diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.ts
index d499153cce..137a6d7178 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { Bundle } from '../../../core/shared/bundle.model';
-import { CdkDragDrop } from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-bitstreams',
@@ -85,13 +84,6 @@ export class ItemBitstreamsComponent extends AbstractItemUpdateComponent impleme
     this.notificationsPrefix = 'item.edit.bitstreams.notifications.';
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Initialize the original fields for the object-updates-service
-   */
-  initializeOriginalFields(): void {
-    this.objectUpdatesService.initialize(this.url, [], this.item.lastModified);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Update the item (and view) when it's removed in the request cache
    * Also re-initialize the original fields and updates
@@ -166,7 +158,6 @@ export class ItemBitstreamsComponent extends AbstractItemUpdateComponent impleme
    * Request the object updates service to undo discarding all changes to this item
    */
   reinstate() {
-    super.reinstate();
     this.bundles$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((bundles: Bundle[]) => {
       bundles.forEach((bundle: Bundle) => {
         this.objectUpdatesService.reinstateFieldUpdates(bundle.self);
@@ -174,6 +165,26 @@ export class ItemBitstreamsComponent extends AbstractItemUpdateComponent impleme
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks whether or not the object is currently reinstatable
+   */
+  isReinstatable(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.bundles$.pipe(
+      switchMap((bundles: Bundle[]) => observableZip(...bundles.map((bundle: Bundle) => this.objectUpdatesService.isReinstatable(bundle.self)))),
+      map((reinstatable: boolean[]) => reinstatable.includes(true))
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether or not there are currently updates for this object
+   */
+  hasChanges(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.bundles$.pipe(
+      switchMap((bundles: Bundle[]) => observableZip(...bundles.map((bundle: Bundle) => this.objectUpdatesService.hasUpdates(bundle.self)))),
+      map((hasChanges: boolean[]) => hasChanges.includes(true))
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * De-cache the current item (it should automatically reload due to itemUpdateSubscription)
    */
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream/item-edit-bitstream.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream/item-edit-bitstream.component.ts
index b322f12df1..fb74a6261b 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream/item-edit-bitstream.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream/item-edit-bitstream.component.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ export class ItemEditBitstreamComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
    * Sends a new remove update for this field to the object updates service
    */
   remove(): void {
-    this.objectUpdatesService.saveRemoveFieldUpdate(this.url, this.bitstream);
     this.objectUpdatesService.saveRemoveFieldUpdate(this.bundleUrl, this.bitstream);
   }
 
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ export class ItemEditBitstreamComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
    * Cancels the current update for this field in the object updates service
    */
   undo(): void {
-    this.objectUpdatesService.removeSingleFieldUpdate(this.url, this.bitstream.uuid);
     this.objectUpdatesService.removeSingleFieldUpdate(this.bundleUrl, this.bitstream.uuid);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions.ts
index 2c7bbdfdf1..d48d66dbf8 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class InitializeFieldsAction implements Action {
     url: string,
     fields: Identifiable[],
     lastModified: Date,
-    customOrder: string[]
+    order: string[]
   };
 
   /**
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ export class InitializeFieldsAction implements Action {
    *    the unique url of the page for which the fields are being initialized
    * @param fields The identifiable fields of which the updates are kept track of
    * @param lastModified The last modified date of the object that belongs to the page
-   * @param customOrder A custom order to keep track of objects moving around
+   * @param order A custom order to keep track of objects moving around
    */
   constructor(
     url: string,
     fields: Identifiable[],
     lastModified: Date,
-    customOrder: string[] = []
+    order: string[] = []
   ) {
-    this.payload = { url, fields, lastModified, customOrder };
+    this.payload = { url, fields, lastModified, order };
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.ts
index acef2542a5..7350ba766f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ export interface FieldUpdates {
   [uuid: string]: FieldUpdate;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A custom order given to the list of objects
+ */
+export interface CustomOrder {
+  initialOrder: string[],
+  newOrder: string[],
+  changed: boolean
+}
+
 /**
  * The updated state of a single page
  */
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ export interface ObjectUpdatesEntry {
   fieldStates: FieldStates;
   fieldUpdates: FieldUpdates
   lastModified: Date;
-  customOrder: string[]
+  customOrder: CustomOrder
 }
 
