diff --git a/simpleprovider/src/main/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/AbstractProvider.java b/simpleprovider/src/main/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/AbstractProvider.java
index ec4e59b..d7b59f8 100644
--- a/simpleprovider/src/main/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/AbstractProvider.java
+++ b/simpleprovider/src/main/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/AbstractProvider.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractProvider extends ContentProvider {
 
     protected final String mLogTag;
     protected SQLiteDatabase mDatabase;
+    public static final String QUERY_CALLER_IS_SYNC_ADAPTER = "caller_is_sync_adapter";
+    private static final String PARAM_TRUE = "1";
 
     protected AbstractProvider() {
         mLogTag = getClass().getName();
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@ public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public static Uri makeUriFromSyncAdapter(Uri uri) {
+        return uri.buildUpon().appendQueryParameter(QUERY_CALLER_IS_SYNC_ADAPTER, PARAM_TRUE).build();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when the database needs to be updated and after <code>AbstractProvider</code> has
      * done its own work. That is, after creating columns that have been added using the
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ public Uri insert(Uri uri, ContentValues values) {
         long rowId = mDatabase.insert(segments.get(0), null, values);
 
         if (rowId > -1) {
-            getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
+            getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null, !uri.getQueryParameter(QUERY_CALLER_IS_SYNC_ADAPTER).equals(PARAM_TRUE));
 
             return ContentUris.withAppendedId(uri, rowId);
         }
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ public int delete(Uri uri, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
         int count = builder.where(selection, selectionArgs).delete(mDatabase);
 
         if (count > 0) {
-            getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
+            getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null, !uri.getQueryParameter(QUERY_CALLER_IS_SYNC_ADAPTER).equals(PARAM_TRUE));
         }
 
         return count;
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ public int update(Uri uri, ContentValues values, String selection, String[] sele
         int count = builder.where(selection, selectionArgs).update(mDatabase, values);
 
         if (count > 0) {
-            getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
+            getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null, !uri.getQueryParameter(QUERY_CALLER_IS_SYNC_ADAPTER).equals(PARAM_TRUE));
         }
 
         return count;
diff --git a/simpleprovider/src/test/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/SimpleProviderTest.java b/simpleprovider/src/test/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/SimpleProviderTest.java
index c0efe98..43ed12c 100644
--- a/simpleprovider/src/test/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/SimpleProviderTest.java
+++ b/simpleprovider/src/test/java/de/triplet/simpleprovider/SimpleProviderTest.java
@@ -84,4 +84,11 @@ public void testQueryById() {
                 CONTENT_2, c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(TestProvider.Post.CONTENT)));
         assertFalse("There shouldn't be any more entries", c.moveToNext());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSyncAdapterQuery() {
+        assertFalse("The query parameter should resolve to false", mPostsUri.getQueryParameter(TestProvider.QUERY_CALLER_IS_SYNC_ADAPTER).equals("1"));
+        Uri syncUri = AbstractProvider.makeUriFromSyncAdapter(mPostsUri);
+        assertTrue("The query parameter should resolve to true", syncUri.getQueryParameter(TestProvider.QUERY_CALLER_IS_SYNC_ADAPTER).equals("1"));
+    }
 }