diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index cd8adf738..7c3c7577e 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ElementRef, HostListener, NgZone, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ElementRef, HostListener, NgZone, OnDestroy, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { AppStateService } from '../../../state/app-state.service';
 import { WebViewerInstance } from '@pdftron/webviewer';
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { NotificationService } from '../../../notification/notification.service'
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { FileStatusWrapper } from '../model/file-status.wrapper';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../../../common/service/permissions.service';
+import { Subscription, timer } from 'rxjs';
 
 const KEY_ARRAY = ['ArrowLeft', 'ArrowRight', 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowDown'];
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ const KEY_ARRAY = ['ArrowLeft', 'ArrowRight', 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowDown'];
     templateUrl: './file-preview-screen.component.html',
     styleUrls: ['./file-preview-screen.component.scss']
 })
-export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit {
+export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     private projectId: string;
     private _activeViewer: 'ANNOTATED' | 'REDACTED' = 'ANNOTATED';
     private instance: WebViewerInstance;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit {
 
     loadingMessage: string;
     canPerformAnnotationActions: boolean;
+    filesAutoUpdateTimer: Subscription;
 
     constructor(
         public readonly appStateService: AppStateService,
@@ -100,6 +102,13 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     ngOnInit(): void {
+        this.filesAutoUpdateTimer = timer(0, 5000)
+            .pipe(
+                tap(async () => {
+                    await this.appStateService.reloadActiveFile();
+                })
+            )
+            .subscribe();
         this._loadFileData().subscribe(() => {
             this.canPerformAnnotationActions = this.permissionsService.canPerformAnnotationActions(this.fileData.fileStatus);
         });
@@ -116,6 +125,10 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit {
         });
     }
 
+    ngOnDestroy(): void {
+        this.filesAutoUpdateTimer.unsubscribe();
+    }
+
     private _loadFileData(performUpdate: boolean = false) {
         return this._fileDownloadService.loadActiveFileData().pipe(
             tap((fileDataModel) => {
@@ -143,7 +156,8 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit {
 
     private _rebuildFilters(deletePreviousAnnotations: boolean = false) {
         if (deletePreviousAnnotations) {
-            this.activeViewer.annotManager.deleteAnnotations(this.annotations.map((a) => this.activeViewer.annotManager.getAnnotationById(a.id)));
+            const existingAnnotations = this.annotations.map((a) => this.activeViewer.annotManager.getAnnotationById(a.id));
+            this.activeViewer.annotManager.deleteAnnotations(existingAnnotations, true, true);
         }
         this.annotations = this.fileData.getAnnotations(this.appStateService.dictionaryData, this.permissionsService.currentUser);
         this.filters = this._annotationProcessingService.getAnnotationFilter(this.annotations);