diff --git a/src/api/objects/ObjectAPI.js b/src/api/objects/ObjectAPI.js
index d383a2e746..a9a6eca150 100644
--- a/src/api/objects/ObjectAPI.js
+++ b/src/api/objects/ObjectAPI.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ function ObjectAPI(typeRegistry, openmct) {
     this.rootProvider = new RootObjectProvider(this.rootRegistry);
     this.cache = {};
     this.interceptorRegistry = new InterceptorRegistry();
+
+    this.SYNCHRONIZED_OBJECT_TYPES = ['notebook', 'plan'];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -404,11 +406,16 @@ ObjectAPI.prototype._toMutable = function (object) {
     let provider = this.getProvider(identifier);
 
     if (provider !== undefined
-        && provider.observe !== undefined) {
+        && provider.observe !== undefined
+        && this.SYNCHRONIZED_OBJECT_TYPES.includes(object.type)) {
         let unobserve = provider.observe(identifier, (updatedModel) => {
-            mutableObject.$refresh(updatedModel);
+            if (updatedModel.persisted > mutableObject.modified) {
+                //Don't replace with a stale model. This can happen on slow connections when multiple mutations happen
+                //in rapid succession and intermediate persistence states are returned by the observe function.
+                mutableObject.$refresh(updatedModel);
+            }
         });
-        mutableObject.$on('$destroy', () => {
+        mutableObject.$on('$_destroy', () => {
             unobserve();
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/api/objects/ObjectAPISpec.js b/src/api/objects/ObjectAPISpec.js
index 2564145624..697d61a58c 100644
--- a/src/api/objects/ObjectAPISpec.js
+++ b/src/api/objects/ObjectAPISpec.js
@@ -163,14 +163,22 @@ describe("The Object API", () => {
                     key: 'test-key'
                 },
                 name: 'test object',
+                type: 'notebook',
                 otherAttribute: 'other-attribute-value',
+                modified: 0,
+                persisted: 0,
                 objectAttribute: {
                     embeddedObject: {
                         embeddedKey: 'embedded-value'
                     }
                 }
             };
-            updatedTestObject = Object.assign({otherAttribute: 'changed-attribute-value'}, testObject);
+            updatedTestObject = Object.assign({
+                otherAttribute: 'changed-attribute-value'
+            }, testObject);
+            updatedTestObject.modified = 1;
+            updatedTestObject.persisted = 1;
+
             mockProvider = jasmine.createSpyObj("mock provider", [
                 "get",
                 "create",
@@ -182,6 +190,8 @@ describe("The Object API", () => {
             mockProvider.observeObjectChanges.and.callFake(() => {
                 callbacks[0](updatedTestObject);
                 callbacks.splice(0, 1);
+
+                return () => {};
             });
             mockProvider.observe.and.callFake((id, callback) => {
                 if (callbacks.length === 0) {
@@ -189,6 +199,8 @@ describe("The Object API", () => {
                 } else {
                     callbacks[0] = callback;
                 }
+
+                return () => {};
             });
 
             objectAPI.addProvider(TEST_NAMESPACE, mockProvider);
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue
index 72441d7333..6d42d7ae7a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </div>
     <SearchResults v-if="search.length"
                    ref="searchResults"
-                   :domain-object="internalDomainObject"
+                   :domain-object="domainObject"
                    :results="searchResults"
                    @changeSectionPage="changeSelectedSection"
                    @updateEntries="updateEntries"
@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@
                  class="c-notebook__nav c-sidebar c-drawer c-drawer--align-left"
                  :class="[{'is-expanded': showNav}, {'c-drawer--push': !sidebarCoversEntries}, {'c-drawer--overlays': sidebarCoversEntries}]"
                  :default-page-id="defaultPageId"
+                 :selected-page-id="selectedPageId"
                  :default-section-id="defaultSectionId"
-                 :domain-object="internalDomainObject"
-                 :page-title="internalDomainObject.configuration.pageTitle"
-                 :section-title="internalDomainObject.configuration.sectionTitle"
+                 :selected-section-id="selectedSectionId"
+                 :domain-object="domainObject"
+                 :page-title="domainObject.configuration.pageTitle"
+                 :section-title="domainObject.configuration.sectionTitle"
                  :sections="sections"
-                 :selected-section="selectedSection"
                  :sidebar-covers-entries="sidebarCoversEntries"
                  @pagesChanged="pagesChanged"
+                 @selectPage="selectPage"
                  @sectionsChanged="sectionsChanged"
+                 @selectSection="selectSection"
                  @toggleNav="toggleNav"
         />
         <div class="c-notebook__page-view">
@@ -61,10 +64,10 @@
                 ></button>
                 <div class="c-notebook__page-view__path c-path">
                     <span class="c-notebook__path__section c-path__item">
-                        {{ getSelectedSection() ? getSelectedSection().name : '' }}
+                        {{ selectedSection ? selectedSection.name : '' }}
                     </span>
                     <span class="c-notebook__path__page c-path__item">
-                        {{ getSelectedPage() ? getSelectedPage().name : '' }}
+                        {{ selectedPage ? selectedPage.name : '' }}
                     </span>
                 </div>
                 <div class="c-notebook__page-view__controls">
@@ -115,9 +118,9 @@
                 <NotebookEntry v-for="entry in filteredAndSortedEntries"
                                :key="entry.id"
                                :entry="entry"
-                               :domain-object="internalDomainObject"
-                               :selected-page="getSelectedPage()"
-                               :selected-section="getSelectedSection()"
+                               :domain-object="domainObject"
+                               :selected-page="selectedPage"
+                               :selected-section="selectedSection"
                                :read-only="false"
                                @deleteEntry="deleteEntry"
                                @updateEntry="updateEntry"
@@ -152,14 +155,19 @@ export default {
         SearchResults,
         Sidebar
     },
-    inject: ['openmct', 'domainObject', 'snapshotContainer'],
+    inject: ['openmct', 'snapshotContainer'],
+    props: {
+        domainObject: {
+            type: Object,
+            required: true
+        }
+    },
     data() {
         return {
-            defaultPageId: getDefaultNotebook() ? getDefaultNotebook().page.id : '',
-            defaultSectionId: getDefaultNotebook() ? getDefaultNotebook().section.id : '',
+            selectedSectionId: this.getDefaultSectionId(),
+            selectedPageId: this.getDefaultPageId(),
             defaultSort: this.domainObject.configuration.defaultSort,
             focusEntryId: null,
-            internalDomainObject: this.domainObject,
             search: '',
             searchResults: [],
             showTime: 0,
@@ -168,9 +176,15 @@ export default {
         };
     },
     computed: {
+        defaultPageId() {
+            return this.getDefaultPageId();
+        },
+        defaultSectionId() {
+            return this.getDefaultSectionId();
+        },
         filteredAndSortedEntries() {
             const filterTime = Date.now();
-            const pageEntries = getNotebookEntries(this.internalDomainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage) || [];
+            const pageEntries = getNotebookEntries(this.domainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage) || [];
 
             const hours = parseInt(this.showTime, 10);
             const filteredPageEntriesByTime = hours
@@ -185,22 +199,28 @@ export default {
             return this.getPages() || [];
         },
         sections() {
-            return this.internalDomainObject.configuration.sections || [];
+            return this.getSections();
         },
         selectedPage() {
             const pages = this.getPages();
-            if (!pages) {
-                return {};
+            const selectedPage = pages.find(page => page.id === this.selectedPageId);
+
+            if (selectedPage) {
+                return selectedPage;
             }
 
-            return pages.find(page => page.isSelected);
+            if (!selectedPage && !pages.length) {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
+            return pages[0];
         },
         selectedSection() {
             if (!this.sections.length) {
-                return {};
+                return null;
             }
 
-            return this.sections.find(section => section.isSelected);
+            return this.sections.find(section => section.id === this.selectedSectionId);
         }
     },
     watch: {
@@ -210,16 +230,14 @@ export default {
     },
     beforeMount() {
         this.getSearchResults = debounce(this.getSearchResults, 500);
+        this.syncUrlWithPageAndSection = debounce(this.syncUrlWithPageAndSection, 100);
     },
     mounted() {
-        this.unlisten = this.openmct.objects.observe(this.internalDomainObject, '*', this.updateInternalDomainObject);
         this.formatSidebar();
+        this.setSectionAndPageFromUrl();
 
         window.addEventListener('orientationchange', this.formatSidebar);
-        window.addEventListener("hashchange", this.navigateToSectionPage, false);
-        this.openmct.router.on('change:params', this.changeSectionPage);
-
-        this.navigateToSectionPage();
+        window.addEventListener('hashchange', this.setSectionAndPageFromUrl);
     },
     beforeDestroy() {
         if (this.unlisten) {
@@ -227,8 +245,7 @@ export default {
         }
 
         window.removeEventListener('orientationchange', this.formatSidebar);
-        window.removeEventListener("hashchange", this.navigateToSectionPage);
-        this.openmct.router.off('change:params', this.changeSectionPage);
+        window.removeEventListener('hashchange', this.setSectionAndPageFromUrl);
     },
     updated: function () {
         this.$nextTick(() => {
@@ -284,14 +301,21 @@ export default {
             this.sectionsChanged({ sections });
             this.resetSearch();
         },
+        setSectionAndPageFromUrl() {
+            let sectionId = this.getSectionIdFromUrl() || this.selectedSectionId;
+            let pageId = this.getPageIdFromUrl() || this.selectedPageId;
+
+            this.selectSection(sectionId);
+            this.selectPage(pageId);
+        },
         createNotebookStorageObject() {
             const notebookMeta = {
-                name: this.internalDomainObject.name,
-                identifier: this.internalDomainObject.identifier,
+                name: this.domainObject.name,
+                identifier: this.domainObject.identifier,
                 link: this.getLinktoNotebook()
             };
-            const page = this.getSelectedPage();
-            const section = this.getSelectedSection();
+            const page = this.selectedPage;
+            const section = this.selectedSection;
 
             return {
                 notebookMeta,
@@ -300,8 +324,7 @@ export default {
             };
         },
         deleteEntry(entryId) {
-            const self = this;
-            const entryPos = getEntryPosById(entryId, this.internalDomainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
+            const entryPos = getEntryPosById(entryId, this.domainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
             if (entryPos === -1) {
                 this.openmct.notifications.alert('Warning: unable to delete entry');
                 console.error(`unable to delete entry ${entryId} from section ${this.selectedSection}, page ${this.selectedPage}`);
@@ -317,9 +340,9 @@ export default {
                         label: "Ok",
                         emphasis: true,
                         callback: () => {
-                            const entries = getNotebookEntries(self.internalDomainObject, self.selectedSection, self.selectedPage);
+                            const entries = getNotebookEntries(this.domainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
                             entries.splice(entryPos, 1);
-                            self.updateEntries(entries);
+                            this.updateEntries(entries);
                             dialog.dismiss();
                         }
                     },
@@ -395,6 +418,37 @@ export default {
             const sidebarCoversEntries = (isPhone || (isTablet && isPortrait) || isInLayout);
             this.sidebarCoversEntries = sidebarCoversEntries;
         },
+        getDefaultPageId() {
+            let defaultPageId;
+
+            if (this.isDefaultNotebook()) {
+                defaultPageId = getDefaultNotebook().page.id;
+            } else {
+                const firstSection = this.getSections()[0];
+                defaultPageId = firstSection && firstSection.pages[0].id;
+            }
+
+            return defaultPageId;
+        },
+        isDefaultNotebook() {
+            const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
+            const defaultNotebookIdentifier = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.notebookMeta.identifier;
+
+            return defaultNotebookIdentifier !== null
+                && this.openmct.objects.areIdsEqual(defaultNotebookIdentifier, this.domainObject.identifier);
+        },
+        getDefaultSectionId() {
+            let defaultSectionId;
+
+            if (this.isDefaultNotebook()) {
+                defaultSectionId = getDefaultNotebook().section.id;
+            } else {
+                const firstSection = this.getSections()[0];
+                defaultSectionId = firstSection && firstSection.id;
+            }
+
+            return defaultSectionId;
+        },
         getDefaultNotebookObject() {
             const oldNotebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
             if (!oldNotebookStorage) {
@@ -423,14 +477,17 @@ export default {
         getSection(id) {
             return this.sections.find(s => s.id === id);
         },
+        getSections() {
+            return this.domainObject.configuration.sections || [];
+        },
         getSearchResults() {
             if (!this.search.length) {
                 return [];
             }
 
