diff --git a/app/models/base.py b/app/models/base.py
index 80cc117..4562d65 100644
--- a/app/models/base.py
+++ b/app/models/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from typing import Any
 
 from sqlalchemy import event
+from sqlalchemy.engine import Connection
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapper
 from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
 
 
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ class BaseModel(SQLModel):
 
 # SQLAlchemy event listener to automatically update updated_at timestamp
 @event.listens_for(BaseModel, "before_update", propagate=True)
-def update_timestamp(mapper, connection, target):
+def update_timestamp(
+    mapper: Mapper[Any], connection: Connection, target: BaseModel,  # noqa: ARG001
+) -> None:
     """Automatically set updated_at timestamp before update operations."""
     target.updated_at = datetime.now(UTC)
diff --git a/app/models/playlist_sound.py b/app/models/playlist_sound.py
index 8d56763..0a0c11d 100644
--- a/app/models/playlist_sound.py
+++ b/app/models/playlist_sound.py
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ class PlaylistSound(BaseModel, table=True):
     # relationships
     playlist: "Playlist" = Relationship(back_populates="playlist_sounds")
     sound: "Sound" = Relationship(back_populates="playlist_sounds")
+
+
diff --git a/app/repositories/base.py b/app/repositories/base.py
index 5197f86..a3e8dc9 100644
--- a/app/repositories/base.py
+++ b/app/repositories/base.py
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ class BaseRepository[ModelType]:
             for field, value in update_data.items():
                 setattr(entity, field, value)
 
-            # The updated_at timestamp will be automatically set by the SQLAlchemy event listener
+            # The updated_at timestamp will be automatically set by the SQLAlchemy
+            # event listener
             self.session.add(entity)
             await self.session.commit()
             await self.session.refresh(entity)
diff --git a/app/repositories/playlist.py b/app/repositories/playlist.py
index 14dcd79..2eaf877 100644
--- a/app/repositories/playlist.py
+++ b/app/repositories/playlist.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Playlist repository for database operations."""
 
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from enum import Enum
 
 from sqlalchemy import func, update
@@ -42,6 +43,23 @@ class PlaylistRepository(BaseRepository[Playlist]):
         """Initialize the playlist repository."""
         super().__init__(Playlist, session)
 
+    async def _update_playlist_timestamp(self, playlist_id: int) -> None:
+        """Update the playlist's updated_at timestamp."""
+        try:
+            update_stmt = (
+                update(Playlist)
+                .where(Playlist.id == playlist_id)
+                .values(updated_at=datetime.now(UTC))
+            )
+            await self.session.exec(update_stmt)
+            # Note: No commit here - let the calling method handle transaction
+            # management
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception(
+                "Failed to update playlist timestamp for playlist: %s", playlist_id,
+            )
+            raise
+
     async def get_by_name(self, name: str) -> Playlist | None:
         """Get a playlist by name."""
         try:
@@ -133,7 +151,8 @@ class PlaylistRepository(BaseRepository[Playlist]):
             return list(result.all())
         except Exception:
             logger.exception(
-                "Failed to get playlist sound entries for playlist: %s", playlist_id,
+                "Failed to get playlist sound entries for playlist: %s",
+                playlist_id,
             )
             raise
 
@@ -188,6 +207,9 @@ class PlaylistRepository(BaseRepository[Playlist]):
                 position=position,
             )
             self.session.add(playlist_sound)
+
+            # Update playlist timestamp before commit
+            await self._update_playlist_timestamp(playlist_id)
             await self.session.commit()
             await self.session.refresh(playlist_sound)
         except Exception:
@@ -219,6 +241,9 @@ class PlaylistRepository(BaseRepository[Playlist]):
 
             if playlist_sound:
                 await self.session.delete(playlist_sound)
+
+                # Update playlist timestamp before commit
+                await self._update_playlist_timestamp(playlist_id)
                 await self.session.commit()
                 logger.info("Removed sound %s from playlist %s", sound_id, playlist_id)
         except Exception:
@@ -268,6 +293,8 @@ class PlaylistRepository(BaseRepository[Playlist]):
                 if playlist_sound:
                     playlist_sound.position = new_position
 
+            # Update playlist timestamp before commit
+            await self._update_playlist_timestamp(playlist_id)
             await self.session.commit()
             logger.info("Reordered sounds in playlist %s", playlist_id)
         except Exception: