diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
index 03022be049..57a055429a 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ define([
             var self = this,
                 domainObject = this.domainObject,
                 copyService = this.copyService,
-                dialog = new SaveInProgressDialog(this.dialogService);
+                dialog = new SaveInProgressDialog(this.dialogService),
+                toUndirty = [];
 
             function doWizardSave(parent) {
                 var wizard = self.createWizard(parent);
@@ -143,14 +144,28 @@ define([
             }
 
             function allowClone(objectToClone) {
-                return (objectToClone.getId() === domainObject.getId()) ||
-                    objectToClone.getCapability('location').isOriginal();
+                var allowed =
+                    (objectToClone.getId() === domainObject.getId()) ||
+                        objectToClone.getCapability('location').isOriginal();
+                if (allowed) {
+                    toUndirty.push(objectToClone);
+                }
+                return allowed;
             }
 
             function cloneIntoParent(parent) {
                 return copyService.perform(domainObject, parent, allowClone);
             }
 
+            function undirty(object) {
+                return object.getCapability('persistence').refresh();
+            }
+
+            function undirtyOriginals(object) {
+                return Promise.all(toUndirty.map(undirty))
+                    .then(resolveWith(object));
+            }
+
             function commitEditingAfterClone(clonedObject) {
                 return domainObject.getCapability("editor").save()
                     .then(resolveWith(clonedObject));
@@ -166,6 +181,7 @@ define([
                 .then(showBlockingDialog)
                 .then(getParent)
                 .then(cloneIntoParent)
+                .then(undirtyOriginals)
                 .then(commitEditingAfterClone)
                 .then(hideBlockingDialog)
                 .catch(onFailure);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js
index a85e177f9e..492cd636b1 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ define(
             this.domainObject = domainObject;
             this.$q = $q;
             this.persistPending = false;
+            this.removeFromTransaction = undefined;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ define(
                     });
                 } else {
                     self.persistPending = false;
+                    self.removeFromTransaction = undefined;
                     //Model is undefined in persistence, so return undefined.
                     return self.$q.when(undefined);
                 }
@@ -82,7 +84,8 @@ define(
 
             if (this.transactionService.isActive()) {
                 if (!this.persistPending) {
-                    this.transactionService.addToTransaction(onCommit, onCancel);
+                    this.removeFromTransaction = this.transactionService
+                        .addToTransaction(onCommit, onCancel);
                     this.persistPending = true;
                 }
                 //Need to return a promise from this function
@@ -93,6 +96,11 @@ define(
         };
 
         TransactionalPersistenceCapability.prototype.refresh = function () {
+            if (this.persistPending) {
+                this.persistPending = false;
+                this.removeFromTransaction();
+                this.removeFromTransaction = undefined;
+            }
             return this.persistenceCapability.refresh();
         };
 
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
index 0a7f148853..119e314b17 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ define(
                 //Log error because this is a programming error if it occurs.
                 this.$log.error("No transaction in progress");
             }
+
+            return function () {
+                this.onCommits = this.onCommits.filter(function (callback) {
+                    return callback !== onCommit;
+                });
+                this.onCancels = this.onCancels.filter(function (callback) {
+                    return callback !== onCancel;
+                });
+            }.bind(this);
         };
 
         /**
diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
index e58d569005..275080368b 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ define(
                 }, modified);
             }
 
+            if (domainObject.getModel().persisted === undefined) {
+                return this.$q.when(true);
+            }
+
             return this.persistenceService.readObject(
                     this.getSpace(),
                     this.getKey()
diff --git a/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
index 0947a7bef7..5dc8486401 100644
--- a/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
+++ b/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ define(
                 );
                 mockQ = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     "$q",
-                    ["reject"]
+                    ["reject", "when"]
                 );
                 mockNofificationService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     "notificationService",
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ define(
                 mockIdentifierService.parse.andReturn(mockIdentifier);
                 mockIdentifier.getSpace.andReturn(SPACE);
                 mockIdentifier.getKey.andReturn(key);
+                mockQ.when.andCallFake(asPromise);
                 persistence = new PersistenceCapability(
                     mockCacheService,
                     mockPersistenceService,
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ define(
                 });
                 it("refreshes the domain object model from persistence", function () {
                     var refreshModel = {someOtherKey: "some other value"};
+                    model.persisted = 1;
                     mockPersistenceService.readObject.andReturn(asPromise(refreshModel));
                     persistence.refresh();
                     expect(model).toEqual(refreshModel);