             const output = [];
-            const sections = this.internalDomainObject.configuration.sections;
-            const entries = this.internalDomainObject.configuration.entries;
+            const sections = this.domainObject.configuration.sections;
+            const entries = this.domainObject.configuration.entries;
             const searchTextLower = this.search.toLowerCase();
             const originalSearchText = this.search;
             let sectionTrackPageHit;
@@ -509,77 +566,25 @@ export default {
             this.searchResults = output;
         },
         getPages() {
-            const selectedSection = this.getSelectedSection();
+            const selectedSection = this.selectedSection;
             if (!selectedSection || !selectedSection.pages.length) {
                 return [];
             }
 
             return selectedSection.pages;
         },
-        getSelectedPage() {
-            const pages = this.getPages();
-            if (!pages) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            const selectedPage = pages.find(page => page.isSelected);
-            if (selectedPage) {
-                return selectedPage;
-            }
-
-            if (!selectedPage && !pages.length) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            pages[0].isSelected = true;
-
-            return pages[0];
-        },
-        getSelectedSection() {
-            if (!this.sections.length) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            return this.sections.find(section => section.isSelected);
-        },
-        navigateToSectionPage() {
-            let { pageId, sectionId } = this.openmct.router.getParams();
-
-            if (!pageId || !sectionId) {
-                sectionId = this.selectedSection.id;
-                pageId = this.selectedPage.id;
-            }
-
-            const sections = this.sections.map(s => {
-                s.isSelected = false;
-                if (s.id === sectionId) {
-                    s.isSelected = true;
-                    s.pages.forEach(p => p.isSelected = (p.id === pageId));
-                }
-
-                return s;
-            });
-
-            const selectedSectionId = this.selectedSection && this.selectedSection.id;
-            const selectedPageId = this.selectedPage && this.selectedPage.id;
-            if (selectedPageId === pageId && selectedSectionId === sectionId) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            this.sectionsChanged({ sections });
-        },
         newEntry(embed = null) {
             this.resetSearch();
             const notebookStorage = this.createNotebookStorageObject();
             this.updateDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage);
-            const id = addNotebookEntry(this.openmct, this.internalDomainObject, notebookStorage, embed);
+            const id = addNotebookEntry(this.openmct, this.domainObject, notebookStorage, embed);
             this.focusEntryId = id;
         },
         orientationChange() {
             this.formatSidebar();
         },
         pagesChanged({ pages = [], id = null}) {
-            const selectedSection = this.getSelectedSection();
+            const selectedSection = this.selectedSection;
             if (!selectedSection) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -594,7 +599,6 @@ export default {
             });
 
             this.sectionsChanged({ sections });
-            this.updateDefaultNotebookPage(pages, id);
         },
         removeDefaultClass(domainObject) {
             if (!domainObject) {
@@ -613,10 +617,10 @@ export default {
         async updateDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage) {
             const defaultNotebookObject = await this.getDefaultNotebookObject();
             if (!defaultNotebookObject) {
-                setDefaultNotebook(this.openmct, notebookStorage, this.internalDomainObject);
+                setDefaultNotebook(this.openmct, notebookStorage, this.domainObject);
             } else if (objectUtils.makeKeyString(defaultNotebookObject.identifier) !== objectUtils.makeKeyString(notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier)) {
                 this.removeDefaultClass(defaultNotebookObject);
-                setDefaultNotebook(this.openmct, notebookStorage, this.internalDomainObject);
+                setDefaultNotebook(this.openmct, notebookStorage, this.domainObject);
             }
 
             if (this.defaultSectionId && this.defaultSectionId.length === 0 || this.defaultSectionId !== notebookStorage.section.id) {
@@ -636,7 +640,7 @@ export default {
 
             const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
             if (!notebookStorage
-                    || notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier.key !== this.internalDomainObject.identifier.key) {
+                    || notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier.key !== this.domainObject.identifier.key) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -645,7 +649,7 @@ export default {
             if (!page && defaultNotebookPage.id === id) {
                 this.defaultSectionId = null;
                 this.defaultPageId = null;
-                this.removeDefaultClass(this.internalDomainObject);
+                this.removeDefaultClass(this.domainObject);
                 clearDefaultNotebook();
 
                 return;
@@ -664,7 +668,7 @@ export default {
 
             const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
             if (!notebookStorage
-                    || notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier.key !== this.internalDomainObject.identifier.key) {
+                    || notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier.key !== this.domainObject.identifier.key) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -673,7 +677,7 @@ export default {
             if (!section && defaultNotebookSection.id === id) {
                 this.defaultSectionId = null;
                 this.defaultPageId = null;
-                this.removeDefaultClass(this.internalDomainObject);
+                this.removeDefaultClass(this.domainObject);
                 clearDefaultNotebook();
 
                 return;
@@ -686,50 +690,46 @@ export default {
             setDefaultNotebookSection(section);
         },
         updateEntry(entry) {
-            const entries = getNotebookEntries(this.internalDomainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
-            const entryPos = getEntryPosById(entry.id, this.internalDomainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
+            const entries = getNotebookEntries(this.domainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
+            const entryPos = getEntryPosById(entry.id, this.domainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
             entries[entryPos] = entry;
 
             this.updateEntries(entries);
         },
         updateEntries(entries) {
-            const configuration = this.internalDomainObject.configuration;
+            const configuration = this.domainObject.configuration;
             const notebookEntries = configuration.entries || {};
             notebookEntries[this.selectedSection.id][this.selectedPage.id] = entries;
 
