diff --git a/js/id/graph/history.js b/js/id/graph/history.js
index 501b0a037..41feba27c 100644
--- a/js/id/graph/history.js
+++ b/js/id/graph/history.js
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 iD.History = function() {
     var stack = [iD.Graph()],
-        index = 0;
+        index = 0,
+        dispatch = d3.dispatch('change');
 
-    return {
+    function maybeChange() {
+        if (stack[index].annotation) {
+            dispatch.change();
+        }
+    }
+
+    var history = {
         graph: function () {
             return stack[index];
         },
@@ -17,11 +24,13 @@ iD.History = function() {
             stack = stack.slice(0, index + 1);
             stack.push(action(this.graph()));
             index++;
+            maybeChange();
         },
 
         replace: function (action) {
             // assert(index == stack.length - 1)
             stack[index] = action(this.graph());
+            maybeChange();
         },
 
         undo: function () {
@@ -29,6 +38,7 @@ iD.History = function() {
                 index--;
                 if (stack[index].annotation) break;
             }
+            dispatch.change();
         },
 
         redo: function () {
@@ -36,6 +46,7 @@ iD.History = function() {
                 index++;
                 if (stack[index].annotation) break;
             }
+            dispatch.change();
         },
 
         undoAnnotation: function () {
@@ -79,5 +90,7 @@ iD.History = function() {
                 'delete': this['delete']()
             };
         }
-    }
+    };
+
+    return d3.rebind(history, dispatch, 'on');
 };
diff --git a/js/id/id.js b/js/id/id.js
index 148968e6d..c053504c4 100644
--- a/js/id/id.js
+++ b/js/id/id.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ var iD = function(container) {
                   "<a href='http://github.com/systemed/iD/issues'>report a bug</a> " +
                   "/ imagery <a href='http://opengeodata.org/microsoft-imagery-details'>&copy; 2012</a> Bing, GeoEye, Getmapping, Intermap, Microsoft.</p>");
 
-        map.on('update', function() {
+        history.on('change', function() {
             var undo = history.undoAnnotation(),
                 redo = history.redoAnnotation();
 
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 7a720838d..611b2db3c 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 iD.Map = function() {
     var connection, history,
         dimensions = [],
-        dispatch = d3.dispatch('move', 'update'),
+        dispatch = d3.dispatch('move'),
         inspector = iD.Inspector(),
         selection = null,
         translateStart,
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ iD.Map = function() {
             .on('dragend', function () {
                 if (dragging) {
                     dragging = false;
-                    map.update();
                     redraw();
                 }
             }),
@@ -517,21 +516,18 @@ iD.Map = function() {
 
     map.perform = function(action) {
         history.perform(action);
-        map.update();
         redraw();
         return map;
     };
 
     map.undo = function() {
         history.undo();
-        map.update();
         redraw();
         return map;
     };
 
     map.redo = function() {
         history.redo();
-        map.update();
         redraw();
         return map;
     };
@@ -626,5 +622,5 @@ iD.Map = function() {
     map.selectEntity = selectEntity;
     map.dblclickEnable = dblclickEnable;
 
-    return d3.rebind(map, dispatch, 'on', 'move', 'update');
+    return d3.rebind(map, dispatch, 'on', 'move');
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/Map.js b/test/spec/Map.js
index 82ff270d5..ec8d9484d 100644
--- a/test/spec/Map.js
+++ b/test/spec/Map.js
@@ -61,35 +61,6 @@ describe('Map', function() {
         });
     });
 
-    describe("update", function () {
-        var spy;
-
-        beforeEach(function () {
-            spy = sinon.spy();
-            map.history({
-                perform: function () {},
-                undo: function () {},
-                redo: function () {}
-            });
-            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");
diff --git a/test/spec/history.js b/test/spec/history.js
index ad2a2585b..821e15390 100644
--- a/test/spec/history.js
+++ b/test/spec/history.js
@@ -38,4 +38,39 @@ describe("History", function () {
             expect(history.redoAnnotation()).to.equal("action");
         });
     });
+
+    describe("change", function () {
+        var spy;
+
+        beforeEach(function () {
+            spy = sinon.spy();
+        });
+
+        it("is not emitted when performing a noop", function () {
+            history.on('change', spy);
+            history.perform(iD.actions.noop);
+            expect(spy).not.to.have.been.called;
+        });
+
+        it("is emitted when performing an action", function () {
+            history.on('change', spy);
+            history.perform(action);
+            expect(spy).to.have.been.called;
+        });
+
+        it("is emitted when undoing an action", function () {
+            history.perform(action);
+            history.on('change', spy);
+            history.undo();
+            expect(spy).to.have.been.called;
+        });
+
+        it("is emitted when redoing an action", function () {
+            history.perform(action);
+            history.undo();
+            history.on('change', spy);
+            history.redo();
+            expect(spy).to.have.been.called;
+        });
+    });
 });