diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/events.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/events.js
index f79cc864f..41e669aba 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/events.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/events.js
@@ -32,11 +32,16 @@
              }
          }
      }
-     function emit(evt,arg) {
+     function emit() {
+         var evt = arguments[0]
+         var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1);
+         if (RED.events.DEBUG) {
+             console.log(evt,args);
+         }
          if (handlers[evt]) {
              for (var i=0;i<handlers[evt].length;i++) {
                  try {
-                     handlers[evt][i](arg);
+                     handlers[evt][i].apply(null, args);
                  } catch(err) {
                      console.log("RED.events.emit error: ["+evt+"] "+(err.toString()));
                      console.log(err);
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/history.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/history.js
index 73796e51c..391d21d68 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/history.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/history.js
@@ -260,9 +260,12 @@ RED.history = (function() {
                                 }
                                 node.dirty = true;
                             }
+                            RED.events.emit("nodes:change",node);
                         }
                     }
-
+                }
+                if (subflow) {
+                    RED.events.emit("subflows:change", subflow);
                 }
             } else if (ev.t == "move") {
                 inverseEv = {
@@ -323,6 +326,17 @@ RED.history = (function() {
                         ev.node[i] = ev.changes[i];
                     }
                 }
+                var eventType;
+                switch(ev.node.type) {
+                    case 'tab': eventType = "flows"; break;
+                    case 'group': eventType = "groups"; break;
+                    case 'subflow': eventType = "subflows"; break;
+                    default: eventType = "nodes"; break;
+                }
+                eventType += ":change";
+                RED.events.emit(eventType,ev.node);
+
+
                 if (ev.node.type === 'tab' && ev.changes.hasOwnProperty('disabled')) {
                     $("#red-ui-tab-"+(ev.node.id.replace(".","-"))).toggleClass('red-ui-workspace-disabled',!!ev.node.disabled);
                     $("#red-ui-workspace").toggleClass("red-ui-workspace-disabled",!!ev.node.disabled);
@@ -559,7 +573,6 @@ RED.history = (function() {
             RED.nodes.dirty(ev.dirty);
             RED.view.updateActive();
             RED.view.select(null);
-            RED.palette.refresh();
             RED.workspaces.refresh();
             RED.sidebar.config.refresh();
             RED.subflow.refresh();
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index b823f46f4..587a23d5b 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
 
     function setDirty(d) {
         dirty = d;
-        RED.events.emit("nodes:change",{dirty:dirty});
+        RED.events.emit("workspace:dirty",{dirty:dirty});
     }
 
     var registry = (function() {
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
     }
     function addLink(l) {
         links.push(l);
+        RED.events.emit("links:add",l);
     }
 
     function getNode(id) {
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                     delete nodeTabMap[node.z][node.id];
                 }
                 removedLinks = links.filter(function(l) { return (l.source === node) || (l.target === node); });
-                removedLinks.forEach(function(l) {links.splice(links.indexOf(l), 1); });
+                removedLinks.forEach(removeLink);
                 var updatedConfigNode = false;
                 for (var d in node._def.defaults) {
                     if (node._def.defaults.hasOwnProperty(d)) {
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         }
         nodeTabMap[z][node.id] = node;
         node.z = z;
+        RED.events.emit("nodes:change",node);
     }
     function moveGroupToTab(group, z) {
         var index = groupsByZ[group.z].indexOf(group);
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         groupsByZ[z] = groupsByZ[z] || [];
         groupsByZ[z].push(group);
         group.z = z;
+        RED.events.emit("groups:change",group);
     }
 
     function removeLink(l) {
@@ -331,6 +334,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         if (index != -1) {
             links.splice(index,1);
         }
+        RED.events.emit("links:remove",l);
     }
 
