diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/broadcasts.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/broadcasts.rs
index 9d2d219..f71886c 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/broadcasts.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/broadcasts.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex, broadcast};
 
-use super::database::models::{DocumentVersionWithoutContent, VaultId};
+use super::database::models::{DeviceId, DocumentVersionWithoutContent, VaultId};
 use crate::{config::server_config::ServerConfig, errors::server_error};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Broadcasts {
     max_clients_per_vault: usize,
-    tx: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<VaultId, broadcast::Sender<DocumentVersionWithoutContent>>>>,
+    tx: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<VaultId, broadcast::Sender<VaultUpdate>>>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct VaultUpdate {
+    pub origin_device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
+    pub document: DocumentVersionWithoutContent,
 }
 
 impl Broadcasts {
@@ -20,10 +26,7 @@ impl Broadcasts {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_receiver(
-        &self,
-        vault: VaultId,
-    ) -> broadcast::Receiver<DocumentVersionWithoutContent> {
+    pub async fn get_receiver(&self, vault: VaultId) -> broadcast::Receiver<VaultUpdate> {
         let tx = self.get_or_create(vault).await;
 
         tx.subscribe()
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ impl Broadcasts {
 
     /// Sent a document update to all clients subscribed to the vault.
     /// We ignore & log failures.
-    pub async fn send(&self, vault: VaultId, document: DocumentVersionWithoutContent) {
+    pub async fn send(&self, vault: VaultId, document: VaultUpdate) {
         let tx = self.get_or_create(vault).await;
 
         let result = tx
@@ -44,10 +47,7 @@ impl Broadcasts {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn get_or_create(
-        &self,
-        vault: VaultId,
-    ) -> broadcast::Sender<DocumentVersionWithoutContent> {
+    async fn get_or_create(&self, vault: VaultId) -> broadcast::Sender<VaultUpdate> {
         let mut tx = self.tx.lock().await;
 
         tx.entry(vault)
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/database/models.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/database/models.rs
index a837e93..55079c8 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/database/models.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/app_state/database/models.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use sync_lib::bytes_to_base64;
 pub type VaultId = String;
 pub type VaultUpdateId = i64;
 pub type DocumentId = uuid::Uuid;
+pub type DeviceId = String;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct StoredDocumentVersion {
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/server.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/server.rs
index 45d43d8..e993ed1 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/server.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/server.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub async fn create_server(config_path: Option<OsString>) -> Result<()> {
             TraceLayer::new_for_http()
                 .make_span_with(|request: &Request<_>| {
                     info_span!(
-                        "http_request",
+                        "http",
                         method = ?request.method(),
                         uri = ?request.uri(),
                     )
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/server/create_document.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/server/create_document.rs
index bc54264..1c2e612 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/server/create_document.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/server/create_document.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ use super::requests::{CreateDocumentVersion, CreateDocumentVersionMultipart};
 use crate::{
     app_state::{
         AppState,
+        broadcasts::VaultUpdate,
         database::models::{
-            DocumentId, DocumentVersionWithoutContent, StoredDocumentVersion, VaultId,
+            DeviceId, DocumentId, DocumentVersionWithoutContent, StoredDocumentVersion, VaultId,
         },
     },
     errors::{SyncServerError, client_error, server_error},
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ pub async fn create_document_multipart(
         vault_id,
         request.document_id,
         request.relative_path,
+        request.device_id,
         request.content.contents.to_vec(),
     )
     .await
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ pub async fn create_document_json(
         vault_id,
         request.document_id,
         request.relative_path,
+        request.device_id,
         content_bytes,
     )
     .await
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ async fn internal_create_document(
     vault_id: VaultId,
     document_id: Option<DocumentId>,
     relative_path: String,
+    device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
     content: Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<Json<DocumentVersionWithoutContent>, SyncServerError> {
     let mut transaction = state
@@ -131,7 +135,13 @@ async fn internal_create_document(
 
     state
         .broadcasts
-        .send(vault_id, new_version.clone().into())
+        .send(
+            vault_id,
+            VaultUpdate {
+                origin_device_id: device_id,
+                document: new_version.clone().into(),
+            },
+        )
         .await;
 
     Ok(Json(new_version.into()))
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/server/delete_document.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/server/delete_document.rs
index f278f77..2d02dec 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/server/delete_document.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/server/delete_document.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use super::requests::DeleteDocumentVersion;
 use crate::{
     app_state::{
         AppState,
+        broadcasts::VaultUpdate,
         database::models::{
             DocumentId, DocumentVersionWithoutContent, StoredDocumentVersion, VaultId,
         },
@@ -67,7 +68,13 @@ pub async fn delete_document(
 
     state
         .broadcasts
-        .send(vault_id, new_version.clone().into())
+        .send(
+            vault_id,
+            VaultUpdate {
+                origin_device_id: request.device_id,
+                document: new_version.clone().into(),
+            },
+        )
         .await;
 
     Ok(Json(new_version.into()))
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/server/requests.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/server/requests.rs
index 89820db..26e6a39 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/server/requests.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/server/requests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use axum_typed_multipart::TryFromMultipart;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::{self, Deserialize};
 
