor-tracker.ts
+++ b/frontend/sync-client/src/sync-operations/cursor-tracker.ts
@@ -72,21 +72,27 @@ export class CursorTracker {
             }
         );
 
-        this.fileChangeNotifier.onFileChanged.add(async (relativePath) =>
-            this.updateLock.withLock(async () => {
+        this.fileChangeNotifier.onFileChanged.add(async (relativePath) => {
+            const cursors = await this.updateLock.withLock(async () => {
                 for (const clientCursor of this.knownRemoteCursors) {
                     if (
                         clientCursor.documentsWithCursors.some(
                             (document) =>
-                                document.relative_path === relativePath
+                                document.relative_path === relativePath ||
+                                this.database.getDocumentByDocumentId(
+                                    document.document_id
+                                )?.relativePath === relativePath
                         )
                     ) {
                         clientCursor.upToDateness =
                             await this.getDocumentsUpToDateness(clientCursor);
                     }
                 }
-            })
-        );
+                return this.getRelevantAndPruneKnownClientCursors();
+            });
+
+            this.onRemoteCursorsUpdated.trigger(cursors);
+        });
     }
 
     /// Update the local cursors for the given documents.
@@ -166,13 +172,20 @@ export class CursorTracker {
         const result: MaybeOutdatedClientCursors[] = [];
         const included = new Set<string>();
 
-        const relevantCursors = [];
+        const retainedCursors = [];
+        const retainedFuture = new Set<string>();
         for (const clientCursors of [...this.knownRemoteCursors].reverse()) {
-            if (included.has(clientCursors.deviceId)) {
+            if (clientCursors.upToDateness === DocumentUpToDateness.Later) {
+                // Retain the latest future position so it can become relevant
+                // after the corresponding content or manifest is applied.
+                if (!retainedFuture.has(clientCursors.deviceId)) {
+                    retainedCursors.unshift(clientCursors);
+                    retainedFuture.add(clientCursors.deviceId);
+                }
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (clientCursors.upToDateness === DocumentUpToDateness.Later) {
+            if (included.has(clientCursors.deviceId)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -192,10 +205,10 @@ export class CursorTracker {
             });
 
             included.add(clientCursors.deviceId);
-            relevantCursors.unshift(clientCursors); // to reverse order back to normal
+            retainedCursors.unshift(clientCursors); // to reverse order back to normal
         }
 
-        this.knownRemoteCursors = relevantCursors;
+        this.knownRemoteCursors = retainedCursors;
 
         return result;
     }