diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index e042ee8384..9cc7ce9695 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -1842,6 +1842,13 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._saveData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 				Zotero.Annotations.removeCacheImage({ libraryID, key });
 			}.bind(this));
 		}
+		
+		let fields = ['Type', 'Text', 'Comment', 'PageLabel', 'SortIndex', 'Position', 'IsExternal'];
+		for (let field of fields) {
+			this._clearChanged('annotation' + field);
+		}
+		this._markForReload('annotation');
+		this._markForReload('annotationDeferred');
 	}
 	
 	// Add to new collections
diff --git a/test/tests/annotationsTest.js b/test/tests/annotationsTest.js
index 4d6ec2326e..b4f1c926e6 100644
--- a/test/tests/annotationsTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/annotationsTest.js
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ describe("Zotero.Annotations", function() {
 			json.pageLabel = '';
 			await Zotero.Annotations.saveFromJSON(attachment, json);
 			
-			assert.equal(annotation.annotationComment, '');
-			assert.equal(annotation.annotationPageLabel, '');
+			assert.isNull(annotation.annotationComment);
+			assert.isNull(annotation.annotationPageLabel);
 		});
 	});
 })
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diff --git a/test/tests/itemTest.js b/test/tests/itemTest.js
index 14b9bb7666..9435c8c398 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemTest.js
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ describe("Zotero.Item", function () {
 					]
 				});
 				await annotation.saveTx();
+				assert.isFalse(annotation.hasChanged());
 			});
 			
 			it("should save a note annotation", async function () {
@@ -1268,6 +1269,7 @@ describe("Zotero.Item", function () {
 					]
 				});
 				await annotation.saveTx();
+				assert.isFalse(annotation.hasChanged());
 			});
 			
 			it("should save an image annotation", async function () {
@@ -1292,6 +1294,7 @@ describe("Zotero.Item", function () {
 					height: 1
 				});
 				await annotation.saveTx();
+				assert.isFalse(annotation.hasChanged());
 				
 				var blob = new Blob([array], { type: 'image/png' });
 				await Zotero.Annotations.saveCacheImage(annotation, blob);