diff --git a/databox/api/src/Api/Model/Output/ESDocumentOutput.php b/databox/api/src/Api/Model/Output/ESDocumentOutput.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 076c6498b..000000000
--- a/databox/api/src/Api/Model/Output/ESDocumentOutput.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace App\Api\Model\Output;
-
-use Alchemy\WebhookBundle\Normalizer\WebhookSerializationInterface;
-use ApiPlatform\Metadata\ApiProperty;
-use App\Api\Filter\Group\GroupValue;
-use App\Api\Model\Output\Traits\CapabilitiesDTOTrait;
-use App\Api\Model\Output\Traits\CreatedAtDTOTrait;
-use App\Api\Model\Output\Traits\UpdatedAtDTOTrait;
-use App\Entity\Core\Asset;
-use App\Entity\Core\AssetRendition;
-use App\Entity\Core\File;
-use App\Entity\Core\Share;
-use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Annotation\Groups;
-
-final readonly class ESDocumentOutput
-{
-    public function __construct(
-        #[Groups(['_'])]
-        private array $data,
-    )
-    {
-    }
-
-    public function getData(): array
-    {
-        return $this->data;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/databox/api/src/Api/Model/Output/ESDocumentStateOutput.php b/databox/api/src/Api/Model/Output/ESDocumentStateOutput.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c087d14f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databox/api/src/Api/Model/Output/ESDocumentStateOutput.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Api\Model\Output;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Annotation\Groups;
+
+final readonly class ESDocumentStateOutput
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        #[Groups(['_'])]
+        private array $data,
+        #[Groups(['_'])]
+        private bool $synced,
+    )
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getData(): array
+    {
+        return $this->data;
+    }
+
+    public function getSynced(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->synced;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/databox/api/src/Api/Processor/AssetElasticsearchDocumentSyncProcessor.php b/databox/api/src/Api/Processor/AssetElasticsearchDocumentSyncProcessor.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d897ef1e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databox/api/src/Api/Processor/AssetElasticsearchDocumentSyncProcessor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Api\Processor;
+
+use Alchemy\AuthBundle\Security\JwtUser;
+use Alchemy\AuthBundle\Security\Traits\SecurityAwareTrait;
+use Alchemy\ESBundle\Listener\DeferredIndexListener;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Operation;
+use ApiPlatform\State\ProcessorInterface;
+use App\Entity\Core\Asset;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class AssetElasticsearchDocumentSyncProcessor implements ProcessorInterface
+{
+    use SecurityAwareTrait;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly DeferredIndexListener $deferredIndexListener,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Asset $data
+     */
+    public function process($data, Operation $operation, array $uriVariables = [], array $context = []): Response
+    {
+        $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted(JwtUser::ROLE_TECH);
+        $this->deferredIndexListener->scheduleForUpdate($data);
+
+        return new Response('', 201);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/databox/api/src/Api/Provider/AssetElasticsearchDocumentProvider.php b/databox/api/src/Api/Provider/AssetElasticsearchDocumentProvider.php
index a1d54f37b..0a636d0b1 100644
--- a/databox/api/src/Api/Provider/AssetElasticsearchDocumentProvider.php
+++ b/databox/api/src/Api/Provider/AssetElasticsearchDocumentProvider.php
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@
 use Alchemy\AuthBundle\Security\Traits\SecurityAwareTrait;
 use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Operation;
 use ApiPlatform\State\ProviderInterface;
-use App\Api\Model\Output\ESDocumentOutput;
 use App\Api\Traits\ItemProviderAwareTrait;
-use App\Elasticsearch\ElasticSearchClient;
+use App\Elasticsearch\ESDocumentStateManager;
 use App\Entity\Core\Asset;
 use App\Security\Voter\AbstractVoter;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
-use Elastica\Request;
 
 final class AssetElasticsearchDocumentProvider implements ProviderInterface
 {
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ final class AssetElasticsearchDocumentProvider implements ProviderInterface
 
     public function __construct(
         private readonly EntityManagerInterface $em,
-        private readonly ElasticSearchClient $elasticSearchClient,
+        private readonly ESDocumentStateManager $esDocumentStateManager,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -34,10 +32,7 @@ public function provide(Operation $operation, array $uriVariables = [], array $c
         $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted(JwtUser::ROLE_TECH);
 
         if ($asset instanceof Asset) {
-            $indexName = $this->elasticSearchClient->getIndexName('asset');
-            $response = $this->elasticSearchClient->request($indexName.'/_doc/'.$asset->getId(), [], Request::GET);
-
-            return new ESDocumentOutput($response->getData());
+            return $this->esDocumentStateManager->getObjectState($asset);
         }
 