-            mutateObject(this.openmct, this.internalDomainObject, 'configuration.entries', notebookEntries);
+            mutateObject(this.openmct, this.domainObject, 'configuration.entries', notebookEntries);
         },
-        updateInternalDomainObject(domainObject) {
-            this.internalDomainObject = domainObject;
+        getPageIdFromUrl() {
+            return this.openmct.router.getParams().pageId;
         },
-        updateParams(sections) {
-            const selectedSection = sections.find(s => s.isSelected);
-            if (!selectedSection) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const selectedPage = selectedSection.pages.find(p => p.isSelected);
-            if (!selectedPage) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const sectionId = selectedSection.id;
-            const pageId = selectedPage.id;
-
-            if (!sectionId || !pageId) {
-                return;
-            }
-
+        getSectionIdFromUrl() {
+            return this.openmct.router.getParams().sectionId;
+        },
+        syncUrlWithPageAndSection() {
             this.openmct.router.updateParams({
-                sectionId,
-                pageId
+                pageId: this.selectedPageId,
+                sectionId: this.selectedSectionId
             });
         },
         sectionsChanged({ sections, id = null }) {
-            mutateObject(this.openmct, this.internalDomainObject, 'configuration.sections', sections);
-
-            this.updateParams(sections);
+            mutateObject(this.openmct, this.domainObject, 'configuration.sections', sections);
             this.updateDefaultNotebookSection(sections, id);
+        },
+        selectPage(pageId) {
+            this.selectedPageId = pageId;
+            this.syncUrlWithPageAndSection();
+        },
+        selectSection(sectionId) {
+            this.selectedSectionId = sectionId;
+
+            const defaultPageId = this.selectedSection.pages[0].id;
+            this.selectPage(defaultPageId);
+
+            this.syncUrlWithPageAndSection();
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue
index 2734d20db1..79d72d718a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     >
         <Page ref="pageComponent"
               :default-page-id="defaultPageId"
+              :selected-page-id="selectedPageId"
               :page="page"
               :page-title="pageTitle"
               @deletePage="deletePage"
@@ -33,11 +34,13 @@ export default {
                 return '';
             }
         },
+        selectedPageId: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true
+        },
         domainObject: {
             type: Object,
-            default() {
-                return {};
-            }
+            required: true
         },
         pages: {
             type: Array,
@@ -66,7 +69,17 @@ export default {
             }
         }
     },
+    watch: {
+        pages() {
+            if (!this.containsPage(this.selectedPageId)) {
+                this.selectPage(this.pages[0].id);
+            }
+        }
+    },
     methods: {
+        containsPage(pageId) {
+            return this.pages.some(page => page.id === pageId);
+        },
         deletePage(id) {
             const selectedSection = this.sections.find(s => s.isSelected);
             const page = this.pages.find(p => p.id === id);
@@ -78,37 +91,29 @@ export default {
             const isPageSelected = selectedPage && selectedPage.id === id;
             const isPageDefault = defaultpage && defaultpage.id === id;
             const pages = this.pages.filter(s => s.id !== id);
+            let selectedPageId;
 
             if (isPageSelected && defaultpage) {
                 pages.forEach(s => {
                     s.isSelected = false;
                     if (defaultpage && defaultpage.id === s.id) {
-                        s.isSelected = true;
+                        selectedPageId = s.id;
                     }
                 });
             }
 
             if (pages.length && isPageSelected && (!defaultpage || isPageDefault)) {
-                pages[0].isSelected = true;
+                selectedPageId = pages[0].id;
             }
 
             this.$emit('updatePage', {
                 pages,
                 id
             });
+            this.$emit('selectPage', selectedPageId);
         },
         selectPage(id) {
-            const pages = this.pages.map(page => {
-                const isSelected = page.id === id;
-                page.isSelected = isSelected;
-
-                return page;
-            });
-
-            this.$emit('updatePage', {
-                pages,
-                id
-            });
+            this.$emit('selectPage', id);
 
             // Add test here for whether or not to toggle the nav
             if (this.sidebarCoversEntries) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageComponent.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageComponent.vue
index 1f2a5d4176..ed87bc2eb6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageComponent.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageComponent.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 <div class="c-list__item js-list__item"
-     :class="[{ 'is-selected': page.isSelected, 'is-notebook-default' : (defaultPageId === page.id) }]"
+     :class="[{ 'is-selected': isSelected, 'is-notebook-default' : (defaultPageId === page.id) }]"
      :data-id="page.id"
      @click="selectPage"
 >
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export default {
                 return '';
             }
         },
+        selectedPageId: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true
+        },
         page: {
             type: Object,
             required: true
@@ -46,6 +50,11 @@ export default {
             removeActionString: `Delete ${this.pageTitle}`
         };
     },
+    computed: {
+        isSelected() {
+            return this.selectedPageId === this.page.id;
+        }
+    },
     watch: {
         page(newPage) {
             this.toggleContentEditable(newPage);
@@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ export default {
             this.$emit('deletePage', this.page.id);
         },
         getRemoveDialog() {
-            const message = 'This action will delete this page and all of its entries. Do you want to continue?';
+            const message = 'Other users may be editing entries in this page, and deleting it is permanent. Do you want to continue?';
             const options = {
                 name: this.removeActionString,
                 callback: this.deletePage.bind(this),
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue
index cd819ba9ff..a8df17b1f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
         :key="section.id"
         class="c-list__item-h"
     >
-        <sectionComponent ref="sectionComponent"
-                          :default-section-id="defaultSectionId"
-                          :section="section"
-                          :section-title="sectionTitle"
-                          @deleteSection="deleteSection"
-                          @renameSection="updateSection"
-                          @selectSection="selectSection"
+        <NotebookSection ref="sectionComponent"
+                         :default-section-id="defaultSectionId"
+                         :selected-section-id="selectedSectionId"
+                         :section="section"
+                         :section-title="sectionTitle"
+                         @deleteSection="deleteSection"
+                         @renameSection="updateSection"
+                         @selectSection="selectSection"
         />
     </li>
 </ul>
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@
 <script>
 import { deleteNotebookEntries } from '../utils/notebook-entries';
 import { getDefaultNotebook } from '../utils/notebook-storage';
-import sectionComponent from './SectionComponent.vue';
+import SectionComponent from './SectionComponent.vue';
 
 export default {
     components: {
-        sectionComponent
+        NotebookSection: SectionComponent
     },
     inject: ['openmct'],
     props: {
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ export default {
                 return '';
             }
         },
+        selectedSectionId: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true
+        },
         domainObject: {
             type: Object,
             default() {
@@ -53,12 +58,22 @@ export default {
             }
         }
     },
+    watch: {
+        sections() {
+            if (!this.containsSection(this.selectedSectionId)) {
+                this.selectSection(this.sections[0].id);
+            }
+        }
+    },
     methods: {
+        containsSection(sectionId) {
+            return this.sections.some(section => section.id === sectionId);
+        },
         deleteSection(id) {
             const section = this.sections.find(s => s.id === id);
             deleteNotebookEntries(this.openmct, this.domainObject, section);
 
