diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/DefaultRegistriesPopulator.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/DefaultRegistriesPopulator.cs
index 5987451e1..1ec647cb5 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/DefaultRegistriesPopulator.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/DefaultRegistriesPopulator.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+using Elsa.Mediator.Contracts;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Models;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Notifications;
 
 namespace Elsa.Workflows.Runtime;
 
 /// <inheritdoc />
-public class DefaultRegistriesPopulator(IWorkflowDefinitionStorePopulator workflowDefinitionStorePopulator, IActivityRegistryPopulator activityRegistryPopulator) : IRegistriesPopulator
+public class DefaultRegistriesPopulator(
+    IWorkflowDefinitionStorePopulator workflowDefinitionStorePopulator, 
+    IActivityRegistryPopulator activityRegistryPopulator,
+    INotificationSender notificationSender) : IRegistriesPopulator
 {
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task PopulateAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
@@ -21,6 +27,11 @@ public class DefaultRegistriesPopulator(IWorkflowDefinitionStorePopulator workfl
 
         // Stage 4. Re-update the workflow definition store with the current set of activities.
         // Finally, we need to re-populate the workflow definition store to make sure that the workflow definitions are up-to-date.
-        await workflowDefinitionStorePopulator.PopulateStoreAsync(true, cancellationToken);
+        var workflowDefinitions = await workflowDefinitionStorePopulator.PopulateStoreAsync(true, cancellationToken);
+        
+        // Stage 5: Publish a notification that the workflow definitions have been reloaded. This ensures other replicated nodes can update their activity registry.
+        var reloadedWorkflowDefinitions = workflowDefinitions.Select(ReloadedWorkflowDefinition.FromDefinition).ToList();
+        var notification = new WorkflowDefinitionsReloaded(reloadedWorkflowDefinitions);
+        await notificationSender.SendAsync(notification, cancellationToken);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/unit/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.UnitTests/Services/DefaultRegistriesPopulatorTests.cs b/test/unit/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.UnitTests/Services/DefaultRegistriesPopulatorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..938c2e3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.UnitTests/Services/DefaultRegistriesPopulatorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using Elsa.Mediator.Contracts;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Management;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Entities;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Notifications;
+using NSubstitute;
+
+namespace Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.UnitTests.Services;
+
+public class DefaultRegistriesPopulatorTests
+{
+    private readonly IWorkflowDefinitionStorePopulator _workflowDefinitionStorePopulatorMock;
+    private readonly INotificationSender _notificationSenderMock;
+    private readonly DefaultRegistriesPopulator _populator;
+
+    public DefaultRegistriesPopulatorTests()
+    {
+        _workflowDefinitionStorePopulatorMock = Substitute.For<IWorkflowDefinitionStorePopulator>();
+        var activityRegistryPopulatorMock = Substitute.For<IActivityRegistryPopulator>();
+        _notificationSenderMock = Substitute.For<INotificationSender>();
+
+        _populator = new(
+            _workflowDefinitionStorePopulatorMock,
+            activityRegistryPopulatorMock,
+            _notificationSenderMock);
+    }
+
+    [Fact(DisplayName = "PopulateAsync publishes WorkflowDefinitionsReloaded notification")]
+    public async Task PopulateAsync_PublishesWorkflowDefinitionsReloadedNotification()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var workflowDefinitions = new List<WorkflowDefinition>
+        {
+            new()
+            {
+                Id = "1",
+                DefinitionId = "def-1",
+                Version = 1
+            },
+            new()
+            {
+                Id = "2",
+                DefinitionId = "def-2",
+                Version = 1
+            }
+        };
+
+        _workflowDefinitionStorePopulatorMock
+            .PopulateStoreAsync(true, Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+            .Returns(workflowDefinitions);
+
+        // Act
+        await _populator.PopulateAsync();
+
+        // Assert
+        await _notificationSenderMock.Received(1).SendAsync(
+            Arg.Is<WorkflowDefinitionsReloaded>(n => n.ReloadedWorkflowDefinitions.Count == 2),
+            Arg.Any<CancellationToken>());
+    }
+}
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