diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 41fb03d9e..b09e6a14b 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -722,6 +722,9 @@ def add_to_index(sender, document, **kwargs) -> None:
     from documents import index
 
     index.add_or_update_document(document)
+    if document.root_document_id is not None and document.root_document is not None:
+        # keep in sync when a new version is consumed.
+        index.add_or_update_document(document.root_document)
 
 
 def run_workflows_added(
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py
index 4f70222e9..38d5f5810 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ class TestDocumentVersioningApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
             content="v2-content",
         )
 
-        with mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"):
+        with (
+            mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"),
+            mock.patch("documents.index.add_or_update_document"),
+        ):
             resp = self.client.delete(f"/api/documents/{root.id}/versions/{v2.id}/")
 
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
@@ -142,7 +145,10 @@ class TestDocumentVersioningApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         root.refresh_from_db()
         self.assertEqual(root.content, "root-content")
 
-        with mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"):
+        with (
+            mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"),
+            mock.patch("documents.index.add_or_update_document"),
+        ):
             resp = self.client.delete(f"/api/documents/{root.id}/versions/{v1.id}/")
 
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
@@ -165,7 +171,10 @@ class TestDocumentVersioningApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         )
         version_id = version.id
 
-        with mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"):
+        with (
+            mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"),
+            mock.patch("documents.index.add_or_update_document"),
+        ):
             resp = self.client.delete(
                 f"/api/documents/{root.id}/versions/{version_id}/",
             )
@@ -232,7 +241,10 @@ class TestDocumentVersioningApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
             root_document=root,
         )
 
-        with mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"):
+        with (
+            mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index"),
+            mock.patch("documents.index.add_or_update_document"),
+        ):
             resp = self.client.delete(
                 f"/api/documents/{version.id}/versions/{version.id}/",
             )
@@ -246,6 +258,32 @@ class TestDocumentVersioningApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
+    def test_delete_version_reindexes_root_document(self) -> None:
+        root = Document.objects.create(
+            title="root",
+            checksum="root",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+        )
+        version = Document.objects.create(
+            title="v1",
+            checksum="v1",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+            root_document=root,
+        )
+
+        with (
+            mock.patch("documents.index.remove_document_from_index") as remove_index,
+            mock.patch("documents.index.add_or_update_document") as add_or_update,
+        ):
+            resp = self.client.delete(
+                f"/api/documents/{root.id}/versions/{version.id}/",
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        remove_index.assert_called_once_with(version)
+        add_or_update.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertEqual(add_or_update.call_args[0][0].id, root.id)
+
     def test_delete_version_returns_403_without_permission(self) -> None:
         owner = User.objects.create_user(username="owner")
         other = User.objects.create_user(username="other")
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_task_signals.py b/src/documents/tests/test_task_signals.py
index abe36087e..098cf8491 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_task_signals.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_task_signals.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from documents.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from documents.data_models import DocumentMetadataOverrides
 from documents.data_models import DocumentSource
+from documents.models import Document
 from documents.models import PaperlessTask
+from documents.signals.handlers import add_to_index
 from documents.signals.handlers import before_task_publish_handler
 from documents.signals.handlers import task_failure_handler
 from documents.signals.handlers import task_postrun_handler
@@ -198,3 +200,35 @@ class TestTaskSignalHandler(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         task = PaperlessTask.objects.get()
 
         self.assertEqual(celery.states.FAILURE, task.status)
+
+    def test_add_to_index_indexes_root_once_for_root_documents(self) -> None:
+        root = Document.objects.create(
+            title="root",
+            checksum="root",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+        )
+
+        with mock.patch("documents.index.add_or_update_document") as add:
+            add_to_index(sender=None, document=root)
+
+        add.assert_called_once_with(root)
+
+    def test_add_to_index_reindexes_root_for_version_documents(self) -> None:
+        root = Document.objects.create(
+            title="root",
+            checksum="root",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+        )
+        version = Document.objects.create(
+            title="version",
+            checksum="version",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+            root_document=root,
+        )
+
+        with mock.patch("documents.index.add_or_update_document") as add:
+            add_to_index(sender=None, document=version)
+
+        self.assertEqual(add.call_count, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(add.call_args_list[0].args[0].id, version.id)
+        self.assertEqual(add.call_args_list[1].args[0].id, root.id)
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index 90bd4a6a4..1d140d8d9 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -1716,6 +1716,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
         index.remove_document_from_index(version_doc)
         version_doc_id = version_doc.id
         version_doc.delete()
+        index.add_or_update_document(root_doc)
         if settings.AUDIT_LOG_ENABLED:
             actor = (
                 request.user if request.user and request.user.is_authenticated else None