diff --git a/core/server/models/base/index.js b/core/server/models/base/index.js
index 2033362f57..1e7f0b6f28 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base/index.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base/index.js
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
      */
     onUpdating: function onUpdating(newObj, attr, options) {
         if (schema.tables[this.tableName].hasOwnProperty('updated_by')) {
-            if (!options.importing) {
+            if (!options.importing && !options.migrating) {
                 this.set('updated_by', this.contextUser(options));
             }
         }
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
 
         // CASE: do not allow setting only the `updated_at` field, exception: importing
         if (schema.tables[this.tableName].hasOwnProperty('updated_at') && !options.importing) {
-            if (newObj.hasChanged() && Object.keys(newObj.changed).length === 1 && newObj.changed.updated_at) {
+            if (options.migrating) {
+                newObj.set('updated_at', newObj.previous('updated_at'));
+            } else if (newObj.hasChanged() && Object.keys(newObj.changed).length === 1 && newObj.changed.updated_at) {
                 newObj.set('updated_at', newObj.previous('updated_at'));
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/test/unit/models/post_spec.js b/core/test/unit/models/post_spec.js
index c0936fad21..3de90ac4f4 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/models/post_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/models/post_spec.js
@@ -268,6 +268,45 @@ describe('Unit: models/post', function () {
     });
 
     describe('edit', function () {
+        it('update post with options.migrating', function () {
+            const events = {
+                post: [],
+                tag: []
+            };
+
+            sandbox.stub(models.Post.prototype, 'emitChange').callsFake(function (event) {
+                events.post.push(event);
+            });
+
+            sandbox.stub(models.Tag.prototype, 'emitChange').callsFake(function (event) {
+                events.tag.push(event);
+            });
+
+            let originalUpdatedAt;
+            let originalUpdatedBy;
+
+            return models.Post.findOne({
+                id: testUtils.DataGenerator.forKnex.posts[3].id,
+                status: 'draft'
+            }, {withRelated: ['tags']})
+                .then((post) => {
+                    originalUpdatedAt = post.get('updated_at');
+                    originalUpdatedBy = post.get('updated_by');
+
+                    // post will be updated, tags relation not
+                    return models.Post.edit({
+                        html: 'changed html'
+                    }, _.merge({id: testUtils.DataGenerator.forKnex.posts[3].id, migrating: true}, testUtils.context.editor));
+                })
+                .then((post) => {
+                    post.get('updated_at').should.eql(originalUpdatedAt);
+                    post.get('updated_by').should.eql(originalUpdatedBy);
+
+                    events.post.should.eql(['edited']);
+                    events.tag.should.eql([]);
+                });
+        });
+
         it('update post, relation has not changed', function () {
             const events = {
                 post: [],