diff --git a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.test.ts b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.test.ts
index f2e1b00a76..6b7cedd79e 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.test.ts
@@ -62,4 +62,21 @@ test('returns the users in pages', async () => {
     );
     expect(usersPage3).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(usersPage3[1].username).toBe('test-user-9');
+
+    const usersPage4 = await userUpdatesReadModel.getUsersUpdatedAfterOrEqual(
+        INSERT_INSTANT,
+        pageSize,
+        usersPage3[usersPage3.length - 1].id,
+    );
+    expect(usersPage4).toHaveLength(0);
+});
+
+test('getLastUpdatedAt returns the latest updated_at timestamp with max id', async () => {
+    const userUpdatesReadModel = db.stores.userUpdatesReadModel;
+
+    const result = await userUpdatesReadModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result?.lastUpdatedAt).toEqual(INSERT_INSTANT);
+    expect(result?.userId).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result?.userId).toBe(10); // The last inserted user should have the highest ID
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
index 4444b45e8c..f0c36de38a 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
@@ -38,16 +38,26 @@ export class UserUpdatesReadModel {
         this.logger = getLogger('user-updates-read-model.ts');
     }
 
-    async getLastUpdatedAt(): Promise<Date | null> {
+    async getLastUpdatedAt(): Promise<{
+        lastUpdatedAt: Date;
+        userId: number;
+    } | null> {
         const result = await this.db(USERS_TABLE)
+            .select('id', 'updated_at')
             .where({
                 // also consider deleted users (different than activeUsers query)
                 is_system: false,
                 is_service: false,
             })
-            .max('updated_at as last_updated_at')
+            .orderBy('updated_at', 'desc')
+            .orderBy('id', 'desc')
             .first();
-        return result ? result.last_updated_at : null;
+        return result
+            ? {
+                  lastUpdatedAt: result.updated_at,
+                  userId: result.id,
+              }
+            : null;
     }
 
     /** @deprecated */
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts
index 9c8c8c77fd..e54a790f29 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 
 test('should have no users', async () => {
     const readModel = stores.userUpdatesReadModel;
-    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeNull();
+    const lastUpdate = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdate).toBeNull();
 
-    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(new Date(0));
+    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfterOrEqual(new Date(0));
     expect(users).toEqual([]);
 });
 
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ test('Adding a user should return that user', async () => {
     const beforeInsert = new Date(Date.now() - 1000);
     await userStore.upsert({ email: 'test@example.com' });
 
-    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeDefined();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    const lastUpdate = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdate).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lastUpdate!.lastUpdatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
     // check that it's recent
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt!.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+    expect(lastUpdate!.lastUpdatedAt!.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
         beforeInsert.getTime(),
     );
 
-    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(beforeInsert);
+    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfterOrEqual(beforeInsert);
     expect(users).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(users[0].email).toBe('test@example.com');
     expect(users[0].createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
@@ -52,23 +52,25 @@ test('Modifying a user should return that user', async () => {
     });
 
     const afterInsert = new Date();
-    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdate = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdate).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdatedAt = lastUpdate!.lastUpdatedAt;
     expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
 
-    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfterOrEqual(afterInsert);
     expect(users).toHaveLength(0);
 
     await userStore.update(inserted.id, { name: 'New Name' });
 
-    const lastUpdatedAt2 = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdate2 = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdate2).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdatedAt2 = lastUpdate2!.lastUpdatedAt;
     expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
     expect(lastUpdatedAt2!.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
         lastUpdatedAt!.getTime(),
     );
 
-    const users2 = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    const users2 = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfterOrEqual(afterInsert);
     expect(users2).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(users2[0].email).toBe('test@example.com');
     expect(users2[0].name).toBe('New Name');
@@ -85,23 +87,25 @@ test('Deleting a user should return that user', async () => {
     });
 
     const afterInsert = new Date();
-    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdate = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdate).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdatedAt = lastUpdate!.lastUpdatedAt;
     expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
 
-    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfterOrEqual(afterInsert);
     expect(users).toHaveLength(0);
 
     await userStore.delete(inserted.id);
 
-    const lastUpdatedAt2 = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdate2 = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdate2).toBeDefined();
+    const lastUpdatedAt2 = lastUpdate2!.lastUpdatedAt;
     expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
     expect(lastUpdatedAt2!.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
         lastUpdatedAt!.getTime(),
     );
 
-    const users2 = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    const users2 = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfterOrEqual(afterInsert);
     expect(users2).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(users2[0].email).toBeNull(); // currently we nullify the email but this might change in the future
     expect(users2[0].createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);