diff --git a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in
index 438655cb8b39..694c0c81e110 100644
--- a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in
+++ b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 
 
+
 class QgsCodeEditorWidget : QgsPanelWidget
 {
 %Docstring(signature="appended")
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ feedback, otherwise an integrated message bar will be used.
 
     virtual void showEvent( QShowEvent *event );
 
+    virtual bool eventFilter( QObject *obj, QEvent *event );
+
 
     QgsCodeEditor *editor();
 %Docstring
diff --git a/python/console/console_editor.py b/python/console/console_editor.py
index 15af87bec511..36110378dded 100644
--- a/python/console/console_editor.py
+++ b/python/console/console_editor.py
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.tab_widget: EditorTabWidget = tab_widget
         self.code_editor_widget: Optional[QgsCodeEditorWidget] = None
 
-        #  recent modification time
-        self.lastModified = 0
-
         self.setMinimumHeight(120)
         self.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAsNeeded)
 
@@ -126,6 +123,12 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.modificationChanged.connect(self.editor_tab.modified)
         self.modificationAttempted.connect(self.fileReadOnly)
 
+    def set_code_editor_widget(self, widget: QgsCodeEditorWidget):
+        self.code_editor_widget = widget
+        self.code_editor_widget.loadedExternalChanges.connect(
+            self.loaded_external_changes
+        )
+
     def settingsEditor(self):
         # Set Python lexer
         self.initializeLexer()
@@ -399,25 +402,8 @@ def syntaxCheck(self):
 
         return True
 
-    def focusInEvent(self, e):
-        if self.code_editor_widget.filePath():
-            if not QFileInfo(self.code_editor_widget.filePath()).exists():
-                msgText = QCoreApplication.translate('PythonConsole',
-                                                     'The file <b>"{0}"</b> has been deleted or is not accessible').format(self.code_editor_widget.filePath())
-                self.showMessage(msgText,
-                                 level=Qgis.MessageLevel.Critical)
-                return
-        if self.code_editor_widget.filePath() and self.lastModified != QFileInfo(self.code_editor_widget.filePath()).lastModified():
-            self.beginUndoAction()
-            self.selectAll()
-            self.removeSelectedText()
-            self.insert(Path(self.code_editor_widget.filePath()).read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
-            self.setModified(False)
-            self.endUndoAction()
-
-            self.tab_widget.listObject(self.tab_widget.currentWidget())
-            self.lastModified = QFileInfo(self.code_editor_widget.filePath()).lastModified()
-        super().focusInEvent(e)
+    def loaded_external_changes(self):
+        self.tab_widget.listObject(self.tab_widget.currentWidget())
 
     def fileReadOnly(self):
         msgText = QCoreApplication.translate('PythonConsole',
@@ -536,7 +522,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self._editor_code_widget = QgsCodeEditorWidget(
             self._editor
         )
-        self._editor.code_editor_widget = self._editor_code_widget
+        self._editor.set_code_editor_widget(self._editor_code_widget)
         self._editor_code_widget.searchBarToggled.connect(
             self.search_bar_toggled
         )
diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in
index 2ef672050241..694c0c81e110 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.sip.in
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ feedback, otherwise an integrated message bar will be used.
 
     virtual void showEvent( QShowEvent *event );
 
+    virtual bool eventFilter( QObject *obj, QEvent *event );
+
 
     QgsCodeEditor *editor();
 %Docstring
diff --git a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.cpp b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.cpp
index 49869cc4dc66..4ca1a5f14e34 100644
--- a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ QgsCodeEditorWidget::QgsCodeEditorWidget(
 {
   Q_ASSERT( mEditor );
 
+  mEditor->installEventFilter( this );
+  installEventFilter( this );
+
   QVBoxLayout *vl = new QVBoxLayout();
   vl->setContentsMargins( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
   vl->setSpacing( 0 );
@@ -242,6 +245,51 @@ void QgsCodeEditorWidget::showEvent( QShowEvent *event )
   updateHighlightController();
 }
 
+bool QgsCodeEditorWidget::eventFilter( QObject *obj, QEvent *event )
+{
+  if ( event->type() == QEvent::FocusIn )
+  {
+    if ( !mFilePath.isEmpty() )
+    {
+      if ( !QFile::exists( mFilePath ) )
+      {
+        // file deleted externally
+        if ( mMessageBar )
+        {
+          mMessageBar->pushCritical( QString(), tr( "The file <b>\"%1\"</b> has been deleted or is not accessible" ).arg( QDir::toNativeSeparators( mFilePath ) ) );
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        const QFileInfo fi( mFilePath );
+        if ( mLastModified != fi.lastModified() )
+        {
+          // TODO - we should give users a choice of how to react to this, eg "ignore changes"
+          // note -- we intentionally don't call loadFile here -- we want this action to be undo-able
+          QFile file( mFilePath );
+          if ( file.open( QFile::ReadOnly ) )
+          {
+            const QString content = file.readAll();
+
+            // don't clear, instead perform undoable actions:
+            mEditor->beginUndoAction();
+            mEditor->selectAll();
+            mEditor->removeSelectedText();
+            mEditor->insert( content );
+            mEditor->setModified( false );
+            mEditor->recolor();
+            mEditor->endUndoAction();
+
+            mLastModified = fi.lastModified();
+            emit loadedExternalChanges();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return QgsPanelWidget::eventFilter( obj, event );
+}
+
 QgsCodeEditorWidget::~QgsCodeEditorWidget() = default;
 
 bool QgsCodeEditorWidget::isSearchBarVisible() const
diff --git a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.h b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.h
index 80b6f77f6741..5a61a4d569d4 100644
--- a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorwidget.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsCodeEditorWidget : public QgsPanelWidget
 
     void resizeEvent( QResizeEvent *event ) override;
     void showEvent( QShowEvent *event ) override;
+    bool eventFilter( QObject *obj, QEvent *event ) override;
 
     /**
      * Returns the wrapped code editor.