diff --git a/server/src/plugins/crdt/collaboration-server.ts b/server/src/plugins/crdt/collaboration-server.ts
index 2ad92028a..51eba30f3 100644
--- a/server/src/plugins/crdt/collaboration-server.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugins/crdt/collaboration-server.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { isDeployed } from '@app/config/env';
 import { getRedisExtension } from '@app/plugins/crdt/redis';
 import { isNotNull } from '@app/functions/guards';
 import { getApiExtension } from '@app/plugins/crdt/api/extension';
+import { getDocument } from '@app/plugins/crdt/get-document';
+import { applyUpdate } from 'yjs';
 
 const log = getLogger('collaboration');
 
@@ -35,5 +37,30 @@ export const collaborationServer = Server.configure({
     }
   },
 
+  onLoadDocument: async ({ context, document }) => {
+    if (!isConnectionContext(context)) {
+      log.error({ msg: 'Tried to load document without context' });
+      throw new Error('Invalid context');
+    }
+
+    if (!document.isEmpty('content')) {
+      log.info({ msg: 'Document already loaded' });
+
+      return document;
+    }
+
+    const { behandlingId, dokumentId, req } = context;
+
+    const res = await getDocument(req, behandlingId, dokumentId);
+
+    log.info({ msg: 'Fetched document', data: { behandlingId, dokumentId } });
+
+    const state = Buffer.from(res.data, 'base64');
+
+    applyUpdate(document, state);
+
+    return document;
+  },
+
   extensions: isDeployed ? [getRedisExtension(), getApiExtension()].filter(isNotNull) : [getApiExtension()],
 });