diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
index 8ca19f7e96..bdbc5e0c45 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ bool CSMWorld::IdTable::setData (const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value
     {
         mIdCollection->setData (index.row(), index.column(), value);
 
-        emit dataChanged (index, index);
+        // Modifying a value can also change the Modified status of a record.
+        // To track this, we inform about the change of a whole row.
+        QModelIndex rowStart = this->index(index.row(), 0);
+        QModelIndex rowEnd = this->index(index.row(), columnCount(index.parent()) - 1);
+        emit dataChanged(rowStart, rowEnd);
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
index 5a7d10c6ec..0b027cdab6 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,13 @@ bool CSMWorld::IdTree::setData (const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value,
 
             mNestedCollection->setNestedData(parentAddress.first, parentAddress.second, value, index.row(), index.column());
 
-            emit dataChanged (index, index);
+            emit dataChanged(index, index);
+
+            // Modifying a value can also change the Modified status of a record (located in the parent row).
+            // To track this, we inform about the change of a whole parent row.
+            QModelIndex parentRowStart = this->index(index.parent().row(), 0);
+            QModelIndex parentRowEnd = this->index(index.parent().row(), columnCount(index.parent()) - 1);
+            emit dataChanged(parentRowStart, parentRowEnd);
 
             return true;
         }