         return null;
diff --git a/databox/api/src/Elasticsearch/ESDocumentStateManager.php b/databox/api/src/Elasticsearch/ESDocumentStateManager.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc4e69acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databox/api/src/Elasticsearch/ESDocumentStateManager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Elasticsearch;
+
+use Alchemy\CoreBundle\Entity\AbstractUuidEntity;
+use App\Api\Model\Output\ESDocumentStateOutput;
+use Elastica\Request;
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectPersister;
+use FOS\ElasticaBundle\Persister\ObjectPersisterInterface;
+use RuntimeException;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\TaggedIterator;
+
+final readonly class ESDocumentStateManager
+{
+    /**
+     * @param ObjectPersisterInterface[] $objectPersisters
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        #[TaggedIterator(tag: 'fos_elastica.persister')]
+        private iterable $objectPersisters,
+        private ElasticSearchClient $elasticSearchClient,
+
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getObjectState(AbstractUuidEntity $object): ESDocumentStateOutput
+    {
+        $document = $this->getObjectPersister($object)->transformToElasticaDocument($object);
+        $indexName = $this->elasticSearchClient->getIndexName($document->getIndex());
+        $response = $this->elasticSearchClient->request($indexName.'/_doc/'.$object->getId(), [], Request::GET);
+
+        $data = $response->getData();
+        $synced = $document->getData() == $data['_source'];
+
+        return new ESDocumentStateOutput($data, $synced);
+    }
+
+    private function getObjectPersister(object $object): ObjectPersister
+    {
+        foreach ($this->objectPersisters as $objectPersister) {
+            if ($objectPersister instanceof ObjectPersister && $objectPersister->handlesObject($object)) {
+                return $objectPersister;
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('No object persister found for object of class %s', get_class($object)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/databox/api/src/Elasticsearch/Listener/AssetPostTransformListener.php b/databox/api/src/Elasticsearch/Listener/AssetPostTransformListener.php
index e9af882ed..af2e9a17c 100644
--- a/databox/api/src/Elasticsearch/Listener/AssetPostTransformListener.php
+++ b/databox/api/src/Elasticsearch/Listener/AssetPostTransformListener.php
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ private function compileAttributes(Asset $asset): array
                                     $data[$locale][$fieldName][] = $translation;
                                 }
                             }
-
                         } else {
                             foreach ($v as $locale => $translation) {
                                 $data[$locale][$fieldName] = $translation;
diff --git a/databox/api/src/Entity/Core/Asset.php b/databox/api/src/Entity/Core/Asset.php
index 05c7c40b9..1da4a441f 100644
--- a/databox/api/src/Entity/Core/Asset.php
+++ b/databox/api/src/Entity/Core/Asset.php
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
 use App\Api\Model\Input\MultipleAssetInput;
 use App\Api\Model\Input\PrepareDeleteAssetsInput;
 use App\Api\Model\Output\AssetOutput;
-use App\Api\Model\Output\ESDocumentOutput;
+use App\Api\Model\Output\ESDocumentStateOutput;
 use App\Api\Model\Output\MultipleAssetOutput;
 use App\Api\Model\Output\PrepareDeleteAssetsOutput;
 use App\Api\Processor\AssetAttributeBatchUpdateProcessor;
+use App\Api\Processor\AssetElasticsearchDocumentSyncProcessor;
 use App\Api\Processor\CopyAssetProcessor;
 use App\Api\Processor\MoveAssetProcessor;
 use App\Api\Processor\MultipleAssetCreateProcessor;
@@ -161,10 +162,15 @@
         ),
         new Get(
             uriTemplate: '/assets/{id}/es-document',
-            output: ESDocumentOutput::class,
+            output: ESDocumentStateOutput::class,
             name: 'es_document',
             provider: AssetElasticsearchDocumentProvider::class,
         ),
+        new Post(
+            uriTemplate: '/assets/{id}/es-document-sync',
+            name: 'sync_es_document',
+            processor: AssetElasticsearchDocumentSyncProcessor::class,
+        ),
     ],
     normalizationContext: [
         'groups' => [self::GROUP_LIST],
diff --git a/databox/client/src/api/asset.ts b/databox/client/src/api/asset.ts
index 8cd05aa4d..03290651c 100644
--- a/databox/client/src/api/asset.ts
+++ b/databox/client/src/api/asset.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import apiClient from './api-client';
-import {Asset, AssetFileVersion, Attribute, Collection, Share} from '../types';
+import {Asset, AssetFileVersion, Attribute, Collection, ESDocumentState, Share} from '../types';
 import {ApiCollectionResponse, getAssetsHydraCollection, getHydraCollection,} from './hydra';
 import {AxiosRequestConfig} from 'axios';
 import {TFacets} from '../components/Media/Asset/Facets';
@@ -95,8 +95,12 @@ export async function getAsset(id: string): Promise<Asset> {
     return (await apiClient.get(`/assets/${id}`)).data;
 }
 