     function addWorkspace(ws,targetIndex) {
@@ -343,44 +347,49 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         } else {
             workspacesOrder.splice(targetIndex,0,ws.id);
         }
+        RED.events.emit('flows:add',ws);
     }
     function getWorkspace(id) {
         return workspaces[id];
     }
     function removeWorkspace(id) {
-        delete workspaces[id];
-        delete nodeTabMap[id];
-        workspacesOrder.splice(workspacesOrder.indexOf(id),1);
-
+        var ws = workspaces[id];
         var removedNodes = [];
         var removedLinks = [];
         var removedGroups = [];
-        var n;
-        var node;
-        for (n=0;n<nodes.length;n++) {
-            node = nodes[n];
-            if (node.z == id) {
-                removedNodes.push(node);
-            }
-        }
-        for(n in configNodes) {
-            if (configNodes.hasOwnProperty(n)) {
-                node = configNodes[n];
+        if (ws) {
+            delete workspaces[id];
+            delete nodeTabMap[id];
+            workspacesOrder.splice(workspacesOrder.indexOf(id),1);
+            var n;
+            var node;
+            for (n=0;n<nodes.length;n++) {
+                node = nodes[n];
                 if (node.z == id) {
                     removedNodes.push(node);
                 }
             }
-        }
-        removedGroups = groupsByZ[id] || [];
-        removedGroups.forEach(function(g) {
-            delete groups[g.id]
-        })
-        delete groupsByZ[id];
+            for(n in configNodes) {
+                if (configNodes.hasOwnProperty(n)) {
+                    node = configNodes[n];
+                    if (node.z == id) {
+                        removedNodes.push(node);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            removedGroups = groupsByZ[id] || [];
+            removedGroups.forEach(function(g) {
+                delete groups[g.id]
+            })
+            delete groupsByZ[id];
 
-        for (n=0;n<removedNodes.length;n++) {
-            var result = removeNode(removedNodes[n].id);
-            removedLinks = removedLinks.concat(result.links);
+            for (n=0;n<removedNodes.length;n++) {
+                var result = removeNode(removedNodes[n].id);
+                removedLinks = removedLinks.concat(result.links);
+            }
+            RED.events.emit('flows:remove',ws);
         }
+
         return {nodes:removedNodes,links:removedLinks, groups: removedGroups};
     }
 
@@ -438,14 +447,18 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             }
         });
         sf._def = RED.nodes.getType("subflow:"+sf.id);
+        RED.events.emit("subflows:add",sf);
     }
     function getSubflow(id) {
         return subflows[id];
     }
     function removeSubflow(sf) {
-        delete subflows[sf.id];
-        delete nodeTabMap[sf.id];
-        registry.removeNodeType("subflow:"+sf.id);
+        if (subflows[sf.id]) {
+            delete subflows[sf.id];
+            delete nodeTabMap[sf.id];
+            registry.removeNodeType("subflow:"+sf.id);
+            RED.events.emit("subflows:remove",sf);
+        }
     }
 
     function subflowContains(sfid,nodeid) {
@@ -1508,6 +1521,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         groupsByZ = {};
 
         var subflowIds = Object.keys(subflows);
+        subflows = {};
         subflowIds.forEach(function(id) {
             RED.subflow.removeSubflow(id)
         });
@@ -1524,6 +1538,8 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         RED.sidebar.config.refresh();
         RED.sidebar.info.refresh();
 
+        RED.events.emit("workspace:clear");
+
         // var node_defs = {};
         // var nodes = [];
         // var configNodes = {};
@@ -1539,6 +1555,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         groupsByZ[group.z] = groupsByZ[group.z] || [];
         groupsByZ[group.z].push(group);
         groups[group.id] = group;
+        RED.events.emit("groups:add",group);
     }
     function removeGroup(group) {
         var i = groupsByZ[group.z].indexOf(group);
@@ -1553,6 +1570,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         RED.group.markDirty(group);
 
         delete groups[group.id];
+        RED.events.emit("groups:remove",group);
     }
 
 
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 9e91410a9..fdff99a69 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
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ RED.deploy = (function() {
 
 
 
-        RED.events.on('nodes:change',function(state) {
+        RED.events.on('workspace:dirty',function(state) {
             if (state.dirty) {
                 window.onbeforeunload = function() {
                     return RED._("deploy.confirm.undeployedChanges");
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
index 6605a1337..e36e5c969 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                         editing_node.dirty = true;
                         validateNode(editing_node);
                         RED.events.emit("editor:save",editing_node);
+                        RED.events.emit("nodes:change",editing_node);
                         RED.tray.close();
                     }
                 }
@@ -1989,6 +1990,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                     RED.view.redraw(true);
                     if (!configAdding) {
                         RED.events.emit("editor:save",editing_config_node);
+                        RED.events.emit("nodes:change",editing_config_node);
                     }
                     RED.tray.close(function() {
                         updateConfigNodeSelect(configProperty,configType,editing_config_node.id,prefix);
@@ -2222,7 +2224,6 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                             changes.env = editing_node.env;
                             changed = true;
                         }
-                        RED.palette.refresh();
 
