diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts b/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts
index cf23e9812..b4389d492 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Log, RundownCached, RuntimeStore } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { CLIENT_LIST, CUSTOM_FIELDS, isProduction, RUNDOWN, RUNTIME, websocketUrl } from '../api/constants';
+import { invalidateAllCaches } from '../api/utils';
 import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
 import {
   getClientId,
@@ -178,10 +179,12 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
         }
         case 'ontime-refetch': {
           // the refetch message signals that the rundown has changed in the server side
-          const { revision } = payload;
+          const { revision, reload } = payload;
           const currentRevision = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<RundownCached>(RUNDOWN)?.revision ?? -1;
 
-          if (revision > currentRevision) {
+          if (reload) {
+            invalidateAllCaches();
+          } else if (revision > currentRevision) {
             ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
             ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: CUSTOM_FIELDS });
           }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/RundownService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/RundownService.ts
index 000b37468..bd008d7a8 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/RundownService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/RundownService.ts
@@ -228,10 +228,16 @@ function updateRuntimeOnChange() {
   );
 }
 
+type NotifyChangesOptions = {
+  timer?: boolean | string[]; // whether to notify the timer, could be a yes / no or an array of affected IDs
+  external?: boolean; // whether to notify external services
+  reload?: boolean; // major change, clients should consider refetching everything
+};
+
 /**
  * Notify services of changes in the rundown
  */
-function notifyChanges(options: { timer?: boolean | string[]; external?: boolean }) {
+function notifyChanges(options: NotifyChangesOptions) {
   if (options.timer) {
     const playableEvents = getPlayableEvents();
 
@@ -249,6 +255,7 @@ function notifyChanges(options: { timer?: boolean | string[]; external?: boolean
     // advice socket subscribers of change
     const payload = {
       changes: Array.isArray(options.timer) ? options.timer : undefined,
+      reload: options.reload,
       revision: cache.getMetadata().revision,
     };
     sendRefetch(payload);
@@ -266,7 +273,7 @@ export async function initRundown(rundown: Readonly<OntimeRundown>, customFields
   updateRuntimeOnChange();
 
   // notify timer of change
-  notifyChanges({ timer: true });
+  notifyChanges({ timer: true, external: true, reload: true });
 }
 
 export async function setFrozenState(state: boolean) {