diff --git a/js/id/util/relevant_changes.js b/js/id/util/relevant_changes.js
index c289d2eeb..869ae27c5 100644
--- a/js/id/util/relevant_changes.js
+++ b/js/id/util/relevant_changes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ iD.util.relevantChanges = function(graph, changes, base) {
     function addEntity(entity, changeType) {
         relevant[entity.id] = {
             entity: entity,
-            changeType: changeType,
+            changeType: changeType
         };
     }
 
@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@ iD.util.relevantChanges = function(graph, changes, base) {
 
     _.each(changes, function(entities, change) {
         _.each(entities, function(entity) {
-            var relevantGraph = change === 'deleted' ? base : graph;
-            if (entity.geometry(relevantGraph) === 'vertex') {
-                addParents(entity, relevantGraph);
-                if (change === 'modified' && (entity.tags !== base.entity(entity.id).tags)) {
+            if (entity.geometry(change === 'deleted' ? base : graph) !== 'vertex') {
+                addEntity(entity, change);
+
+            } else if (change === 'modified') {
+                var moved    = entity.loc  !== base.entity(entity.id).loc,
+                    retagged = entity.tags !== base.entity(entity.id).tags;
+
+                if (moved) {
+                    addParents(entity, graph);
+                }
+
+                if (retagged || (moved && entity.hasInterestingTags())) {
                     addEntity(entity, change);
                 }
-            } else {
-                addEntity(entity, change);
             }
         });
     });
diff --git a/test/spec/util/relevant_changes.js b/test/spec/util/relevant_changes.js
index 2182f63dd..23ee5f631 100644
--- a/test/spec/util/relevant_changes.js
+++ b/test/spec/util/relevant_changes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe("iD.util.relevantChanges", function() {
     var base = iD.Graph({
-        'a': iD.Node({id: 'a', loc: [0, 0]}),
+        'a': iD.Node({id: 'a', loc: [0, 0], tags: {crossing: 'zebra'}}),
         'b': iD.Node({id: 'b', loc: [2, 0]}),
         'c': iD.Node({id: 'c', loc: [2, 2]}),
         'd': iD.Node({id: 'd', loc: [0, 2]}),
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("iD.util.relevantChanges", function() {
     });
 
     it("reports an existing vertex with added tags as modified", function() {
-        var vertex = iD.Node({id: 'f', tags: {yes: 'it works'}}),
+        var vertex = base.entity('a').mergeTags({highway: 'traffic_signals'}),
             graph = base.replace(vertex),
             changes = { modified: [vertex] },
             a = iD.util.relevantChanges(graph, changes, base);
@@ -93,4 +93,15 @@ describe("iD.util.relevantChanges", function() {
             entity: vertex
         }]);
     });
+
+    it("reports an existing tagged vertex that is moved as modified", function() {
+        var vertex = base.entity('a').move([1, 2]),
+            graph = base.replace(vertex),
+            changes = { modified: [vertex] },
+            a = iD.util.relevantChanges(graph, changes, base);
+        expect(a[1]).to.eql({
+            changeType: 'modified',
+            entity: vertex
+        });
+    });
 });