 /**
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ function initializeFieldsUpdate(state: any, action: InitializeFieldsAction) {
   const url: string = action.payload.url;
   const fields: Identifiable[] = action.payload.fields;
   const lastModifiedServer: Date = action.payload.lastModified;
-  const customorder = action.payload.customOrder;
+  const order = action.payload.order;
   const fieldStates = createInitialFieldStates(fields);
   const newPageState = Object.assign(
     {},
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ function initializeFieldsUpdate(state: any, action: InitializeFieldsAction) {
     { fieldStates: fieldStates },
     { fieldUpdates: {} },
     { lastModified: lastModifiedServer },
-    { customOrder: customorder }
+    { customOrder: { initialOrder: order, newOrder: order, changed: false } }
   );
   return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: newPageState });
 }
@@ -213,9 +222,19 @@ function discardObjectUpdatesFor(url: string, state: any) {
     }
   });
 
+  const newCustomOrder = Object.assign({}, pageState.customOrder);
+  if (pageState.customOrder.changed) {
+    const initialOrder = pageState.customOrder.initialOrder;
+    if (isNotEmpty(initialOrder)) {
+      newCustomOrder.newOrder = initialOrder;
+      newCustomOrder.changed = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   const discardedPageState = Object.assign({}, pageState, {
     fieldUpdates: {},
-    fieldStates: newFieldStates
+    fieldStates: newFieldStates,
+    customOrder: newCustomOrder
   });
   return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: discardedPageState }, { [url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH]: pageState });
 }
@@ -381,10 +400,19 @@ function moveFieldUpdate(state: any, action: MoveFieldUpdateAction) {
   const to = action.payload.to;
 
   const pageState: ObjectUpdatesEntry = state[url];
-  const customOrder = [...pageState.customOrder];
+  const initialOrder = pageState.customOrder.initialOrder;
+  const customOrder = [...pageState.customOrder.newOrder];
   if (isNotEmpty(customOrder) && isNotEmpty(customOrder[from]) && isNotEmpty(customOrder[to])) {
     moveItemInArray(customOrder, from, to);
   }
 
-  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: Object.assign({}, pageState, { customOrder: customOrder }) })
+  let changed = false;
+  initialOrder.forEach((id: string, index: number) => {
+    if (id !== customOrder[index]) {
+      changed = true;
+      return;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: Object.assign({}, pageState, { customOrder: Object.assign({}, pageState.customOrder, { newOrder: customOrder, changed: changed }) }) })
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.ts
index 2ad1b9aec5..34aa74c576 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class ObjectUpdatesService {
     const objectUpdates = this.getObjectEntry(url);
     return objectUpdates.pipe(map((objectEntry) => {
       const fieldUpdates: FieldUpdates = {};
-      for (const uuid of objectEntry.customOrder) {
+      for (const uuid of objectEntry.customOrder.newOrder) {
         let fieldUpdate = objectEntry.fieldUpdates[uuid];
         if (isEmpty(fieldUpdate)) {
           const identifiable = initialFields.find((object: Identifiable) => object.uuid === uuid);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export class ObjectUpdatesService {
    * @param url The page's url to check for in the store
    */
   hasUpdates(url: string): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.getObjectEntry(url).pipe(map((objectEntry) => hasValue(objectEntry) && isNotEmpty(objectEntry.fieldUpdates)));
+    return this.getObjectEntry(url).pipe(map((objectEntry) => hasValue(objectEntry) && (isNotEmpty(objectEntry.fieldUpdates) || objectEntry.customOrder.changed)));
   }
 
   /**