diff --git a/core/model/DataObject.php b/core/model/DataObject.php
index 910867a72..6de7a483d 100644
--- a/core/model/DataObject.php
+++ b/core/model/DataObject.php
@@ -713,8 +713,13 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntity
 	 * if they are not already marked as changed.
 	 */
 	public function forceChange() {
-		foreach($this->record as $fieldName => $fieldVal) {
+		// $this->record might not contain the blank values so we loop on $this->inheritedDatabaseFields() as well
+		$fieldNames = array_unique(array_merge(array_keys($this->record), array_keys($this->inheritedDatabaseFields())));
+		
+		foreach($fieldNames as $fieldName) {
 			if(!isset($this->changed[$fieldName])) $this->changed[$fieldName] = 1;
+			// Populate the null values in record so that they actually get written
+			if(!isset($this->record[$fieldName])) $this->record[$fieldName] = null;
 		}
 		
 		// @todo Find better way to allow versioned to write a new version after forceChange
diff --git a/tests/SiteTreeTest.php b/tests/SiteTreeTest.php
index 1d598e6eb..4693136ee 100644
--- a/tests/SiteTreeTest.php
+++ b/tests/SiteTreeTest.php
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@ class SiteTreeTest extends SapphireTest {
 		$this->assertEquals($obj->ID, $createdID);
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Test that field which are set and then cleared are also transferred to the published site.
+	 */
+	function testPublishDeletedFields() {
+		$obj = $this->fixture->objFromFixture('Page', 'about');
+		$obj->MetaTitle = "asdfasdf";
+		$obj->write();
+		$obj->doPublish();
+		
+		$this->assertEquals('asdfasdf', DB::query("SELECT \"MetaTitle\" FROM \"SiteTree_Live\" WHERE \"ID\" = '$obj->ID'")->value());
+
+		$obj->MetaTitle = null;
+		$obj->write();
+		$obj->doPublish();
+
+		$this->assertNull(DB::query("SELECT \"MetaTitle\" FROM \"SiteTree_Live\" WHERE \"ID\" = '$obj->ID'")->value());
+		
+	}
+	
 	function testParentNodeCachedInMemory() {
 		$parent = new SiteTree();
      	$parent->Title = 'Section Title';