-use crate::app_state::database::models::{DocumentId, VaultUpdateId};
+use crate::app_state::database::models::{DeviceId, DocumentId, VaultUpdateId};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct CreateDocumentVersion {
     pub document_id: Option<DocumentId>,
     pub relative_path: String,
     pub content_base64: String,
+    pub device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, TryFromMultipart, JsonSchema)]
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct CreateDocumentVersionMultipart {
     pub relative_path: String,
     #[form_data(limit = "unlimited")]
     pub content: FieldData<Bytes>,
+    pub device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ pub struct UpdateDocumentVersion {
     pub parent_version_id: VaultUpdateId,
     pub relative_path: String,
     pub content_base64: String,
+    pub device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, TryFromMultipart, JsonSchema)]
@@ -41,10 +44,12 @@ pub struct UpdateDocumentVersionMultipart {
     pub relative_path: String,
     #[form_data(limit = "unlimited")]
     pub content: FieldData<Bytes>,
+    pub device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct DeleteDocumentVersion {
     pub relative_path: String,
+    pub device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
 }
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/server/update_document.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/server/update_document.rs
index c953b68..a572394 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/server/update_document.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/server/update_document.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ use super::{
 use crate::{
     app_state::{
         AppState,
-        database::models::{DocumentId, StoredDocumentVersion, VaultId, VaultUpdateId},
+        broadcasts::VaultUpdate,
+        database::models::{DeviceId, DocumentId, StoredDocumentVersion, VaultId, VaultUpdateId},
     },
     errors::{SyncServerError, client_error, not_found_error, server_error},
     utils::{deduped_file_paths, sanitize_path},
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ pub async fn update_document_multipart(
         document_id,
         request.parent_version_id,
         request.relative_path,
+        request.device_id,
         request.content.contents.to_vec(),
     )
     .await
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ pub async fn update_document_json(
         document_id,
         request.parent_version_id,
         request.relative_path,
+        request.device_id,
         content_bytes,
     )
     .await
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ async fn internal_update_document(
     document_id: DocumentId,
     parent_version_id: VaultUpdateId,
     relative_path: String,
+    device_id: Option<DeviceId>,
     content: Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<Json<DocumentUpdateResponse>, SyncServerError> {
     // No need for a transaction as document versions are immutable
@@ -98,6 +102,34 @@ async fn internal_update_document(
             Ok,
         )?;
 
+    let sanitized_relative_path = sanitize_path(&relative_path);
+
+    // Return the latest version if the update is a no-op from the client's
+    // perspective
+    if content == parent_document.content
+        && sanitized_relative_path == parent_document.relative_path
+    {
+        info!("Document content is the same as the parent version, skipping update");
+
+        let latest_version = state
+            .database
+            .get_latest_document(&vault_id, &document_id, None)
+            .await
+            .map_err(server_error)?
+            .map_or_else(
+                || {
+                    Err(not_found_error(anyhow!(
+                        "Document with id `{document_id}` not found",
+                    )))
+                },
+                Ok,
+            )?;
+
+        return Ok(Json(DocumentUpdateResponse::FastForwardUpdate(
+            latest_version.into(),
+        )));
+    }
+
     let mut transaction = state
         .database
         .create_write_transaction(&vault_id)
@@ -136,8 +168,6 @@ async fn internal_update_document(
         )));
     }
 
-    let sanitized_relative_path = sanitize_path(&relative_path);
-
     // Return the latest version if the content and path are the same as the latest
     // version
     if content == latest_version.content && sanitized_relative_path == latest_version.relative_path
@@ -208,7 +238,13 @@ async fn internal_update_document(
 
     state
         .broadcasts
-        .send(vault_id, new_version.clone().into())
+        .send(
+            vault_id,
+            VaultUpdate {
+                origin_device_id: device_id,
+                document: new_version.clone().into(),
+            },
+        )
         .await;
 
     Ok(Json(if is_different_from_request_content {
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/server/websocket.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/server/websocket.rs
index aa5bc88..7241b12 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/server/websocket.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/server/websocket.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use super::auth::auth;
 use crate::{
     app_state::{
         AppState,
-        database::models::{DocumentVersionWithoutContent, VaultId, VaultUpdateId},
+        database::models::{DeviceId, DocumentVersionWithoutContent, VaultId, VaultUpdateId},
     },
     errors::{SyncServerError, server_error, unauthenticated_error},
 };
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ async fn websocket_wrapped(
     warn!("Websocket connection closed on vault '{vault_id}'");
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+struct WebsocketHandshake {
+    pub token: String,
+    pub device_id: DeviceId,
+}
+
 async fn websocket(
     state: AppState,
     stream: WebSocket,
@@ -69,13 +76,19 @@ async fn websocket(
 ) -> Result<(), SyncServerError> {
     let (mut sender, mut receiver) = stream.split();
 
-    if let Some(Ok(Message::Text(token))) = receiver.next().await {
-        auth(&state, &token, &vault_id)?;
+    let handshake = if let Some(Ok(Message::Text(token))) = receiver.next().await {
+        let handshake: WebsocketHandshake = serde_json::from_str(&token)
+            .context("Failed to parse token")
+            .map_err(server_error)?;
+
+        auth(&state, &handshake.token, &vault_id)?;
+
+        handshake
     } else {
         return Err(unauthenticated_error(anyhow::anyhow!(
             "Failed to authenticate"
         )));
-    }
+    };
 
     let mut rx = state.broadcasts.get_receiver(vault_id.clone()).await;
 
@@ -99,7 +112,11 @@ async fn websocket(
 
     let mut send_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
         while let Ok(update) = rx.recv().await {
-            send_document_over_websocket(update, &mut sender).await?;
+            if Some(&handshake.device_id) == update.origin_device_id.as_ref() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            send_document_over_websocket(update.document, &mut sender).await?;
         }
 
         Ok::<(), SyncServerError>(())