diff --git a/docs/en/reference/uploadfield.md b/docs/en/reference/uploadfield.md
index aec8b5a53..17fdd39f1 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/uploadfield.md
+++ b/docs/en/reference/uploadfield.md
@@ -193,6 +193,19 @@ selected files that you can then upload manually one by one:
 	:::php
 	$uploadField->setAutoUpload(false);
 
+### Change Detection
+
+The CMS interface will automatically notify the form containing
+an UploadField instance of changes, such as a new upload,
+or the removal of an existing upload (through a `dirty` event).
+The UI can then choose an appropriate response (e.g. highlighting the "save" button). 
+If the UploadField doesn't save into a relation, there's
+technically no saveable change (the upload has already happened),
+which is why this feature can be disabled on demand.
+
+	:::php
+	$uploadField->setConfig('changeDetection', false);
+
 ### Build a simple gallery
 
 A gallery most times needs more then simple images. You might want to add a 
diff --git a/forms/UploadField.php b/forms/UploadField.php
index bfc6bf176..227b37f41 100644
--- a/forms/UploadField.php
+++ b/forms/UploadField.php
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ class UploadField extends FileField {
 		 * @var boolean|string
 		 */
 		'canPreviewFolder' => true,
+		/**
+		 * Indicate a change event to the containing form if an upload
+		 * or file edit/delete was performed.
+		 *
+		 * @var boolean
+		 */
+		'changeDetection' => true,
 		/**
 		 * Maximum width of the preview thumbnail
 		 * 
diff --git a/javascript/UploadField.js b/javascript/UploadField.js
index d08758547..640ea8a6d 100644
--- a/javascript/UploadField.js
+++ b/javascript/UploadField.js
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@
 		},
 		_onDone: function (result, textStatus, jqXHR, options) {
 			// Mark form as dirty on completion of successful upload
-			this.element.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+			if(this.options.changeDetection) {
+				this.element.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+			}
+
 			$.blueimpUI.fileupload.prototype._onDone.call(this, result, textStatus, jqXHR, options);
 		},
 		_onSend: function (e, data) {
@@ -103,7 +106,9 @@
 			this._adjustMaxNumberOfFiles(0);
 		},
 		attach: function(data) {
-			this.element.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+			if(this.options.changeDetection) {
+				this.element.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+			}
 
 			// Handles attachment of already uploaded files, similar to add
 			var self = this,
@@ -338,12 +343,16 @@
 
 		$('div.ss-upload .ss-uploadfield-item-remove:not(.ui-state-disabled), .ss-uploadfield-item-delete:not(.ui-state-disabled)').entwine({
 			onclick: function(e) {
-				var fileupload = this.closest('div.ss-upload').data('fileupload'), 
+				var field = this.closest('div.ss-upload'),
+					config = field.getConfig('changeDetection'),
+					fileupload = field.data('fileupload'), 
 					item = this.closest('.ss-uploadfield-item'), msg = '';
 				
 				if(this.is('.ss-uploadfield-item-delete')) {
 					if(confirm(ss.i18n._t('UploadField.ConfirmDelete'))) {
-						this.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+						if(config.changeDetection) {
+							this.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+						}
 						fileupload._trigger('destroy', e, {
 							context: item,
 							url: this.data('href'),
@@ -353,7 +362,9 @@
 					}
 				} else {
 					// Removed files will be applied to object on save
-					this.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+					if(config.changeDetection) {
+						this.closest('form').trigger('dirty');
+					}
 					fileupload._trigger('destroy', e, {context: item});	
 				}