diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js
index 1df91dae3..a09fdeb01 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js
@@ -602,10 +602,10 @@ RED.deploy = (function() {
                     node.moved = false;
                 }
             })
-            flowsToLock.forEach(flow => {
-                flow.locked = true
-            })
             RED.nodes.eachConfig(function (confNode) {
+                if (confNode.z) {
+                    ensureUnlocked(confNode.z)
+                }
                 confNode.changed = false;
                 if (confNode.credentials) {
                     delete confNode.credentials;
@@ -615,8 +615,16 @@ RED.deploy = (function() {
                 subflow.changed = false;
             });
             RED.nodes.eachWorkspace(function (ws) {
-                ws.changed = false;
+                if (ws.changed || ws.added) {
+                    ensureUnlocked(ws.z)
+                    ws.changed = false;
+                    delete ws.added
+                    RED.events.emit("flows:change", ws)
+                }
             });
+            flowsToLock.forEach(flow => {
+                flow.locked = true
+            })
             // Once deployed, cannot undo back to a clean state
             RED.history.markAllDirty();
             RED.view.redraw();
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
index 56fb1c79e..9b2b1d0d7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
                 info: "",
                 label: RED._('workspace.defaultName',{number:workspaceIndex}),
                 env: [],
-                hideable: true
+                hideable: true,
             };
+            if (!skipHistoryEntry) {
+                ws.added = true
+            }
             RED.nodes.addWorkspace(ws,targetIndex);
             workspace_tabs.addTab(ws,targetIndex);
 
@@ -93,8 +96,7 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
                 RED.nodes.dirty(true);
             }
         }
-        $("#red-ui-tab-"+(ws.id.replace(".","-"))).attr("flowname",ws.label)
-
+        $("#red-ui-tab-"+(ws.id.replace(".","-"))).attr("flowname",ws.label).toggleClass('red-ui-workspace-changed',!!(ws.contentsChanged || ws.changed || ws.added));
         RED.view.focus();
         return ws;
     }
@@ -645,7 +647,7 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
         })
 
         RED.events.on("flows:change", (ws) => {
-            $("#red-ui-tab-"+(ws.id.replace(".","-"))).toggleClass('red-ui-workspace-changed',!!(ws.contentsChanged || ws.changed));
+            $("#red-ui-tab-"+(ws.id.replace(".","-"))).toggleClass('red-ui-workspace-changed',!!(ws.contentsChanged || ws.changed || ws.added));
         })
 
         hideWorkspace();