-            const selectedSection = this.sections.find(s => s.isSelected);
+            const selectedSection = this.sections.find(s => s.id === this.selectedSectionId);
             const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
             const defaultSection = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.section;
             const isSectionSelected = selectedSection && selectedSection.id === id;
@@ -83,18 +98,8 @@ export default {
                 id
             });
         },
-        selectSection(id, newSections) {
-            const currentSections = newSections || this.sections;
-            const sections = currentSections.map(section => {
-                const isSelected = section.id === id;
-                section.isSelected = isSelected;
-
-                return section;
-            });
-            this.$emit('updateSection', {
-                sections,
-                id
-            });
+        selectSection(id) {
+            this.$emit('selectSection', id);
         },
         updateSection(newSection) {
             const id = newSection.id;
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionComponent.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionComponent.vue
index 72602a9429..d3d317aa88 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionComponent.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionComponent.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 <div class="c-list__item js-list__item"
-     :class="[{ 'is-selected': section.isSelected, 'is-notebook-default' : (defaultSectionId === section.id) }]"
+     :class="[{ 'is-selected': isSelected, 'is-notebook-default' : (defaultSectionId === section.id) }]"
      :data-id="section.id"
      @click="selectSection"
 >
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 </div>
 </template>
 
-<style lang="scss">
-</style>
-
 <script>
 import PopupMenu from './PopupMenu.vue';
 import RemoveDialog from '../utils/removeDialog';
@@ -32,6 +29,10 @@ export default {
                 return '';
             }
         },
+        selectedSectionId: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true
+        },
         section: {
             type: Object,
             required: true
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ export default {
             removeActionString: `Delete ${this.sectionTitle}`
         };
     },
+    computed: {
+        isSelected() {
+            return this.selectedSectionId === this.section.id;
+        }
+    },
     watch: {
         section(newSection) {
             this.toggleContentEditable(newSection);
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ export default {
             this.$emit('deleteSection', this.section.id);
         },
         getRemoveDialog() {
-            const message = 'This action will delete this section and all of its pages and entries. Do you want to continue?';
+            const message = 'Other users may be editing entries in this section, and deleting it is permanent. Do you want to continue?';
             const options = {
                 name: this.removeActionString,
                 callback: this.deleteSection.bind(this),
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue
index fc0e5b3068..46c1a69410 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 <div class="c-sidebar c-drawer c-drawer--align-left">
-    <div class="c-sidebar__pane">
+    <div class="c-sidebar__pane js-sidebar-sections">
         <div class="c-sidebar__header-w">
             <div class="c-sidebar__header">
                 <span class="c-sidebar__header-label">{{ sectionTitle }}</span>
@@ -15,14 +15,16 @@
             </button>
             <SectionCollection class="c-sidebar__contents"
                                :default-section-id="defaultSectionId"
+                               :selected-section-id="selectedSectionId"
                                :domain-object="domainObject"
                                :sections="sections"
                                :section-title="sectionTitle"
                                @updateSection="sectionsChanged"
+                               @selectSection="selectSection"
             />
         </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="c-sidebar__pane">
+    <div class="c-sidebar__pane js-sidebar-pages">
         <div class="c-sidebar__header-w">
             <div class="c-sidebar__header">
                 <span class="c-sidebar__header-label">{{ pageTitle }}</span>
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
             <PageCollection ref="pageCollection"
                             class="c-sidebar__contents"
                             :default-page-id="defaultPageId"
+                            :selected-page-id="selectedPageId"
                             :domain-object="domainObject"
                             :pages="pages"
                             :sections="sections"
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@
                             :page-title="pageTitle"
                             @toggleNav="toggleNav"
                             @updatePage="pagesChanged"
+                            @selectPage="selectPage"
             />
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -73,12 +77,24 @@ export default {
                 return '';
             }
         },
+        selectedPageId: {
+            type: String,
+            default() {
+                return '';
+            }
+        },
         defaultSectionId: {
             type: String,
             default() {
                 return '';
             }
         },
+        selectedSectionId: {
+            type: String,
+            default() {
+                return '';
+            }
+        },
         domainObject: {
             type: Object,
             default() {
@@ -113,7 +129,7 @@ export default {
     },
     computed: {
         pages() {
-            const selectedSection = this.sections.find(section => section.isSelected);
+            const selectedSection = this.sections.find(section => section.id === this.selectedSectionId);
 
             return selectedSection && selectedSection.pages || [];
         }
@@ -144,6 +160,7 @@ export default {
                 pages,
                 id: newPage.id
             });
+            this.$emit('selectPage', newPage.id);
         },
         addSection() {
             const newSection = this.createNewSection();
@@ -153,6 +170,8 @@ export default {
                 sections,
                 id: newSection.id
             });
+
+            this.$emit('selectSection', newSection.id);
         },
         addNewPage(page) {
             const pages = this.pages.map(p => {
@@ -208,6 +227,12 @@ export default {
                 id
             });
         },
+        selectPage(pageId) {
+            this.$emit('selectPage', pageId);
+        },
+        selectSection(sectionId) {
+            this.$emit('selectSection', sectionId);
+        },
         sectionsChanged({ sections, id }) {
             this.$emit('sectionsChanged', {
                 sections,
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/notebook-constants.js b/src/plugins/notebook/notebook-constants.js
index 7f3fecac23..d5163f797b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/notebook-constants.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/notebook-constants.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export const NOTEBOOK_TYPE = 'notebook';
 export const EVENT_SNAPSHOTS_UPDATED = 'SNAPSHOTS_UPDATED';
 export const NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT = 'DEFAULT';
 export const NOTEBOOK_SNAPSHOT = 'SNAPSHOT';
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js b/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js
index 00a839c2fa..38af552f09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@ import CopyToNotebookAction from './actions/CopyToNotebookAction';
 import Notebook from './components/Notebook.vue';
 import NotebookSnapshotIndicator from './components/NotebookSnapshotIndicator.vue';
 import SnapshotContainer from './snapshot-container';
+import {NOTEBOOK_TYPE} from './notebook-constants';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
-let installed = false;
-
 export default function NotebookPlugin() {
     return function install(openmct) {
-        if (installed) {
+        if (openmct._NOTEBOOK_PLUGIN_INSTALLED) {
             return;
+        } else {
+            openmct._NOTEBOOK_PLUGIN_INSTALLED = true;
         }
 
-        installed = true;
-
         openmct.actions.register(new CopyToNotebookAction(openmct));
 
         const notebookType = {
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ export default function NotebookPlugin() {
                 }
             ]
         };
-        openmct.types.addType('notebook', notebookType);
+        openmct.types.addType(NOTEBOOK_TYPE, notebookType);
 
         const snapshotContainer = new SnapshotContainer(openmct);
         const notebookSnapshotIndicator = new Vue ({
@@ -123,10 +122,14 @@ export default function NotebookPlugin() {
                             },
                             provide: {
                                 openmct,
-                                domainObject,
                                 snapshotContainer
                             },
-                            template: '<Notebook></Notebook>'
+                            data() {
+                                return {
+                                    domainObject
+                                };
+                            },
+                            template: '<Notebook :domain-object="domainObject"></Notebook>'
                         });
                     },
                     destroy() {
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/pluginSpec.js b/src/plugins/notebook/pluginSpec.js
index 51f8734863..1becd1cfd5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/pluginSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/pluginSpec.js
@@ -21,29 +21,32 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 import { createOpenMct, createMouseEvent, resetApplicationState } from 'utils/testing';
-import NotebookPlugin from './plugin';
+import notebookPlugin from './plugin';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
-let openmct;
-let notebookDefinition;
-let notebookPlugin;
-let element;
-let child;
-let appHolder;
-
-const notebookDomainObject = {
-    identifier: {
-        key: 'notebook',
-        namespace: ''
-    },
-    type: 'notebook'
-};
-
 describe("Notebook plugin:", () => {
-    beforeAll(done => {
+    let openmct;
+    let notebookDefinition;
+    let element;
+    let child;
+    let appHolder;
+    let objectProviderObserver;
+
+    let notebookDomainObject;
+
+    beforeEach((done) => {
+        notebookDomainObject = {
+            identifier: {
+                key: 'notebook',
+                namespace: 'test-namespace'
+            },
+            type: 'notebook'
+        };
+
         appHolder = document.createElement('div');
         appHolder.style.width = '640px';
         appHolder.style.height = '480px';
+        document.body.appendChild(appHolder);
 
         openmct = createOpenMct();
 
@@ -51,19 +54,16 @@ describe("Notebook plugin:", () => {
         child = document.createElement('div');
         element.appendChild(child);
 
-        notebookPlugin = new NotebookPlugin();
-        openmct.install(notebookPlugin);
+        openmct.install(notebookPlugin());
 
         notebookDefinition = openmct.types.get('notebook').definition;
         notebookDefinition.initialize(notebookDomainObject);
 
         openmct.on('start', done);
         openmct.start(appHolder);
-
-        document.body.append(appHolder);
     });
 
-    afterAll(() => {
+    afterEach(() => {
         appHolder.remove();
 
         return resetApplicationState(openmct);
@@ -80,39 +80,96 @@ describe("Notebook plugin:", () => {
     describe("Notebook view:", () => {
         let notebookViewProvider;
         let notebookView;
+        let notebookViewObject;
+        let mutableNotebookObject;
 
         beforeEach(() => {
-            const notebookViewObject = {
+            notebookViewObject = {
                 ...notebookDomainObject,
                 id: "test-object",
                 name: 'Notebook',
                 configuration: {
                     defaultSort: 'oldest',
-                    entries: {},
+                    entries: {
+                        "test-section-1": {
+                            "test-page-1": [{
+                                "id": "entry-0",
+                                "createdOn": 0,
+                                "text": "First Test Entry",
+                                "embeds": []
+                            }, {
+                                "id": "entry-1",
+                                "createdOn": 0,
+                                "text": "Second Test Entry",
+                                "embeds": []
+                            }]
+                        }
+                    },
                     pageTitle: 'Page',
-                    sections: [],
+                    sections: [{
+                        "id": "test-section-1",
+                        "isDefault": false,
+                        "isSelected": false,
+                        "name": "Test Section",
+                        "pages": [{
+                            "id": "test-page-1",
+                            "isDefault": false,
+                            "isSelected": false,
+                            "name": "Test Page 1",
+                            "pageTitle": "Page"
+                        }, {
+                            "id": "test-page-2",
+                            "isDefault": false,
+                            "isSelected": false,
+                            "name": "Test Page 2",
+                            "pageTitle": "Page"
+                        }]
+                    }, {
+                        "id": "test-section-2",
+                        "isDefault": false,
+                        "isSelected": false,
+                        "name": "Test Section 2",
+                        "pages": [{
+                            "id": "test-page-3",
+                            "isDefault": false,
+                            "isSelected": false,
+                            "name": "Test Page 3",
+                            "pageTitle": "Page"
+                        }]
+                    }],
                     sectionTitle: 'Section',
                     type: 'General'
                 }
             };
+            const testObjectProvider = jasmine.createSpyObj('testObjectProvider', [
+                'get',
+                'create',
+                'update',
+                'observe'
+            ]);
 
-            const notebookObject = {
-                name: 'Notebook View',
-                key: 'notebook-vue',
-                creatable: true
-            };
+            const applicableViews = openmct.objectViews.get(notebookViewObject, [notebookViewObject]);
+            notebookViewProvider = applicableViews.find(viewProvider => viewProvider.key === 'notebook-vue');
 
-            const applicableViews = openmct.objectViews.get(notebookViewObject, []);
-            notebookViewProvider = applicableViews.find(viewProvider => viewProvider.key === notebookObject.key);
-            notebookView = notebookViewProvider.view(notebookViewObject);
+            testObjectProvider.get.and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(notebookViewObject));
+            openmct.objects.addProvider('test-namespace', testObjectProvider);
+            testObjectProvider.observe.and.returnValue(() => {});
 
