diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1c96f06fb..627c79b0b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Bugs
  + Fixed bug where specifying an ID of 0 yielded all completed/deleted tasks
    (thanks to greenskeleton).
  + Fixed rc.nag documentation (thanks to Jeroen Budts).
+ + Fixed bug where task edit incorrectly claimed duration UDA was modified.
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp b/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
index fb5bfaf94..6a8028734 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
@@ -675,7 +675,9 @@ void CmdEdit::parseTask (Task& task, const std::string& after, const std::string
     {
       std::string value = findValue (after, "\n  UDA " + col->first + ":");
       if ((task.get (col->first) != value) && (type != "date" ||
-           (task.get (col->first) != Date (value, dateformat).toEpochString ())))
+           (task.get (col->first) != Date (value, dateformat).toEpochString ())) &&
+           (type != "duration" ||
+           (task.get (col->first) != (std::string) Duration (value) )))
       {
         if (value != "")
         {