                         if (changed) {
                             var wasChanged = editing_node.changed;
@@ -2242,6 +2243,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                                     validateNode(n);
                                 }
                             });
+                            RED.events.emit("subflows:change",editing_node);
                             RED.nodes.dirty(true);
                             var historyEvent = {
                                 t:'edit',
@@ -2535,6 +2537,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                                 changed:wasChanged
                             };
                             RED.history.push(historyEvent);
+                            RED.events.emit("groups:change",editing_node);
                         }
                         editing_node.dirty = true;
                         RED.tray.close();
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
index 22c168e22..a513e01ea 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ RED.group = (function() {
             } else {
                 delete n.g;
             }
+            if (n.type === 'group') {
+                RED.events.emit("groups:change",n)
+            } else {
+                RED.events.emit("nodes:change",n)
+            }
         })
         RED.nodes.removeGroup(g);
         return nodes;
@@ -491,6 +496,11 @@ RED.group = (function() {
                 group.y = Math.min(group.y,n.y-n.h/2-25);
                 group.w = Math.max(group.w,n.x+n.w/2+25+((n._def.button && n._def.align=="right")?20:0) - group.x);
                 group.h = Math.max(group.h,n.y+n.h/2+25-group.y);
+                if (n.type === 'group') {
+                    RED.events.emit("groups:change",n)
+                } else {
+                    RED.events.emit("nodes:change",n)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -520,6 +530,11 @@ RED.group = (function() {
             } else {
                 delete n.g;
             }
+            if (n.type === 'group') {
+                RED.events.emit("groups:change",n)
+            } else {
+                RED.events.emit("nodes:change",n)
+            }
         }
         markDirty(group);
     }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
index 19e257e79..345f7e7f3 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
     function setIcon(element,sf) {
         var icon_url = RED.utils.getNodeIcon(sf._def);
         var iconContainer = element.find(".red-ui-palette-icon-container");
-        RED.utils.createIconElement(icon_url, iconContainer, true);
+        var currentIcon = iconContainer.attr("data-palette-icon");
+        if (currentIcon !== icon_url) {
+            iconContainer.attr("data-palette-icon", icon_url);
+            RED.utils.createIconElement(icon_url, iconContainer, true);
+        }
     }
 
     function getPaletteNode(type) {
@@ -224,6 +228,7 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
                 var iconContainer = $('<div/>', {
                     class: "red-ui-palette-icon-container"+(((!def.align && def.inputs !== 0 && def.outputs === 0) || "right" === def.align) ? " red-ui-palette-icon-container-right" : "")
                 }).appendTo(d);
+                iconContainer.attr("data-palette-icon", icon_url);
                 RED.utils.createIconElement(icon_url, iconContainer, true);
             }
 
@@ -452,61 +457,67 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
         categoryNode.show();
         paletteNode.show();
     }
-
     function refreshNodeTypes() {
-        RED.nodes.eachSubflow(function(sf) {
-            var paletteNode = getPaletteNode('subflow:'+sf.id);
-            var portInput = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-port-input");
-            var portOutput = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-port-output");
+        RED.nodes.eachSubflow(refreshSubflow)
+    }
+    function refreshSubflow(sf) {
+        var paletteNode = getPaletteNode('subflow:'+sf.id);
+        var portInput = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-port-input");
+        var portOutput = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-port-output");
 
-            var paletteLabel = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-label");
-            paletteLabel.attr("class","red-ui-palette-label" + (((!sf._def.align && sf.in.length !== 0 && sf.out.length === 0) || "right" === sf._def.align) ? " red-ui-palette-label-right" : ""));
+        var paletteLabel = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-label");
+        paletteLabel.attr("class","red-ui-palette-label" + (((!sf._def.align && sf.in.length !== 0 && sf.out.length === 0) || "right" === sf._def.align) ? " red-ui-palette-label-right" : ""));
 
