diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac8e1503..0615fd2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 ### 🐞 Fixes
 
+- [#378](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/378): Fix last modified update only to content in content folders
+
 ## [8.0.1] - 2022-07-13
 
 ### 🐞 Fixes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a093083..7b79caa3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         "frontMatter.content.autoUpdateDate": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
-          "markdownDescription": "Specify if you want to automatically update the modified date of your article/page. [Check in the docs](https://frontmatter.codes/docs/settings#frontmatter.content.autoupdatedate)",
+          "markdownDescription": "Specify if you want to automatically update the modified date of your article/page (only content located in your content folder). [Check in the docs](https://frontmatter.codes/docs/settings#frontmatter.content.autoupdatedate)",
           "scope": "Content"
         },
         "frontMatter.content.defaultFileType": {
diff --git a/src/commands/Article.ts b/src/commands/Article.ts
index 724a8845..97ff9240 100644
--- a/src/commands/Article.ts
+++ b/src/commands/Article.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Folders } from './Folders';
 import { DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE } from './../constants/ContentType';
 import { isValidFile } from './../helpers/isValidFile';
 import { SETTING_AUTO_UPDATE_DATE, SETTING_MODIFIED_FIELD, SETTING_SLUG_UPDATE_FILE_NAME, SETTING_TEMPLATES_PREFIX, CONFIG_KEY, SETTING_DATE_FORMAT, SETTING_SLUG_PREFIX, SETTING_SLUG_SUFFIX, SETTING_CONTENT_PLACEHOLDERS, TelemetryEvent } from './../constants';
@@ -323,6 +324,14 @@ export class Article {
     if (document && ArticleHelper.isSupportedFile(document)) {
       const autoUpdate = Settings.get(SETTING_AUTO_UPDATE_DATE);
 
+      // Is article located in one of the content folders
+      const folders = Folders.get();
+      const documentPath = parseWinPath(document.fileName);
+      const folder = folders.find(f => documentPath.startsWith(f.path));
+      if (!folder) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (autoUpdate) {
         event.waitUntil(Article.setLastModifiedDateOnSave(document));
       }