diff --git a/app/blueprints/api/support.py b/app/blueprints/api/support.py
index 8ddaff4c..1f18b000 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/api/support.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/api/support.py
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ def api_edit_package(token: APIToken, package: Package, data: dict, reason: str
 
 	reason += ", token=" + token.name
 
-	package = guard(do_edit_package)(token.owner, package, False, False, data, reason)
-
+	was_modified = guard(do_edit_package)(token.owner, package, False, False, data, reason)
 	return jsonify({
 		"success": True,
-		"package": package.as_dict(current_app.config["BASE_URL"])
+		"package": package.as_dict(current_app.config["BASE_URL"]),
+		"was_modified": was_modified,
 	})
diff --git a/app/flatpages/help/api.md b/app/flatpages/help/api.md
index 239f647b..763de552 100644
--- a/app/flatpages/help/api.md
+++ b/app/flatpages/help/api.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ curl -X DELETE https://content.minetest.net/api/delete-token/ \
 * GET `/api/packages/<username>/<name>/` (Read)
 * PUT `/api/packages/<author>/<name>/` (Update)
     * Requires authentication.
-    * JSON dictionary with any of these keys (all are optional, null to delete Nullables):
+    * JSON object with any of these keys (all are optional, null to delete Nullables):
         * `type`: One of `GAME`, `MOD`, `TXP`.
         * `title`: Human-readable title.
         * `name`: Technical name (needs permission if already approved).
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ curl -X DELETE https://content.minetest.net/api/delete-token/ \
         * `video_url`: URL to a video.
         * `donate_url`: URL to a donation page.
         * `translation_url`: URL to send users interested in translating your package.
-        * `game_support`: Array of game support information objects. Not currently documented, as subject to change.
+        * `game_support`: Array of game support information objects. Not currently documented, 
+    * Returns a JSON object with:
+        * `success`
+        * `package`: updated package
+        * `was_modified`: bool, whether anything changed
 * GET `/api/packages/<username>/<name>/for-client/`
     * Similar to the read endpoint, but optimised for the Minetest client 
     * `long_description` is given as a hypertext object, see `/hypertext/` below.
diff --git a/app/logic/packages.py b/app/logic/packages.py
index 999e1a9f..81114daa 100644
--- a/app/logic/packages.py
+++ b/app/logic/packages.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def validate(data: dict):
 
 
 def do_edit_package(user: User, package: Package, was_new: bool, was_web: bool, data: dict,
-		reason: str = None):
+		reason: str = None) -> bool:
 	if not package.check_perm(user, Permission.EDIT_PACKAGE):
 		raise LogicError(403, lazy_gettext("You don't have permission to edit this package"))
 
@@ -192,9 +192,11 @@ def do_edit_package(user: User, package: Package, was_new: bool, was_web: bool,
 					raise LogicError(400, "Unknown warning: " + warning_id)
 				package.content_warnings.append(warning)
 
+	was_modified = was_new
 	if not was_new:
 		after_dict = package.as_dict("/")
 		diff = diff_dictionaries(before_dict, after_dict)
+		was_modified = len(diff) > 0
 
 		if reason is None:
 			msg = "Edited {}".format(package.title)
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ def do_edit_package(user: User, package: Package, was_new: bool, was_web: bool,
 		severity = AuditSeverity.NORMAL if user in package.maintainers else AuditSeverity.EDITOR
 		add_audit_log(severity, user, msg, package.get_url("packages.view"), package, json.dumps(diff, indent=4))
 
-	db.session.commit()
+	if was_modified:
+		db.session.commit()
 
-	return package
+	return was_modified