-            var paletteIconContainer = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-icon-container");
-            paletteIconContainer.attr("class","red-ui-palette-icon-container" + (((!sf._def.align && sf.in.length !== 0 && sf.out.length === 0) || "right" === sf._def.align) ? " red-ui-palette-icon-container-right" : ""));
+        var paletteIconContainer = paletteNode.find(".red-ui-palette-icon-container");
+        paletteIconContainer.attr("class","red-ui-palette-icon-container" + (((!sf._def.align && sf.in.length !== 0 && sf.out.length === 0) || "right" === sf._def.align) ? " red-ui-palette-icon-container-right" : ""));
 
-            if (portInput.length === 0 && sf.in.length > 0) {
-                var portIn = document.createElement("div");
-                portIn.className = "red-ui-palette-port red-ui-palette-port-input";
-                paletteNode.append(portIn);
-            } else if (portInput.length !== 0 && sf.in.length === 0) {
-                portInput.remove();
-            }
+        if (portInput.length === 0 && sf.in.length > 0) {
+            var portIn = document.createElement("div");
+            portIn.className = "red-ui-palette-port red-ui-palette-port-input";
+            paletteNode.append(portIn);
+        } else if (portInput.length !== 0 && sf.in.length === 0) {
+            portInput.remove();
+        }
 
-            if (portOutput.length === 0 && sf.out.length > 0) {
-                var portOut = document.createElement("div");
-                portOut.className = "red-ui-palette-port red-ui-palette-port-output";
-                paletteNode.append(portOut);
-            } else if (portOutput.length !== 0 && sf.out.length === 0) {
-                portOutput.remove();
-            }
+        if (portOutput.length === 0 && sf.out.length > 0) {
+            var portOut = document.createElement("div");
+            portOut.className = "red-ui-palette-port red-ui-palette-port-output";
+            paletteNode.append(portOut);
+        } else if (portOutput.length !== 0 && sf.out.length === 0) {
+            portOutput.remove();
+        }
+        var currentLabel = paletteNode.attr("data-palette-label");
+        var currentInfo = paletteNode.attr("data-palette-info");
+
+        if (currentLabel !== sf.name || currentInfo !== sf.info) {
+            paletteNode.attr("data-palette-info",sf.info);
             setLabel(sf.type+":"+sf.id,paletteNode,sf.name,RED.utils.renderMarkdown(sf.info||""));
-            setIcon(paletteNode,sf);
+        }
+        setIcon(paletteNode,sf);
 
-            var currentCategory = paletteNode.data('category');
-            var newCategory = (sf.category||"subflows");
-            if (currentCategory !== newCategory) {
-                var category = escapeCategory(newCategory);
-                createCategory(newCategory,category,category,"node-red");
+        var currentCategory = paletteNode.data('category');
+        var newCategory = (sf.category||"subflows");
+        if (currentCategory !== newCategory) {
+            var category = escapeCategory(newCategory);
+            createCategory(newCategory,category,category,"node-red");
 
-                var currentCategoryNode = paletteNode.closest(".red-ui-palette-category");
-                var newCategoryNode = $("#red-ui-palette-"+category);
-                newCategoryNode.append(paletteNode);
-                if (newCategoryNode.find(".red-ui-palette-node").length === 1) {
-                    categoryContainers[category].open();
-                }
-
-                paletteNode.data('category',newCategory);
-                if (currentCategoryNode.find(".red-ui-palette-node").length === 0) {
-                    if (currentCategoryNode.find("i").hasClass("expanded")) {
-                        currentCategoryNode.find(".red-ui-palette-content").slideToggle();
-                        currentCategoryNode.find("i").toggleClass("expanded");
-                    }
-                }
+            var currentCategoryNode = paletteNode.closest(".red-ui-palette-category");
+            var newCategoryNode = $("#red-ui-palette-"+category);
+            newCategoryNode.append(paletteNode);
+            if (newCategoryNode.find(".red-ui-palette-node").length === 1) {
+                categoryContainers[category].open();
             }
 
-            paletteNode.css("backgroundColor", sf.color);
-        });
+            paletteNode.data('category',newCategory);
+            if (currentCategoryNode.find(".red-ui-palette-node").length === 0) {
+                if (currentCategoryNode.find("i").hasClass("expanded")) {
+                    currentCategoryNode.find(".red-ui-palette-content").slideToggle();
+                    currentCategoryNode.find("i").toggleClass("expanded");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        paletteNode.css("backgroundColor", sf.color);
     }
 
     function filterChange(val) {
@@ -544,6 +555,8 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
         $('<div class="red-ui-component-footer"></div>').appendTo("#red-ui-palette");
         $('<div id="red-ui-palette-shade" class="hide"></div>').appendTo("#red-ui-palette");
 
