diff --git a/server/api/documents.js b/server/api/documents.js
index d72b439b8..4e64df31b 100644
--- a/server/api/documents.js
+++ b/server/api/documents.js
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ router.post('documents.update', auth(), async ctx => {
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: user.id,
+      autosave,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/server/events.js b/server/events.js
index d5b52b6a9..d576d102f 100644
--- a/server/events.js
+++ b/server/events.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ type DocumentEvent =
   | {
   name: | 'documents.create' // eslint-disable-line
         | 'documents.publish'
-        | 'documents.update'
         | 'documents.delete'
         | 'documents.pin'
         | 'documents.unpin'
@@ -38,6 +37,14 @@ type DocumentEvent =
       documentIds: string[],
       teamId: string,
       actorId: string,
+    }
+  | {
+      name: 'documents.update',
+      modelId: string,
+      collectionId: string,
+      teamId: string,
+      actorId: string,
+      autosave: boolean,
     };
 
 type CollectionEvent =
diff --git a/server/services/notifications.js b/server/services/notifications.js
index 64a271c1d..f5f0dcacb 100644
--- a/server/services/notifications.js
+++ b/server/services/notifications.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export default class Notifications {
   }
 
   async documentUpdated(event: Event) {
+    // lets not send a notification on every autosave update
+    if (event.autosave) return;
+
     const document = await Document.findById(event.modelId);
     if (!document) return;
 
diff --git a/server/services/slack.js b/server/services/slack.js
index f8d16a3f9..e016b3cb1 100644
--- a/server/services/slack.js
+++ b/server/services/slack.js
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export default class Slack {
   }
 
   async documentUpdated(event: Event) {
+    // lets not send a notification on every autosave update
+    if (event.autosave) return;
+
     const document = await Document.findById(event.modelId);
     if (!document) return;