diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/record.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/record.hpp
index 861fc47a3b..2b556636f1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/record.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/record.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ namespace CSMWorld
     template <typename ESXRecordT>
     RecordBase *Record<ESXRecordT>::clone() const
     {
-        return new Record<ESXRecordT> (*this);
+        Record<ESXRecordT> *copy = new Record<ESXRecordT> (*this);
+        copy->mModified = (*this).get();
+        return copy;
     }
 
     template <typename ESXRecordT>
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
index 75429d906d..779d5a40cd 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/refidcollection.cpp
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void CSMWorld::RefIdCollection::cloneRecord(const std::string& origin,
                                      const CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type type)
 {
         std::auto_ptr<RecordBase> newRecord(mData.getRecord(mData.searchId(origin)).clone());
-        newRecord->mState = RecordBase::State_BaseOnly;
+        newRecord->mState = RecordBase::State_ModifiedOnly;
         mAdapters.find(type)->second->setId(*newRecord, destination);
         mData.insertRecord(*newRecord, type, destination);
 }