diff --git a/src/components/Editor.vue b/src/components/Editor.vue
index 71376f664e..8be3cd2162 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor.vue
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ export default {
 
 		onLoaded({ documentSource, documentState }) {
 			if (documentState) {
-				applyDocumentState(this.$ydoc, documentState)
+				applyDocumentState(this.$ydoc, documentState, this.$providers[0])
 			}
 
 			this.hasConnectionIssue = false
diff --git a/src/helpers/yjs.js b/src/helpers/yjs.js
index 4243e5750d..bc83c1e30a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/yjs.js
+++ b/src/helpers/yjs.js
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ export function getDocumentState(ydoc) {
  *
  * @param {Doc} ydoc - apply state to this doc
  * @param {string} documentState - base64 encoded doc state
+ * @param {object} origin - initiator object e.g. WebsocketProvider
  */
-export function applyDocumentState(ydoc, documentState) {
+export function applyDocumentState(ydoc, documentState, origin) {
 	const update = decodeArrayBuffer(documentState)
-	applyUpdate(ydoc, update)
+	applyUpdate(ydoc, update, origin)
 }