diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
index af784978a..291febc4d 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@
                     v: this.topic ? this.topic : '',
                     vt:'string'
                 }
-
                 this.props = [payload,topic];
             }
 
@@ -499,12 +498,6 @@
 
         },
         oneditsave: function() {
-            /* Cleanup Legacy */
-            delete this.payload;
-            delete this.payloadType
-            delete this.topic
-            /* */
-
             var repeat = "";
             var crontab = "";
             var type = $("#inject-time-type-select").val();
@@ -599,6 +592,9 @@
             var props = $("#node-input-property-container").editableList('items');
             var node = this;
             node.props= [];
+            delete node.payloadType;
+            delete node.payload;
+            delete node.topic;
             props.each(function(i) {
                 var prop = $(this);
                 var p = {
@@ -607,7 +603,17 @@
                 if (p.p) {
                     p.v = prop.find(".node-input-prop-property-value").typedInput('value');
                     p.vt = prop.find(".node-input-prop-property-value").typedInput('type');
-                    node.props.push(p);
+                    if (p.p === "payload") { // save payload to old "legacy" property
+                        node.payloadType = p.vt;
+                        node.payload = p.v;
+                    } 
+                    else if (p.p === "topic" && p.vt === "str") {
+                        node.topic = p.v;
+                        node.props.push(p);
+                    } 
+                    else {
+                        node.props.push(p);
+                    }
                 }
             });
         },
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js
index d837de290..0a42a2506 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.onceDelay = (n.onceDelay || 0.1) * 1000;
         this.interval_id = null;
         this.cronjob = null;
+        if (n.payload && n.payloadType) { // load up original payload
+            this.props.unshift({p:"payload",v:n.payload,vt:n.payloadType});
+        }
         var node = this;
 
         node.props.forEach(function (prop) {
@@ -64,29 +67,29 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         }
 
         node.repeaterSetup = function () {
-          if (this.repeat && !isNaN(this.repeat) && this.repeat > 0) {
-            this.repeat = this.repeat * 1000;
-            if (RED.settings.verbose) {
-              this.log(RED._("inject.repeat", this));
+            if (this.repeat && !isNaN(this.repeat) && this.repeat > 0) {
+                this.repeat = this.repeat * 1000;
+                if (RED.settings.verbose) {
+                    this.log(RED._("inject.repeat", this));
+                }
+                this.interval_id = setInterval(function() {
+                    node.emit("input", {});
+                }, this.repeat);
+            } else if (this.crontab) {
+                if (RED.settings.verbose) {
+                    this.log(RED._("inject.crontab", this));
+                }
+                this.cronjob = new cron.CronJob(this.crontab, function() { node.emit("input", {}); }, null, true);
             }
-            this.interval_id = setInterval(function() {
-              node.emit("input", {});
-            }, this.repeat);
-          } else if (this.crontab) {
-            if (RED.settings.verbose) {
-              this.log(RED._("inject.crontab", this));
-            }
-            this.cronjob = new cron.CronJob(this.crontab, function() { node.emit("input", {}); }, null, true);
-          }
         };
 
         if (this.once) {
             this.onceTimeout = setTimeout( function() {
-              node.emit("input",{});
-              node.repeaterSetup();
+                node.emit("input",{});
+                node.repeaterSetup();
             }, this.onceDelay);
         } else {
-          node.repeaterSetup();
+            node.repeaterSetup();
         }
 
         this.on("input", function(msg) {