diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Api/TemplateController.php b/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Api/TemplateController.php
index 7134d136fd..234cc6d924 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Api/TemplateController.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Http/Controllers/Api/TemplateController.php
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
 use ProcessMaker\Models\Process;
 use ProcessMaker\Models\ProcessTemplates;
 use ProcessMaker\Models\Template;
+use ProcessMaker\Traits\ProjectAssetTrait;
 
 class TemplateController extends Controller
 {
+    use ProjectAssetTrait;
+
     protected array $types = [
         'process' => [Process::class, ProcessTemplate::class, ProcessCategory::class, 'process_category_id', 'process_templates'],
     ];
@@ -143,6 +146,11 @@ public function create(string $type, Request $request)
             } else {
                 $response = $this->template->create($type, $request);
             }
+            if ($request->has('projects')) {
+                // Update 'updated_at' field for the project
+                $projectIds = explode(',', $request->input('projects'));
+                $this->updateProjectUpdatedAt($projectIds);
+            }
         } elseif ($type === 'update-assets') {
             $request['request'] = json_decode($request['request'], true);
             $request['existingAssets'] = json_decode($request['existingAssets'], true);
diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Traits/ProjectAssetTrait.php b/ProcessMaker/Traits/ProjectAssetTrait.php
index 50209f7331..e4c0232c5e 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Traits/ProjectAssetTrait.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Traits/ProjectAssetTrait.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public function syncProjectAsset($requestOrInteger, $assetModelClass)
         try {
             // Sync the project assets with the prepared project IDs
             $this->projectAssets()->syncWithPivotValues($projectIds, ['asset_type' => $assetModelClass]);
+            $this->updateProjectUpdatedAt($projectIds);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new ProjectAssetSyncException('Error syncing project assets: ' . $e->getMessage());
         }
@@ -81,4 +82,25 @@ public function getProjectsAttribute()
 
         return json_encode([]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the 'updated_at' field of projects.
+     *
+     * @param array|int $projectIds
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function updateProjectUpdatedAt($projectIds)
+    {
+        if (!class_exists(self::PROJECT_MODEL_CLASS)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach ((array) $projectIds as $projectId) {
+            $project = self::PROJECT_MODEL_CLASS::find($projectId);
+
+            if ($project) {
+                $project->touch();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }