diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
index bdbc5e0c4..bd1179cea 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtable.cpp
@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@ bool CSMWorld::IdTable::setData (const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value
     if (mIdCollection->getColumn (index.column()).isEditable() && role==Qt::EditRole)
     {
         mIdCollection->setData (index.row(), index.column(), value);
+        emit dataChanged(index, index);
 
         // Modifying a value can also change the Modified status of a record.
-        // To track this, we inform about the change of a whole row.
-        QModelIndex rowStart = this->index(index.row(), 0);
-        QModelIndex rowEnd = this->index(index.row(), columnCount(index.parent()) - 1);
-        emit dataChanged(rowStart, rowEnd);
+        int stateColumn = searchColumnIndex(Columns::ColumnId_Modification);
+        if (stateColumn != -1)
+        {
+            QModelIndex stateIndex = this->index(index.row(), stateColumn);
+            emit dataChanged(stateIndex, stateIndex);
+        }
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
index 0b027cdab..124a94e8c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/idtree.cpp
@@ -95,14 +95,15 @@ bool CSMWorld::IdTree::setData (const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value,
             const std::pair<int, int>& parentAddress(unfoldIndexAddress(index.internalId()));
 
             mNestedCollection->setNestedData(parentAddress.first, parentAddress.second, value, index.row(), index.column());
-
             emit dataChanged(index, index);
 
-            // Modifying a value can also change the Modified status of a record (located in the parent row).
-            // To track this, we inform about the change of a whole parent row.
-            QModelIndex parentRowStart = this->index(index.parent().row(), 0);
-            QModelIndex parentRowEnd = this->index(index.parent().row(), columnCount(index.parent()) - 1);
-            emit dataChanged(parentRowStart, parentRowEnd);
+            // Modifying a value can also change the Modified status of a record.
+            int stateColumn = searchColumnIndex(Columns::ColumnId_Modification);
+            if (stateColumn != -1)
+            {
+                QModelIndex stateIndex = this->index(index.parent().row(), stateColumn);
+                emit dataChanged(stateIndex, stateIndex);
+            }
 
             return true;
         }