+        $("#red-ui-palette > .red-ui-palette-spinner").show();
+
 
         RED.events.on('registry:node-type-added', function(nodeType) {
             var def = RED.nodes.getType(nodeType);
@@ -585,7 +598,8 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
             }
         });
 
-        $("#red-ui-palette > .red-ui-palette-spinner").show();
+        RED.events.on("subflows:change",refreshSubflow);
+
 
 
         $("#red-ui-palette-search input").searchBox({
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js
index 137af02ac..b60cbe991 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
         RED.view.redraw();
         $("#red-ui-subflow-input-add").addClass("active");
         $("#red-ui-subflow-input-remove").removeClass("active");
-        RED.palette.refresh();
+        RED.events.emit("subflows:change",subflow);
     }
 
     function removeSubflowInput() {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
         $("#red-ui-subflow-input-add").removeClass("active");
         $("#red-ui-subflow-input-remove").addClass("active");
         activeSubflow.changed = true;
-        RED.palette.refresh();
+        RED.events.emit("subflows:change",activeSubflow);
         return {subflowInputs: [ removedInput ], links:removedInputLinks};
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
         RED.nodes.dirty(true);
         RED.view.redraw();
         $("#red-ui-subflow-output .spinner-value").text(subflow.out.length);
-        RED.palette.refresh();
+        RED.events.emit("subflows:change",subflow);
     }
 
     function removeSubflowOutput(removedSubflowOutputs) {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
             }
         }
         activeSubflow.changed = true;
-        RED.palette.refresh();
+        RED.events.emit("subflows:change",activeSubflow);
         return {subflowOutputs: removedSubflowOutputs, links: removedLinks}
     }
 
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
         RED.view.select();
         RED.nodes.dirty(true);
         RED.view.redraw();
+        RED.events.emit("subflows:change",subflow);
         $("#red-ui-subflow-status").prop("checked",!!subflow.status);
         $("#red-ui-subflow-status").parent().parent().toggleClass("active",!!subflow.status);
     }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index e4fe0a33d..35bcbb4e6 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     historyEvent.removedLinks = [spliceLink];
                 }
 
+                RED.nodes.add(nn);
+
                 var group = $(ui.helper).data("group");
                 if (group) {
                     RED.group.addToGroup(group, nn);
@@ -409,7 +411,6 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 }
 
                 RED.history.push(historyEvent);
-                RED.nodes.add(nn);
                 RED.editor.validateNode(nn);
                 RED.nodes.dirty(true);
                 // auto select dropped node - so info shows (if visible)
@@ -4528,6 +4529,7 @@ if (DEBUG_EVENTS) { console.warn("nodeMouseDown", mouse_mode,d); }
                         }
                         node.dirty = true;
                         node.changed = true;
+                        RED.events.emit("nodes:change",node);
                     }
                 }
             }
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 1f361d0f7..7a5f7a86c 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
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
                                 });
                                 RED.view.redraw();
                             }
+                            RED.events.emit("flows:change",workspace);
                         }
                         RED.tray.close();
                     }
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
             }
             workspace.changed = true;
             RED.history.push(historyEvent);
+            RED.events.emit("flows:change",workspace);
             RED.nodes.dirty(true);
             RED.sidebar.config.refresh();
             var selection = RED.view.selection();
@@ -412,9 +414,14 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
     }
 
     function setWorkspaceOrder(order) {
-        RED.nodes.setWorkspaceOrder(order.filter(function(id) {
+        var newOrder = order.filter(function(id) {
             return RED.nodes.workspace(id) !== undefined;
-        }));
+        })
+        var currentOrder = RED.nodes.getWorkspaceOrder();
+        if (JSON.stringify(newOrder) !== JSON.stringify(currentOrder)) {
+            RED.nodes.setWorkspaceOrder(newOrder);
+            RED.events.emit("flows:reorder",newOrder);
+        }
         workspace_tabs.order(order);
     }