diff --git a/services/web/migrations/20230315170739_back_fill_doc_rev.js b/services/web/migrations/20230315170739_back_fill_doc_rev.js
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+++ b/services/web/migrations/20230315170739_back_fill_doc_rev.js
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+const runScript = require('../scripts/back_fill_doc_rev')
+
+exports.tags = ['server-ce', 'server-pro']
+
+exports.migrate = async () => {
+  await runScript(false)
+}
+
+exports.rollback = async () => {}
diff --git a/services/web/scripts/back_fill_doc_rev.js b/services/web/scripts/back_fill_doc_rev.js
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+++ b/services/web/scripts/back_fill_doc_rev.js
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+const { batchedUpdate } = require('./helpers/batchedUpdate')
+
+const DRY_RUN = !process.argv.includes('--dry-run=false')
+const LOG_EVERY_IN_S = parseInt(process.env.LOG_EVERY_IN_S, 10) || 5
+
+async function main(DRY_RUN) {
+  let processed = 0
+  let deleted = 0
+  let lastLog = 0
+
+  function logProgress() {
+    console.log(`rev missing ${processed} | deleted=true ${deleted}`)
+  }
+
+  await batchedUpdate(
+    'docs',
+    { rev: { $exists: false } },
+    async (docsCollection, docs) => {
+      if (!DRY_RUN) {
+        await docsCollection.updateMany(
+          {
+            _id: { $in: docs.map(doc => doc._id) },
+            rev: { $exists: false },
+          },
+          { $set: { rev: 1 } }
+        )
+      }
+
+      processed += docs.length
+      deleted += docs.filter(doc => doc.deleted).length
+
+      if (Date.now() - lastLog >= LOG_EVERY_IN_S * 1000) {
+        logProgress()
+        lastLog = Date.now()
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      _id: 1,
+      deleted: true,
+    }
+  )
+
+  logProgress()
+}
+
+module.exports = main
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  main(DRY_RUN)
+    .then(() => {
+      console.log('Done.')
+      process.exit(0)
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error({ error })
+      process.exit(1)
+    })
+}
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/BackFillDocRevTests.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/BackFillDocRevTests.js
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+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/BackFillDocRevTests.js
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+const { db, ObjectId } = require('../../../app/src/infrastructure/mongodb')
+const { promisify } = require('util')
+const { exec } = require('child_process')
+const logger = require('@overleaf/logger/logging-manager')
+const { expect } = require('chai')
+
+describe('BackFillDocRevTests', function () {
+  const docId1 = ObjectId.createFromTime(1)
+  const docId2 = ObjectId.createFromTime(2)
+  const docId3 = ObjectId.createFromTime(3)
+
+  beforeEach('insert docs', async function () {
+    await db.docs.insertMany([
+      { _id: docId1, deleted: true },
+      { _id: docId2 },
+      { _id: docId3, rev: 42 },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  async function runScript(dryRun) {
+    let result
+    try {
+      result = await promisify(exec)(
+        ['node', 'scripts/back_fill_doc_rev', dryRun].join(' ')
+      )
+    } catch (error) {
+      // dump details like exit code, stdErr and stdOut
+      logger.error({ error }, 'script failed')
+      throw error
+    }
+    const { stdout: stdOut, stderr: stdErr } = result
+
+    expect(stdOut).to.include('rev missing 2 | deleted=true 1')
+    expect(stdErr).to.include(`Completed batch ending ${docId2}`)
+  }
+
+  describe('dry-run=true', function () {
+    beforeEach('run script', async function () {
+      await runScript('--dry-run=true')
+    })
+
+    it('should not back fill the rev', async function () {
+      const docs = await db.docs.find({}, { $sort: { _id: 1 } }).toArray()
+      expect(docs).to.deep.equal([
+        { _id: docId1, deleted: true },
+        { _id: docId2 },
+        { _id: docId3, rev: 42 },
+      ])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('dry-run=false', function () {
+    beforeEach('run script', async function () {
+      await runScript('--dry-run=false')
+    })
+
+    it('should back fill the rev', async function () {
+      const docs = await db.docs.find({}, { $sort: { _id: 1 } }).toArray()
+      expect(docs).to.deep.equal([
+        { _id: docId1, rev: 1, deleted: true },
+        { _id: docId2, rev: 1 },
+        { _id: docId3, rev: 42 },
+      ])
+    })
+  })
+})