diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 4c9238125..cee9ab0eb 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -440,18 +440,21 @@ iD.Map = function() {
 
     map.perform = function(action) {
         map.history.perform(action);
+        map.update();
         redraw();
         return map;
     };
 
     map.undo = function() {
         map.history.undo();
+        map.update();
         redraw();
         return map;
     };
 
     map.redo = function() {
         map.history.redo();
+        map.update();
         redraw();
         return map;
     };
diff --git a/test/spec/Map.js b/test/spec/Map.js
index ec8d9484d..63054d7a4 100644
--- a/test/spec/Map.js
+++ b/test/spec/Map.js
@@ -61,6 +61,30 @@ describe('Map', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    describe("update", function () {
+        var spy;
+
+        beforeEach(function () {
+            spy = sinon.spy();
+            map.on('update', spy);
+        });
+
+        it("is emitted when performing an action", function () {
+            map.perform(iD.actions.noop);
+            expect(spy).to.have.been.called;
+        });
+
+        it("is emitted when undoing an action", function () {
+            map.undo();
+            expect(spy).to.have.been.called;
+        });
+
+        it("is emitted when redoing an action", function () {
+            map.redo();
+            expect(spy).to.have.been.called;
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("surface", function() {
         it("is an SVG element", function() {
            expect(map.surface.node().tagName).to.equal("svg");