diff --git a/lib/model/folder.go b/lib/model/folder.go
index dda90667b..95c96fe32 100644
--- a/lib/model/folder.go
+++ b/lib/model/folder.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ type folder struct {
 
 	doInSyncChan chan syncRequest
 
+	forcedRescanRequested chan struct{}
+	forcedRescanPaths     map[string]struct{}
+	forcedRescanPathsMut  sync.Mutex
+
 	watchCancel      context.CancelFunc
 	watchChan        chan []string
 	restartWatchChan chan struct{}
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ func newFolder(model *model, fset *db.FileSet, ignores *ignore.Matcher, cfg conf
 
 		doInSyncChan: make(chan syncRequest),
 
+		forcedRescanRequested: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		forcedRescanPaths:     make(map[string]struct{}),
+		forcedRescanPathsMut:  sync.NewMutex(),
+
 		watchCancel:      func() {},
 		restartWatchChan: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		watchMut:         sync.NewMutex(),
@@ -170,6 +178,9 @@ func (f *folder) serve(ctx context.Context) {
 				pullFailTimer.Reset(pause)
 			}
 
+		case <-f.forcedRescanRequested:
+			f.handleForcedRescans()
+
 		case <-f.scanTimer.C:
 			l.Debugln(f, "Scanning due to timer")
 			f.scanTimerFired()
@@ -841,13 +852,16 @@ func (f *folder) Errors() []FileError {
 	return append([]FileError{}, f.scanErrors...)
 }
 
-// ForceRescan marks the file such that it gets rehashed on next scan and then
-// immediately executes that scan.
-func (f *folder) ForceRescan(file protocol.FileInfo) error {
-	file.SetMustRescan(f.shortID)
-	f.fset.Update(protocol.LocalDeviceID, []protocol.FileInfo{file})
+// ScheduleForceRescan marks the file such that it gets rehashed on next scan, and schedules a scan.
+func (f *folder) ScheduleForceRescan(path string) {
+	f.forcedRescanPathsMut.Lock()
+	f.forcedRescanPaths[path] = struct{}{}
+	f.forcedRescanPathsMut.Unlock()
 
-	return f.Scan([]string{file.Name})
+	select {
+	case f.forcedRescanRequested <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
 }
 
 func (f *folder) updateLocalsFromScanning(fs []protocol.FileInfo) {
@@ -921,6 +935,40 @@ func (f *folder) emitDiskChangeEvents(fs []protocol.FileInfo, typeOfEvent events
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *folder) handleForcedRescans() {
+	f.forcedRescanPathsMut.Lock()
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(f.forcedRescanPaths))
+	for path := range f.forcedRescanPaths {
+		paths = append(paths, path)
+	}
+	f.forcedRescanPaths = make(map[string]struct{})
+	f.forcedRescanPathsMut.Unlock()
+
+	batch := newFileInfoBatch(func(fs []protocol.FileInfo) error {
+		f.fset.Update(protocol.LocalDeviceID, fs)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	snap := f.fset.Snapshot()
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		_ = batch.flushIfFull()
+
+		fi, ok := snap.Get(protocol.LocalDeviceID, path)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		fi.SetMustRescan(f.shortID)
+		batch.append(fi)
+	}
+
+	snap.Release()
+
+	_ = batch.flush()
+
+	_ = f.scanSubdirs(paths)
+}
+
 // The exists function is expected to return true for all known paths
 // (excluding "" and ".")
 func unifySubs(dirs []string, exists func(dir string) bool) []string {
diff --git a/lib/model/model.go b/lib/model/model.go
index 6e24d1fc2..56b265fd6 100644
--- a/lib/model/model.go
+++ b/lib/model/model.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type service interface {
 	Stop()
 	Errors() []FileError
 	WatchError() error
-	ForceRescan(file protocol.FileInfo) error
+	ScheduleForceRescan(path string)
 	GetStatistics() (stats.FolderStatistics, error)
 
 	getState() (folderState, time.Time, error)
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ func (m *model) Request(deviceID protocol.DeviceID, folder, name string, size in
 	}
 
 	if !scanner.Validate(res.data, hash, weakHash) {
-		m.recheckFile(deviceID, folderFs, folder, name, size, offset, hash)
+		m.recheckFile(deviceID, folder, name, offset, hash)
 		l.Debugf("%v REQ(in) failed validating data (%v): %s: %q / %q o=%d s=%d", m, err, deviceID, folder, name, offset, size)
 		return nil, protocol.ErrNoSuchFile
 	}
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ func newLimitedRequestResponse(size int, limiters ...*byteSemaphore) *requestRes
 	return res
 }
 
-func (m *model) recheckFile(deviceID protocol.DeviceID, folderFs fs.Filesystem, folder, name string, size int32, offset int64, hash []byte) {
+func (m *model) recheckFile(deviceID protocol.DeviceID, folder, name string, offset int64, hash []byte) {
 	cf, ok := m.CurrentFolderFile(folder, name)
 	if !ok {
 		l.Debugf("%v recheckFile: %s: %q / %q: no current file", m, deviceID, folder, name)
@@ -1636,10 +1636,9 @@ func (m *model) recheckFile(deviceID protocol.DeviceID, folderFs fs.Filesystem,
 		l.Debugf("%v recheckFile: %s: %q / %q: Folder stopped before rescan could be scheduled", m, deviceID, folder, name)
 		return
 	}
-	if err := runner.ForceRescan(cf); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("%v recheckFile: %s: %q / %q rescan: %s", m, deviceID, folder, name, err)
-		return
-	}
+
+	runner.ScheduleForceRescan(name)
+
 	l.Debugf("%v recheckFile: %s: %q / %q", m, deviceID, folder, name)
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/model/model_test.go b/lib/model/model_test.go
index fe245decf..4cb543d99 100644
--- a/lib/model/model_test.go
+++ b/lib/model/model_test.go
@@ -3190,9 +3190,9 @@ func TestIssue5002(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	blockSize := int32(file.BlockSize())
 
-	m.recheckFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, defaultFolderConfig.Filesystem(), "default", "foo", blockSize, file.Size-int64(blockSize), []byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
-	m.recheckFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, defaultFolderConfig.Filesystem(), "default", "foo", blockSize, file.Size, []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}) // panic
-	m.recheckFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, defaultFolderConfig.Filesystem(), "default", "foo", blockSize, file.Size+int64(blockSize), []byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	m.recheckFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, "default", "foo", file.Size-int64(blockSize), []byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	m.recheckFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, "default", "foo", file.Size, []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}) // panic
+	m.recheckFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, "default", "foo", file.Size+int64(blockSize), []byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
 }
 
 func TestParentOfUnignored(t *testing.T) {