diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/ModificationTimeStrategy.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/ModificationTimeStrategy.php
index 39a239c735..b4c161ac45 100644
--- a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/ModificationTimeStrategy.php
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/ModificationTimeStrategy.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 /**
  * A change detection strategy based on modification times
  */
-class ModificationTimeStrategy implements ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface, StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface
+class ModificationTimeStrategy implements ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface, StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface, StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface
 {
     /**
      * @var \Neos\Flow\Monitor\FileMonitor
@@ -64,6 +64,32 @@ public function setFileMonitor(FileMonitor $fileMonitor)
         $this->filesAndModificationTimes = json_decode($this->cache->get($this->fileMonitor->getIdentifier() . '_filesAndModificationTimes'), true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $onPath
+     * @param array<string,1> $filesIgnoreMask files to ignore as we are sure they exist
+     * @return array<string, ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_DELETED>
+     */
+    public function flushDeletedOnPath(string $onPath, array $filesIgnoreMask): array
+    {
+        $deletedFiles = [];
+        foreach ($this->filesAndModificationTimes as $pathAndFilename => $modificationTime) {
+            if (!str_starts_with($pathAndFilename, $onPath)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (isset($filesIgnoreMask[$pathAndFilename])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (file_exists($pathAndFilename)) {
+                // should not happen?
+                continue;
+            }
+            $this->modificationTimesChanged = true;
+            unset($this->filesAndModificationTimes[$pathAndFilename]);
+            $deletedFiles[$pathAndFilename] = ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_DELETED;
+        }
+        return $deletedFiles;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks if the specified file has changed
      *
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1383130f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+namespace Neos\Flow\Monitor\ChangeDetectionStrategy;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Neos.Flow package.
+ *
+ * (c) Contributors of the Neos Project - www.neos.io
+ *
+ * This package is Open Source Software. For the full copyright and license
+ * information, please view the LICENSE file which was distributed with this
+ * source code.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Contract for a change detection strategy that allows the FileMonitor to flush all removals directly.
+ *
+ * @api
+ */
+interface StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param string $onPath
+     * @param array<string,1> $filesIgnoreMask files to ignore as we are sure they exist
+     * @return array<string, ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_DELETED>
+     */
+    public function flushDeletedOnPath(string $onPath, array $filesIgnoreMask): array;
+}
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface.php
index 30017d49b8..0538614cef 100644
--- a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface.php
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/ChangeDetectionStrategy/StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 /**
  * Contract for a change detection strategy that allows the FileMonitor to mark a file deleted directly.
  *
+ * @deprecated in favour of more reliable {@see StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface}
  * @api
  */
 interface StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/FileMonitor.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/FileMonitor.php
index d2b5be6ffe..1dd723e3c1 100644
--- a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/FileMonitor.php
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Monitor/FileMonitor.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use Neos\Flow\Log\PsrLoggerFactoryInterface;
 use Neos\Flow\Log\Utility\LogEnvironment;
 use Neos\Flow\Monitor\ChangeDetectionStrategy\ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface;
+use Neos\Flow\Monitor\ChangeDetectionStrategy\StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface;
 use Neos\Flow\Monitor\ChangeDetectionStrategy\StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface;
 use Neos\Flow\SignalSlot\Dispatcher;
 use Neos\Utility\Files;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class FileMonitor
     /**
      * Array of directories and files that were cached on the last run.
      *
+     * @deprecated to be replaced by only supporting {@see StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface}
      * @var array
      */
     protected $directoriesAndFiles = null;
@@ -303,7 +305,9 @@ protected function detectChangesOnPath($path, $filenamePattern)
             $this->changedPaths[$path] = ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_CREATED;
         }
 
+        $currentSubDirectoriesAndFilesMask = [];
         foreach ($currentSubDirectoriesAndFiles as $pathAndFilename) {
+            $currentSubDirectoriesAndFilesMask[$pathAndFilename] = 1;
             $status = $this->changeDetectionStrategy->getFileStatus($pathAndFilename);
             if ($status !== ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_UNCHANGED) {
                 $this->changedFiles[$pathAndFilename] = $status;
@@ -316,18 +320,27 @@ protected function detectChangesOnPath($path, $filenamePattern)
             $nowDetectedFilesAndDirectories[$pathAndFilename] = 1;
         }
 
-        if ($this->directoriesAndFiles[$path] !== []) {
-            foreach (array_keys($this->directoriesAndFiles[$path]) as $pathAndFilename) {
-                $this->changedFiles[$pathAndFilename] = ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_DELETED;
-                if ($this->changeDetectionStrategy instanceof StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface) {
-                    $this->changeDetectionStrategy->setFileDeleted($pathAndFilename);
-                } else {
-                    // This call is needed to mark the file deleted in any possibly existing caches of the strategy.
-                    // The return value is not important as we know this file doesn't exist so we set the status to DELETED anyway.
-                    $this->changeDetectionStrategy->getFileStatus($pathAndFilename);
+        if ($this->changeDetectionStrategy instanceof StrategyWithFlushDeletedOnPathInterface) {
+            $deletedFiles = $this->changeDetectionStrategy->flushDeletedOnPath($path, $currentSubDirectoriesAndFilesMask);
+            if ($deletedFiles) {
+                $this->changedFiles = [...$this->changedFiles, ...$deletedFiles];
+                $currentDirectoryChanged = true;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // legacy deletion detection
+            if ($this->directoriesAndFiles[$path] !== []) {
+                foreach (array_keys($this->directoriesAndFiles[$path]) as $pathAndFilename) {
+                    $this->changedFiles[$pathAndFilename] = ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_DELETED;
+                    if ($this->changeDetectionStrategy instanceof StrategyWithMarkDeletedInterface) {
+                        $this->changeDetectionStrategy->setFileDeleted($pathAndFilename);
+                    } else {
+                        // This call is needed to mark the file deleted in any possibly existing caches of the strategy.
+                        // The return value is not important as we know this file doesn't exist so we set the status to DELETED anyway.
+                        $this->changeDetectionStrategy->getFileStatus($pathAndFilename);
+                    }
                 }
+                $currentDirectoryChanged = true;
             }
-            $currentDirectoryChanged = true;
         }
 
         if ($currentDirectoryChanged) {