-            notebookView.show(child);
+            return openmct.objects.getMutable(notebookViewObject.identifier).then((mutableObject) => {
+                mutableNotebookObject = mutableObject;
+                objectProviderObserver = testObjectProvider.observe.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
+
+                notebookView = notebookViewProvider.view(mutableNotebookObject);
+                notebookView.show(child);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick();
+            });
 
-            return Vue.nextTick();
         });
 
         afterEach(() => {
             notebookView.destroy();
+            openmct.objects.destroyMutable(mutableNotebookObject);
         });
 
         it("provides notebook view", () => {
@@ -133,6 +190,114 @@ describe("Notebook plugin:", () => {
 
             expect(hasMajorElements).toBe(true);
         });
+
+        it("renders a row for each entry", () => {
+            const notebookEntryElements = element.querySelectorAll('.c-notebook__entry');
+            const firstEntryText = getEntryText(0);
+            expect(notebookEntryElements.length).toBe(2);
+            expect(firstEntryText.innerText).toBe('First Test Entry');
+        });
+
+        describe("synchronization", () => {
+
+            it("updates an entry when another user modifies it", () => {
+                expect(getEntryText(0).innerText).toBe("First Test Entry");
+                notebookViewObject.configuration.entries["test-section-1"]["test-page-1"][0].text = "Modified entry text";
+                objectProviderObserver(notebookViewObject);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                    expect(getEntryText(0).innerText).toBe("Modified entry text");
+                });
+            });
+
+            it("shows new entry when another user adds one", () => {
+                expect(allNotebookEntryElements().length).toBe(2);
+                notebookViewObject.configuration.entries["test-section-1"]["test-page-1"].push({
+                    "id": "entry-3",
+                    "createdOn": 0,
+                    "text": "Third Test Entry",
+                    "embeds": []
+                });
+                objectProviderObserver(notebookViewObject);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                    expect(allNotebookEntryElements().length).toBe(3);
+                });
+            });
+            it("removes an entry when another user removes one", () => {
+                expect(allNotebookEntryElements().length).toBe(2);
+                let entries = notebookViewObject.configuration.entries["test-section-1"]["test-page-1"];
+                notebookViewObject.configuration.entries["test-section-1"]["test-page-1"] = entries.splice(0, 1);
+                objectProviderObserver(notebookViewObject);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                    expect(allNotebookEntryElements().length).toBe(1);
+                });
+            });
+
+            it("updates the notebook when a user adds a page", () => {
+                const newPage = {
+                    "id": "test-page-4",
+                    "isDefault": false,
+                    "isSelected": false,
+                    "name": "Test Page 4",
+                    "pageTitle": "Page"
+                };
+
+                expect(allNotebookPageElements().length).toBe(2);
+                notebookViewObject.configuration.sections[0].pages.push(newPage);
+                objectProviderObserver(notebookViewObject);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                    expect(allNotebookPageElements().length).toBe(3);
+                });
+
+            });
+
+            it("updates the notebook when a user removes a page", () => {
+                expect(allNotebookPageElements().length).toBe(2);
+                notebookViewObject.configuration.sections[0].pages.splice(0, 1);
+                objectProviderObserver(notebookViewObject);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                    expect(allNotebookPageElements().length).toBe(1);
+                });
+            });
+
+            it("updates the notebook when a user adds a section", () => {
+                const newSection = {
+                    "id": "test-section-3",
+                    "isDefault": false,
+                    "isSelected": false,
+                    "name": "Test Section 3",
+                    "pages": [{
+                        "id": "test-page-4",
+                        "isDefault": false,
+                        "isSelected": false,
+                        "name": "Test Page 4",
+                        "pageTitle": "Page"
+                    }]
+                };
+
+                expect(allNotebookSectionElements().length).toBe(2);
+                notebookViewObject.configuration.sections.push(newSection);
+                objectProviderObserver(notebookViewObject);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                    expect(allNotebookSectionElements().length).toBe(3);
+                });
+            });
+
+            it("updates the notebook when a user removes a section", () => {
+                expect(allNotebookSectionElements().length).toBe(2);
+                notebookViewObject.configuration.sections.splice(0, 1);
+                objectProviderObserver(notebookViewObject);
+
+                return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                    expect(allNotebookSectionElements().length).toBe(1);
+                });
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe("Notebook Snapshots view:", () => {
@@ -147,16 +312,22 @@ describe("Notebook plugin:", () => {
             button.dispatchEvent(clickEvent);
         }
 
-        beforeAll(() => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
             snapshotIndicator = openmct.indicators.indicatorObjects
                 .find(indicator => indicator.key === 'notebook-snapshot-indicator').element;
 
             element.append(snapshotIndicator);
 
-            return Vue.nextTick();
+            return Vue.nextTick().then(() => {
+                drawerElement = document.querySelector('.l-shell__drawer');
+            });
         });
 
-        afterAll(() => {
+        afterEach(() => {
+            if (drawerElement) {
+                drawerElement.classList.remove('is-expanded');
+            }
+
             snapshotIndicator.remove();
             snapshotIndicator = undefined;
 
@@ -166,16 +337,6 @@ describe("Notebook plugin:", () => {
             }
         });
 
-        beforeEach(() => {
-            drawerElement = document.querySelector('.l-shell__drawer');
-        });
-
-        afterEach(() => {
-            if (drawerElement) {
-                drawerElement.classList.remove('is-expanded');
-            }
-        });
-
         it("has Snapshots indicator", () => {
             const hasSnapshotIndicator = snapshotIndicator !== null && snapshotIndicator !== undefined;
             expect(hasSnapshotIndicator).toBe(true);
@@ -219,4 +380,20 @@ describe("Notebook plugin:", () => {
             expect(snapshotsText).toBe('Notebook Snapshots');
         });
     });
+
+    function getEntryText(entryNumber) {
+        return element.querySelectorAll('.c-notebook__entry .c-ne__text')[entryNumber];
+    }
+
+    function allNotebookEntryElements() {
+        return element.querySelectorAll('.c-notebook__entry');
+    }
+
+    function allNotebookSectionElements() {
+        return element.querySelectorAll('.js-sidebar-sections .js-list__item');
+    }
+
+    function allNotebookPageElements() {
+        return element.querySelectorAll('.js-sidebar-pages .js-list__item');
+    }
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
index 49e06c926b..9e44ca35ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import CouchDocument from "./CouchDocument";
 import CouchObjectQueue from "./CouchObjectQueue";
+import NOTEBOOK_TYPE from '../../notebook/notebook-constants.js';
 
