diff --git a/editor/js/ui/diff.js b/editor/js/ui/diff.js
index b5af903a0..457ba5638 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/diff.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/diff.js
@@ -881,7 +881,6 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
                 }
             }
         }
-
         var properties = Object.keys(node).filter(function(p) { return p!='inputLabels'&&p!='outputLabels'&&p!='z'&&p!='wires'&&p!=='x'&&p!=='y'&&p!=='id'&&p!=='type'&&(!def.defaults||!def.defaults.hasOwnProperty(p))});
         if (def.defaults) {
             properties = properties.concat(Object.keys(def.defaults));
@@ -889,6 +888,13 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
         if (node.type !== 'tab') {
             properties = properties.concat(['inputLabels','outputLabels']);
         }
+        if ( ((localNode && localNode.hasOwnProperty('icon')) || (remoteNode && remoteNode.hasOwnProperty('icon'))) &&
+            properties.indexOf('icon') === -1
+        ) {
+            properties.unshift('icon');
+        }
+
+
         properties.forEach(function(d) {
             localChanged = false;
             remoteChanged = false;
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/editor.js b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
index e0445be54..46904131b 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                                     changed = true;
                                 }
                             } else {
-                                if (icon !== defaultIcon) {
+                                if (icon !== "" && icon !== defaultIcon) {
                                     changes.icon = editing_node.icon;
                                     editing_node.icon = icon;
                                     changed = true;