diff --git a/src/providers/mssql/queries/category.js b/src/providers/mssql/queries/category.js
index 5c7f074..1838bf6 100644
--- a/src/providers/mssql/queries/category.js
+++ b/src/providers/mssql/queries/category.js
@@ -206,3 +206,37 @@ WHERE ca.category_id = @categoryId
 ORDER BY a.id ASC
 `;
 
+export const TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES = `
+;WITH cats AS (
+    SELECT id FROM category WHERE id = @id
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT c.id FROM category c INNER JOIN cats ON c.parent_id = cats.id
+)
+UPDATE category
+SET updated_at = SYSUTCDATETIME()
+WHERE id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+`;
+
+export const TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES = `
+;WITH cats AS (
+    SELECT id FROM category WHERE id = @id
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT c.id FROM category c INNER JOIN cats ON c.parent_id = cats.id
+)
+UPDATE article
+SET updated_at = SYSUTCDATETIME()
+WHERE id IN (
+    SELECT ca.article_id FROM categoryarticle ca WHERE ca.category_id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+    UNION
+    SELECT child.id FROM article child
+    WHERE child.parentarticle_id IN (
+        SELECT ca.article_id FROM categoryarticle ca WHERE ca.category_id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+    )
+    UNION
+    SELECT parent.parentarticle_id FROM article parent
+    WHERE parent.id IN (
+        SELECT ca.article_id FROM categoryarticle ca WHERE ca.category_id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+    ) AND parent.parentarticle_id IS NOT NULL
+)
+`;
+
diff --git a/src/providers/sqlite3/queries/category.js b/src/providers/sqlite3/queries/category.js
index 75d52cf..df4cb69 100644
--- a/src/providers/sqlite3/queries/category.js
+++ b/src/providers/sqlite3/queries/category.js
@@ -129,4 +129,38 @@ FROM categoryarticle ca
 INNER JOIN article a ON a.id = ca.article_id
 WHERE ca.category_id IN (SELECT id FROM tree)
   AND a.parentarticle_id IS NULL
+`;
+
+export const TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES = `
+WITH RECURSIVE cats AS (
+    SELECT id FROM category WHERE id = @id
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT c.id FROM category c INNER JOIN cats ON c.parent_id = cats.id
+)
+UPDATE category
+SET updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')
+WHERE id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+`;
+
+export const TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES = `
+WITH RECURSIVE cats AS (
+    SELECT id FROM category WHERE id = @id
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT c.id FROM category c INNER JOIN cats ON c.parent_id = cats.id
+)
+UPDATE article
+SET updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')
+WHERE id IN (
+    SELECT ca.article_id FROM categoryarticle ca WHERE ca.category_id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+    UNION
+    SELECT child.id FROM article child
+    WHERE child.parentarticle_id IN (
+        SELECT ca.article_id FROM categoryarticle ca WHERE ca.category_id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+    )
+    UNION
+    SELECT parent.parentarticle_id FROM article parent
+    WHERE parent.id IN (
+        SELECT ca.article_id FROM categoryarticle ca WHERE ca.category_id IN (SELECT id FROM cats)
+    ) AND parent.parentarticle_id IS NOT NULL
+)
 `;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/store/category/move.js b/src/store/category/move.js
index 29663f0..016b9ca 100644
--- a/src/store/category/move.js
+++ b/src/store/category/move.js
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ import {
   GET_NEXT_SIBLING_SORT as MSSQL_GET_NEXT_SIBLING_SORT,
   IS_ANCESTOR as MSSQL_IS_ANCESTOR,
   MOVE as MSSQL_MOVE,
+  TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES as MSSQL_TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES,
+  TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES as MSSQL_TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES,
 } from '../../providers/mssql/queries/category.js';
 import {
   GET_NEXT_SIBLING_SORT as SQLITE_GET_NEXT_SIBLING_SORT,
   IS_ANCESTOR as SQLITE_IS_ANCESTOR,
   MOVE as SQLITE_MOVE,
+  TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES as SQLITE_TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES,
+  TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES as SQLITE_TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES,
 } from '../../providers/sqlite3/queries/category.js';
 import resolveCategoryAccess from './resolveCategoryAccess.js';
 import makeRunner from '../runner.js';
@@ -20,6 +24,12 @@ export default function move(provider) {
     ? SQLITE_GET_NEXT_SIBLING_SORT
     : MSSQL_GET_NEXT_SIBLING_SORT;
   const moveSql = isSqlite ? SQLITE_MOVE : MSSQL_MOVE;
+  const touchCategoriesSql = isSqlite
+    ? SQLITE_TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES
+    : MSSQL_TOUCH_SUBTREE_CATEGORIES;
+  const touchArticlesSql = isSqlite
+    ? SQLITE_TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES
+    : MSSQL_TOUCH_SUBTREE_ARTICLES;
 
   /**
    * Moves a category to a new parent, preventing cycles and cross-company moves.
@@ -70,6 +80,9 @@ export default function move(provider) {
         throw new Error('Category not found');
       }
 
+      await runner.query(touchCategoriesSql, { id });
+      await runner.query(touchArticlesSql, { id });
+
       return { id, parentId, sort };
     };
 
diff --git a/test/category.test.js b/test/category.test.js
index 86c6902..1e157ba 100644
--- a/test/category.test.js
+++ b/test/category.test.js
@@ -225,6 +225,42 @@ describe('store.category', () => {
         /Not authorized|Parent not found/,
       );
     });
+
+    it('touches updated_at on moved category, subcategories, and associated articles', async () => {
+      const topTarget = await create('Move Target');
+      const movedCat = await create('Moved Cat');
+      const subCat = await create('Sub Cat', movedCat.id);
+      const artMoved = await createArticle(store, tenant, { parentId: movedCat.id, name: 'Article in Moved' });
+      const artSub = await createArticle(store, tenant, { parentId: subCat.id, name: 'Article in Sub' });
+
+      const oldDate = '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z';
+      await ctx.provider.query(
+        `UPDATE category SET updated_at = '${oldDate}' WHERE id IN (${movedCat.id}, ${subCat.id})`
+      );
+      await ctx.provider.query(
+        `UPDATE article SET updated_at = '${oldDate}' WHERE id IN (${artMoved.id}, ${artSub.id})`
+      );
+
+      await store.category.move({
+        googleAuthId: tenant.googleAuthId,
+        id: movedCat.id,
+        parentId: topTarget.id,
+      });
+
+      const cats = await ctx.provider.query(
+        `SELECT id, updated_at FROM category WHERE id IN (${movedCat.id}, ${subCat.id})`
+      );
+      for (const row of cats.rows) {
+        assert.ok(new Date(row.updated_at) > new Date(oldDate), `Category ${row.id} updated_at was touched`);
+      }
+
+      const arts = await ctx.provider.query(
+        `SELECT id, updated_at FROM article WHERE id IN (${artMoved.id}, ${artSub.id})`
+      );
+      for (const row of arts.rows) {
+        assert.ok(new Date(row.updated_at) > new Date(oldDate), `Article ${row.id} updated_at was touched`);
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   describe('order', () => {