 const REV = "_rev";
 const ID = "_id";
@@ -29,24 +30,14 @@ const HEARTBEAT = 50000;
 const ALL_DOCS = "_all_docs?include_docs=true";
 
 export default class CouchObjectProvider {
-    // options {
-    //      url: couchdb url,
-    //      disableObserve: disable auto feed from couchdb to keep objects in sync,
-    //      filter: selector to find objects to sync in couchdb
-    //      }
     constructor(openmct, options, namespace) {
         options = this._normalize(options);
         this.openmct = openmct;
         this.url = options.url;
         this.namespace = namespace;
         this.objectQueue = {};
-        this.observeEnabled = options.disableObserve !== true;
         this.observers = {};
         this.batchIds = [];
-
-        if (this.observeEnabled) {
-            this.observeObjectChanges(options.filter);
-        }
     }
 
     //backwards compatibility, options used to be a url. Now it's an object
@@ -133,8 +124,12 @@ export default class CouchObjectProvider {
                 this.objectQueue[key] = new CouchObjectQueue(undefined, response[REV]);
             }
 
-            //Sometimes CouchDB returns the old rev which fetching the object if there is a document update in progress
-            if (!this.objectQueue[key].pending) {
+            if (object.type === NOTEBOOK_TYPE) {
+                //Temporary measure until object sync is supported for all object types
+                //Always update notebook revision number because we have realtime sync, so always assume it's the latest.
+                this.objectQueue[key].updateRevision(response[REV]);
+            } else if (!this.objectQueue[key].pending) {
+                //Sometimes CouchDB returns the old rev which fetching the object if there is a document update in progress
                 this.objectQueue[key].updateRevision(response[REV]);
             }
 
@@ -313,49 +308,63 @@ export default class CouchObjectProvider {
     }
 
     observe(identifier, callback) {
-        if (!this.observeEnabled) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         const keyString = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(identifier);
         this.observers[keyString] = this.observers[keyString] || [];
         this.observers[keyString].push(callback);
 
+        if (!this.isObservingObjectChanges()) {
+            this.observeObjectChanges();
+        }
+
         return () => {
             this.observers[keyString] = this.observers[keyString].filter(observer => observer !== callback);
+            if (this.observers[keyString].length === 0) {
+                delete this.observers[keyString];
+                if (Object.keys(this.observers).length === 0) {
+                    this.stopObservingObjectChanges();
+                }
+            }
         };
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @private
-     */
-    abortGetChanges() {
-        if (this.controller) {
-            this.controller.abort();
-            this.controller = undefined;
-        }
-
-        return true;
+    isObservingObjectChanges() {
+        return this.stopObservingObjectChanges !== undefined;
     }
 
     /**
      * @private
      */
-    async observeObjectChanges(filter) {
-        let intermediateResponse = this.getIntermediateResponse();
-
-        if (!this.observeEnabled) {
-            intermediateResponse.reject('Observe for changes is disabled');
-        }
-
+    async observeObjectChanges() {
         const controller = new AbortController();
         const signal = controller.signal;
+        let filter = {selector: {}};
 
-        if (this.controller) {
-            this.abortGetChanges();
+        if (this.openmct.objects.SYNCHRONIZED_OBJECT_TYPES.length > 1) {
+            filter.selector.$or = this.openmct.objects.SYNCHRONIZED_OBJECT_TYPES
+                .map(type => {
+                    return {
+                        'model': {
+                            type
+                        }
+                    };
+                });
+        } else {
+            filter.selector.model = {
+                type: this.openmct.objects.SYNCHRONIZED_OBJECT_TYPES[0]
+            };
         }
 
-        this.controller = controller;
+        let error = false;
+
+        if (typeof this.stopObservingObjectChanges === 'function') {
+            this.stopObservingObjectChanges();
+        }
+
+        this.stopObservingObjectChanges = () => {
+            controller.abort();
+            delete this.stopObservingObjectChanges;
+        };
+
         // feed=continuous maintains an indefinitely open connection with a keep-alive of HEARTBEAT milliseconds until this client closes the connection
         // style=main_only returns only the current winning revision of the document
         let url = `${this.url}/_changes?feed=continuous&style=main_only&heartbeat=${HEARTBEAT}`;
@@ -374,14 +383,20 @@ export default class CouchObjectProvider {
             },
             body
         });
-        const reader = response.body.getReader();
-        let completed = false;
 
-        while (!completed) {
+        let reader;
+
+        if (response.body === undefined) {
+            error = true;
+        } else {
+            reader = response.body.getReader();
+        }
+
+        while (!error) {
             const {done, value} = await reader.read();
             //done is true when we lose connection with the provider
             if (done) {
-                completed = true;
+                error = true;
             }
 
             if (value) {
@@ -414,11 +429,9 @@ export default class CouchObjectProvider {
 
         }
 
-        //We're done receiving from the provider. No more chunks.
-        intermediateResponse.resolve(true);
-
-        return intermediateResponse.promise;
-
+        if (error && Object.keys(this.observers).length > 0) {
+            this.observeObjectChanges();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js
index 07ce0b8eda..a015ae29b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import {
 
 describe('the plugin', () => {
     let openmct;
-    let element;
-    let child;
     let provider;
     let testPath = '/test/db';
     let options;
@@ -36,6 +34,8 @@ describe('the plugin', () => {
     let mockDomainObject;
 
     beforeEach((done) => {
+        spyOnBuiltins(['fetch'], window);
+
         mockDomainObject = {
             identifier: {
                 namespace: '',
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ describe('the plugin', () => {
         };
         openmct = createOpenMct(false);
 
-        spyOnBuiltins(['fetch'], window);
-
         openmct.$injector = jasmine.createSpyObj('$injector', ['get']);
         mockIdentifierService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
             'identifierService',
@@ -70,10 +68,6 @@ describe('the plugin', () => {
 
         openmct.types.addType('mock-type', {creatable: true});
 
-        element = document.createElement('div');
-        child = document.createElement('div');
-        element.appendChild(child);
-
         openmct.on('start', done);
         openmct.startHeadless();