diff --git a/js/id/core/history.js b/js/id/core/history.js
index 87c9b0075..f4922d7cd 100644
--- a/js/id/core/history.js
+++ b/js/id/core/history.js
@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ iD.History = function(context) {
             }
         },
 
+        // Same as calling pop and then perform
+        overwrite: function() {
+            var previous = stack[index].graph;
+
+            if (index > 0) {
+                index--;
+                stack.pop();
+            }
+            stack = stack.slice(0, index + 1);
+            stack.push(perform(arguments));
+            index++;
+
+            return change(previous);
+        },
+
         undo: function() {
             var previous = stack[index].graph;
 
diff --git a/js/id/id.js b/js/id/id.js
index d9546502d..03702711c 100644
--- a/js/id/id.js
+++ b/js/id/id.js
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ window.iD = function () {
     context.perform = withDebouncedSave(history.perform);
     context.replace = withDebouncedSave(history.replace);
     context.pop = withDebouncedSave(history.pop);
+    context.overwrite = withDebouncedSave(history.overwrite);
     context.undo = withDebouncedSave(history.undo);
     context.redo = withDebouncedSave(history.redo);
 
diff --git a/test/spec/core/history.js b/test/spec/core/history.js
index f46907f21..d8be41a63 100644
--- a/test/spec/core/history.js
+++ b/test/spec/core/history.js
@@ -122,6 +122,49 @@ describe("iD.History", function () {
         });
     });
 
+    describe("#overwrite", function () {
+        it("returns a difference", function () {
+            history.perform(action, "annotation");
+            expect(history.overwrite(action).changes()).to.eql({});
+        });
+
+        it("updates the graph", function () {
+            history.perform(action, "annotation");
+            var node = iD.Node();
+            history.overwrite(function (graph) { return graph.replace(node); });
+            expect(history.graph().entity(node.id)).to.equal(node);
+        });
+
+        it("replaces the undo annotation", function () {
+            history.perform(action, "annotation1");
+            history.overwrite(action, "annotation2");
+            expect(history.undoAnnotation()).to.equal("annotation2");
+        });
+
+        it("does not push the redo stack", function () {
+            history.perform(action, "annotation");
+            history.overwrite(action, "annotation2");
+            expect(history.redoAnnotation()).to.be.undefined;
+        });
+
+        it("emits a change event", function () {
+            history.perform(action, "annotation");
+            history.on('change', spy);
+            var difference = history.overwrite(action, "annotation2");
+            expect(spy).to.have.been.calledWith(difference);
+        });
+
+        it("performs multiple actions", function () {
+            var action1 = sinon.stub().returns(iD.Graph()),
+                action2 = sinon.stub().returns(iD.Graph());
+            history.perform(action, "annotation");
+            history.overwrite(action1, action2, "annotation2");
+            expect(action1).to.have.been.called;
+            expect(action2).to.have.been.called;
+            expect(history.undoAnnotation()).to.equal("annotation2");
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("#undo", function () {
         it("returns a difference", function () {
             expect(history.undo().changes()).to.eql({});