diff --git a/editor/js/ui/view.js b/editor/js/ui/view.js
index 39a3a6288..d8cfc3637 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/view.js
@@ -961,33 +961,38 @@ RED.view = (function() {
             if (moving_set.length > 0) {
                 var ns = [];
                 for (var j=0;j<moving_set.length;j++) {
-                    ns.push({n:moving_set[j].n,ox:moving_set[j].ox,oy:moving_set[j].oy,moved:moving_set[j].n.moved});
-                    moving_set[j].n.dirty = true;
-                    moving_set[j].n.moved = true;
+                    var n = moving_set[j];
+                    if (n.ox !== n.n.x || n.oy !== n.n.y) {
+                        ns.push({n:n.n,ox:n.ox,oy:n.oy,moved:n.n.moved});
+                        n.n.dirty = true;
+                        n.n.moved = true;
+                    }
                 }
-                historyEvent = {t:"move",nodes:ns,dirty:RED.nodes.dirty()};
-                if (activeSpliceLink) {
-                    // TODO: DRY - droppable/nodeMouseDown/canvasMouseUp
-                    var spliceLink = d3.select(activeSpliceLink).data()[0];
-                    RED.nodes.removeLink(spliceLink);
-                    var link1 = {
-                        source:spliceLink.source,
-                        sourcePort:spliceLink.sourcePort,
-                        target: moving_set[0].n
-                    };
-                    var link2 = {
-                        source:moving_set[0].n,
-                        sourcePort:0,
-                        target: spliceLink.target
-                    };
-                    RED.nodes.addLink(link1);
-                    RED.nodes.addLink(link2);
-                    historyEvent.links = [link1,link2];
-                    historyEvent.removedLinks = [spliceLink];
-                    updateActiveNodes();
+                if (ns.length > 0) {
+                    historyEvent = {t:"move",nodes:ns,dirty:RED.nodes.dirty()};
+                    if (activeSpliceLink) {
+                        // TODO: DRY - droppable/nodeMouseDown/canvasMouseUp
+                        var spliceLink = d3.select(activeSpliceLink).data()[0];
+                        RED.nodes.removeLink(spliceLink);
+                        var link1 = {
+                            source:spliceLink.source,
+                            sourcePort:spliceLink.sourcePort,
+                            target: moving_set[0].n
+                        };
+                        var link2 = {
+                            source:moving_set[0].n,
+                            sourcePort:0,
+                            target: spliceLink.target
+                        };
+                        RED.nodes.addLink(link1);
+                        RED.nodes.addLink(link2);
+                        historyEvent.links = [link1,link2];
+                        historyEvent.removedLinks = [spliceLink];
+                        updateActiveNodes();
+                    }
+                    RED.nodes.dirty(true);
+                    RED.history.push(historyEvent);
                 }
-                RED.nodes.dirty(true);
-                RED.history.push(historyEvent);
             }
         }
         if (mouse_mode == RED.state.MOVING || mouse_mode == RED.state.MOVING_ACTIVE) {
@@ -2185,10 +2190,10 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
                             thisNode.selectAll(".node_changed")
                                 .attr("x",function(d){return d.w-10})
-                                .classed("hidden",function(d) { return !d.changed; });
+                                .classed("hidden",function(d) { return !(d.changed||d.moved); });
 
                             thisNode.selectAll(".node_error")
-                                .attr("x",function(d){return d.w-10-(d.changed?13:0)})
+                                .attr("x",function(d){return d.w-10-((d.changed||d.moved)?13:0)})
                                 .classed("hidden",function(d) { return d.valid; });
 
                             thisNode.selectAll(".port_input").each(function(d,i) {