diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js
index 7815efc7d..bef2ffc69 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
                 diff: remoteDiff
             }
         }
-        
+
         var selectState = "";
 
         if (conflicted) {
@@ -1158,19 +1158,19 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
             }
         });
 
-        return {
+        var diff = {
             currentConfig: currentConfig,
             newConfig: newConfig,
             added: added,
             deleted: deleted,
             changed: changed,
             moved: moved
-        }
+        };
+        return diff;
     }
     function resolveDiffs(localDiff,remoteDiff) {
         var conflicted = {};
         var resolutions = {};
-
         var diff = {
             localDiff: localDiff,
             remoteDiff: remoteDiff,
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
                         if (node) {
                             nodeChangedStates[id] = node.changed;
                         }
-                        localChangedStates[id] = true;
+                        localChangedStates[id] = 1;
                         newConfig.push(remoteDiff.newConfig.all[id]);
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
                     nodeChangedStates[id] = node.changed;
                 }
                 if (!localDiff.added.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
-                    localChangedStates[id] = true;
+                    localChangedStates[id] = 2;
                     newConfig.push(remoteDiff.newConfig.all[id]);
                 }
             }
@@ -1376,24 +1376,42 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
     }
 
     function mergeDiff(diff) {
+        //console.log(diff);
         var appliedDiff = applyDiff(diff);
 
         var newConfig = appliedDiff.config;
         var nodeChangedStates = appliedDiff.nodeChangedStates;
         var localChangedStates = appliedDiff.localChangedStates;
 
+        var isDirty = RED.nodes.dirty();
+
         var historyEvent = {
             t:"replace",
             config: RED.nodes.createCompleteNodeSet(),
             changed: nodeChangedStates,
-            dirty: RED.nodes.dirty(),
+            dirty: isDirty,
             rev: RED.nodes.version()
         }
 
         RED.history.push(historyEvent);
 
+        var originalFlow = RED.nodes.originalFlow();
+        // originalFlow is what the editor things it loaded
+        //  - add any newly added nodes from remote diff as they are now part of the record
+        for (var id in diff.remoteDiff.added) {
+            if (diff.remoteDiff.added.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+                if (diff.remoteDiff.newConfig.all.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+                    originalFlow.push(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(diff.remoteDiff.newConfig.all[id])));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         RED.nodes.clear();
         var imported = RED.nodes.import(newConfig);
+
+        // Restore the original flow so subsequent merge resolutions can properly
+        // identify new-vs-old
+        RED.nodes.originalFlow(originalFlow);
         imported[0].forEach(function(n) {
             if (nodeChangedStates[n.id] || localChangedStates[n.id]) {
                 n.changed = true;
@@ -1402,11 +1420,16 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
 
         RED.nodes.version(diff.remoteDiff.rev);
 
+        if (isDirty) {
+            RED.nodes.dirty(true);
+        }
+
         RED.view.redraw(true);
         RED.palette.refresh();
         RED.workspaces.refresh();
         RED.sidebar.config.refresh();
     }
+
     function showTestFlowDiff(index) {
         if (index === 1) {
             var localFlow = RED.nodes.createCompleteNodeSet();