-export async function getAssetESDocument(id: string): Promise<Asset> {
-    return (await apiClient.get(`/assets/${id}/es-document`)).data.data;
+export async function getAssetESDocument(id: string): Promise<ESDocumentState> {
+    return (await apiClient.get(`/assets/${id}/es-document`)).data;
+}
+
+export async function syncAssetESDocument(id: string): Promise<void> {
+    await apiClient.post(`/assets/${id}/es-document-sync`, {});
 }
 
 export async function getAssetShares(assetId: string): Promise<Share[]> {
diff --git a/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Asset/AssetESDocument.tsx b/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Asset/AssetESDocument.tsx
index 42172d0c4..be8db3017 100644
--- a/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Asset/AssetESDocument.tsx
+++ b/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Asset/AssetESDocument.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import {Asset, StateSetter} from '../../../types';
+import {Asset, ESDocumentState, StateSetter} from '../../../types';
 import {DialogTabProps} from '../Tabbed/TabbedDialog';
 import ContentTab from '../Tabbed/ContentTab';
-import {getAssetESDocument} from '../../../api/asset';
+import {getAssetESDocument, syncAssetESDocument} from '../../../api/asset';
+import {useTranslation} from 'react-i18next';
 import {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from "react";
 import RefreshIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Refresh';
-import {IconButton, LinearProgress, Typography} from "@mui/material";
+import {Alert, Button} from "@mui/material";
+import {LoadingButton} from "@mui/lab";
 
 type Props = {
     data: Asset;
@@ -16,8 +18,10 @@ export default function AssetESDocument({
     onClose,
     minHeight,
 }: Props) {
-    const [document, setDocument] = useState<object>();
+    const {t} = useTranslation();
+    const [document, setDocument] = useState<ESDocumentState>();
     const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+    const [synced, setSynced] = useState(false);
 
     const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
         setLoading(true);
@@ -32,17 +36,49 @@ export default function AssetESDocument({
         refresh();
     }, [refresh]);
 
+    const sync = async () => {
+        setSynced(true);
+        try {
+            await syncAssetESDocument(data.id)
+        } catch (e) {
+            setSynced(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     return (
-        <ContentTab onClose={onClose} minHeight={minHeight}>
-            {loading && <LinearProgress/>}
+        <ContentTab
+            loading={loading}
+            disablePadding
+            disableGutters
+            onClose={onClose}
+            minHeight={minHeight}
+            actions={<>
+                <LoadingButton
+                    loading={loading}
+                    disabled={loading}
+                    onClick={refresh}
+                    startIcon={<RefreshIcon/>}
+                >
+                    {t('asset.es_document.refresh', 'Refresh')}
+                </LoadingButton>
+            </>}
+        >
+
             {document ? <>
-                <IconButton onClick={refresh}>
-                    <RefreshIcon />
-                </IconButton>
+                {!document.synced ? <Alert severity={'warning'}
+                    action={<Button
+                        onClick={sync}
+                        disabled={synced}
+                    >
+                        {synced ? t('asset.es_document.sync_scheduled', 'Sync scheduled') : t('asset.es_document.sync_now', 'Sync Now')}
+                    </Button>}
+                >
+                    {t('asset.es_document.not_synced', 'This document is not synced.')}
+                </Alert> : null}
                 <pre style={{
                     fontSize: 12,
                 }}>
-                    {JSON.stringify(document, null, 4)}
+                    {JSON.stringify(document.data, null, 4)}
                 </pre>
             </> : null}
         </ContentTab>
diff --git a/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Tabbed/ContentTab.tsx b/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Tabbed/ContentTab.tsx
index 833a72090..54bfa80e2 100644
--- a/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Tabbed/ContentTab.tsx
+++ b/databox/client/src/components/Dialog/Tabbed/ContentTab.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Button, Container, LinearProgress} from '@mui/material';
-import {PropsWithChildren} from 'react';
+import {PropsWithChildren, ReactNode} from 'react';
 import DialogContent from '@mui/material/DialogContent';
 import DialogActions from '@mui/material/DialogActions';
 import {useTranslation} from 'react-i18next';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type Props = PropsWithChildren<{
     minHeight?: number | undefined;
     disableGutters?: boolean;
     disablePadding?: boolean;
+    actions?: ReactNode;
 }>;
 
 export default function ContentTab({
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export default function ContentTab({
     minHeight,
     disableGutters,
     disablePadding,
+    actions,
 }: Props) {
     const {t} = useTranslation();
     const progressHeight = 3;
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ export default function ContentTab({
                 />
             )}
             <DialogActions>
+                {actions}
                 <Button onClick={onClose} disabled={loading}>
                     {t('dialog.close', 'Close')}
                 </Button>
diff --git a/databox/client/src/types.ts b/databox/client/src/types.ts
index 21a01a812..34c7ada6b 100644
--- a/databox/client/src/types.ts
+++ b/databox/client/src/types.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export type Share = {
     alternateUrls: ShareAlternateUrl[];
 };
 
+export type ESDocumentState = {
+    synced: boolean;
+    data: object;
+}
+
 export interface Asset
     extends IPermissions<{
         canEditAttributes: boolean;