diff --git a/core/server/models/base/index.js b/core/server/models/base/index.js
index 0054405549..308067004c 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base/index.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base/index.js
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
      */
     emitChange: function (model, event, options) {
         if (!options.transacting) {
+            if (model._changed && !Object.keys(model._changed).length) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             debug(`event trigger without txn: ${event}`);
+
             return common.events.emit(event, model, options);
         }
 
@@ -137,6 +142,10 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
                 }
 
                 _.each(this.ghostEvents, (ghostEvent) => {
+                    if (model._changed && !Object.keys(model._changed).length) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     debug(`event: ${ghostEvent}`);
                     common.events.emit(ghostEvent, model, _.omit(options, 'transacting'));
                 });
diff --git a/core/test/regression/models/model_posts_spec.js b/core/test/regression/models/model_posts_spec.js
index 0b7eab2abe..ebaae070e1 100644
--- a/core/test/regression/models/model_posts_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/regression/models/model_posts_spec.js
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ describe('Post Model', function () {
                         });
                 }).then(function () {
                     // txn was successful
-                    Object.keys(eventsTriggered).length.should.eql(6);
+                    Object.keys(eventsTriggered).length.should.eql(4);
                 });
             });
 
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@ describe('Post Model', function () {
                     should.exist(edited);
                     edited.attributes.status.should.equal('scheduled');
 
-                    Object.keys(eventsTriggered).length.should.eql(1);
-                    should.exist(eventsTriggered['post.edited']);
+                    // nothing has changed
+                    Object.keys(eventsTriggered).length.should.eql(0);
 
                     done();
                 }).catch(done);