diff --git a/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/file_provider.hpp b/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/file_provider.hpp
index 0d9bbb90d..25e39f5aa 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/file_provider.hpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/file_provider.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         wolv::io::ChangeTracker m_changeTracker;
         std::vector<u8> m_data;
         bool m_loadedIntoMemory = false;
+        bool m_ignoreNextChangeEvent = false;
 
         std::optional<struct stat> m_fileStats;
 
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp
index 68cb7ff55..4e4602672 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
     void FileProvider::save() {
         if (m_loadedIntoMemory) {
+            m_ignoreNextChangeEvent = true;
             m_file.open();
             m_file.writeVectorAtomic(0x00, m_data);
             m_file.setSize(m_data.size());
@@ -333,6 +334,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     }
 
     void FileProvider::handleFileChange() {
+        if (m_ignoreNextChangeEvent) {
+            m_ignoreNextChangeEvent = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
         ui::PopupQuestion::open("hex.builtin.provider.file.reload_changes"_lang, [this] {
             this->close();
             (void)this->open();