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 895c659ef..8c2de37ed 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
@@ -331,10 +331,12 @@ RED.history = (function() {
                             var currentConfigNode = RED.nodes.node(ev.node[i]);
                             if (currentConfigNode) {
                                 currentConfigNode.users.splice(currentConfigNode.users.indexOf(ev.node),1);
+                                RED.events.emit("nodes:change",currentConfigNode);
                             }
                             var newConfigNode = RED.nodes.node(ev.changes[i]);
                             if (newConfigNode) {
                                 newConfigNode.users.push(ev.node);
+                                RED.events.emit("nodes:change",newConfigNode);
                             }
                         }
                         ev.node[i] = ev.changes[i];
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 e0ac736d0..c59e02d0e 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
@@ -1283,10 +1283,12 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                                                 if (configNode) {
                                                     var users = configNode.users;
                                                     users.splice(users.indexOf(editing_node),1);
+                                                    RED.events.emit("nodes:change",configNode);
                                                 }
                                                 configNode = RED.nodes.node(newValue);
                                                 if (configNode) {
                                                     configNode.users.push(editing_node);
+                                                    RED.events.emit("nodes:change",configNode);
                                                 }
                                             }
                                             changes[d] = editing_node[d];
@@ -1911,10 +1913,12 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                                     if (configNode) {
                                         var users = configNode.users;
                                         users.splice(users.indexOf(editing_config_node),1);
+                                        RED.events.emit("nodes:change",configNode);
                                     }
                                     configNode = RED.nodes.node(newValue);
                                     if (configNode) {
                                         configNode.users.push(editing_config_node);
+                                        RED.events.emit("nodes:change",configNode);
                                     }
                                 }
                                 editing_config_node[d] = newValue;
@@ -2503,10 +2507,12 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                                                 if (configNode) {
                                                     var users = configNode.users;
                                                     users.splice(users.indexOf(editing_node),1);
+                                                    RED.events.emit("nodes:change",configNode);
                                                 }
                                                 configNode = RED.nodes.node(newValue);
                                                 if (configNode) {
                                                     configNode.users.push(editing_node);
+                                                    RED.events.emit("nodes:change",configNode);
                                                 }
                                             }
                                             changes[d] = editing_node[d];