diff --git a/web/assets/init-admin.js b/web/assets/init-admin.js
index 15e80fcfe..6628576c0 100644
--- a/web/assets/init-admin.js
+++ b/web/assets/init-admin.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
                 if (!data[fieldName]) {
                     el.value = "";
                 }
-                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: data[fieldName] }));
+                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: { changeSet, value: data[fieldName] } }));
             };
 
             changeSet.listen(onChangeSetUpdateHandler);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
 
             const onChangeSetUpdateHandler = (data) => {
                 el.checked = !!data[fieldName];
-                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: !!data[fieldName] }));
+                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: { changeSet, value: !!data[fieldName] }}));
             };
 
             changeSet.listen(onChangeSetUpdateHandler);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
 
             const onChangeSetUpdateHandler = (data) => {
                 el.value = `${data[fieldName]}`;
-                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: data[fieldName] }));
+                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: { changeSet, value: data[fieldName] } }));
             };
 
             changeSet.listen(onChangeSetUpdateHandler);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
 
             const onChangeSetUpdateHandler = (data) => {
                 el.value = `${data[fieldName]}`;
-                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: data[fieldName] }));
+                el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: { changeSet, value: data[fieldName] } }));
             };
 
             changeSet.listen(onChangeSetUpdateHandler);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
             if (modifiers.includes("text")) {
                 el.innerText = `${value}`;
             }
-            el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: value }));
+            el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(nativeEventName, { detail: { changeSet, value } }));
         };
 
         onChangeSetUpdateHandler(changeSet.get());
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
     *  - expression: The JavaScript expression to be evaluated when the "csupdate" event is triggered.
     *
     * Modifiers:
-    *  - "init": When provided, the directive will also execute the expression during initialization.
+    *  - "init": When provided, the directive will execute the expression during initialization (no matter if its dirty or clean).
+    *  - "clean": When provided, the directive will only execute if changeSet is not dirty.
+    *  - "dirty": When provided, the directive will only execute if changeSet is dirty.
     *
     * Example usage:
     * <div x-change-set-listen="sectionEditChangeSet"
@@ -218,11 +220,21 @@ document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
     Alpine.directive("on-change-set-update", (el, { expression, modifiers }, { evaluateLater, cleanup }) => {
         const onUpdate = evaluateLater(expression);
 
-        const onChangeSetUpdateHandler = () => onUpdate();
+        const onChangeSetUpdateHandler = (e) => {
+            const isDirty = e.detail.changeSet.isDirty();
+
+            if (modifiers.includes("clean") && isDirty) {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (modifiers.includes("dirty") && !isDirty) {
+                return;
+            }
+            onUpdate();
+        };
         el.addEventListener(nativeEventName, onChangeSetUpdateHandler);
 
         if (modifiers.includes("init")) {
-            onChangeSetUpdateHandler();
+            onUpdate();
         }
 
         cleanup(() => {
diff --git a/web/template/partial/course/manage/edit-video-sections.gohtml b/web/template/partial/course/manage/edit-video-sections.gohtml
index db2f19d4b..3125533ce 100644
--- a/web/template/partial/course/manage/edit-video-sections.gohtml
+++ b/web/template/partial/course/manage/edit-video-sections.gohtml
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@
             <div class="">
                 <div class="grid gap-2">
                     <template x-for="section in lectureData.videoSections" :key="sectionKey(section)">
-                        <div x-data="{ sectionEditChangeSet: new admin.ChangeSet(section), editMode: false }" class="w-full border dark:border-gray-600 rounded">
+                        <div x-data="{ sectionEditChangeSet: new admin.ChangeSet(section), editMode: false }" class="w-full border dark:border-gray-600 rounded"
+                             x-change-set-listen="sectionEditChangeSet"
+                             x-on-change-set-update.clean="updateSection(sectionEditChangeSet.get())"
+                        >
                             <template x-if="!editMode">
                                 <div class="p-1 flex items-center justify-start">
                                     <div class="text-sky-800 bg-sky-200 text-xs dark:text-indigo-200 dark:bg-indigo-800 p-1 rounded"
diff --git a/web/ts/edit-course.ts b/web/ts/edit-course.ts
index 57531cbb1..1c9a489a7 100644
--- a/web/ts/edit-course.ts
+++ b/web/ts/edit-course.ts
@@ -119,12 +119,23 @@ export function lectureEditor(lecture: Lecture): AlpineComponent {
             const customComparator = comparatorPipeline([
                 ignoreKeys(["files"]),
                 singleProperty("videoSections", (a: Lecture, b: Lecture): boolean | null => {
+                    // List length differs, something was removed or added
                     if (a.videoSections.length !== b.videoSections.length) {
                         return true;
                     }
-                    if (a.videoSections.some(({ id }) => !b.videoSections.some(({ id: bId }) => id === bId))) {
+
+                    // List length is the same but items do have no id, so they are new.
+                    if (a.videoSections.some(({ id }) => id === undefined) || b.videoSections.some(({ id }) => id === undefined)) {
                         return true;
                     }
+
+                    // A section has edited and different information now
+                    return (a.videoSections.some((sectionA) => b.videoSections.some((sectionB) => {
+                        return sectionA.id === sectionB.id && (
+                            sectionA.description !== sectionB.description ||
+                            videoSectionTimestamp(sectionA) !== videoSectionTimestamp(sectionB)
+                        );
+                    })));
                 }),
             ]);
 
@@ -220,6 +231,14 @@ export function lectureEditor(lecture: Lecture): AlpineComponent {
             this.changeSet.patch("videoSections", [...this.lectureData.videoSections, section].sort(videoSectionSort));
         },
 
+        updateSection(section: VideoSection) {
+            const sectionKey = this.sectionKey(section);
+            this.changeSet.patch("videoSections", [
+                ...this.lectureData.videoSections.filter((s) => sectionKey !== this.sectionKey(s)),
+                section
+            ].sort(videoSectionSort));
+        },
+
         deleteSection(id: number) {
             this.changeSet.patch(
                 "videoSections",