diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
index aac5de49e5..4f79d11787 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ define([
                         "policyService",
                         "dialogService",
                         "creationService",
-                        "copyService"
+                        "copyService",
+                        "transactionService"
                     ],
                     "priority": "mandatory"
                 },
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
index 9c34c06c9a..4c4206b8a6 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ define([
             dialogService,
             creationService,
             copyService,
+            transactionService,
             context
         ) {
             this.domainObject = (context || {}).domainObject;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ define([
             this.dialogService = dialogService;
             this.creationService = creationService;
             this.copyService = copyService;
+            this.transactionService = transactionService;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ define([
             var self = this,
                 domainObject = this.domainObject,
                 copyService = this.copyService,
+                transactionService = this.transactionService,
+                cancelOldTransaction,
                 dialog = new SaveInProgressDialog(this.dialogService);
 
             function doWizardSave(parent) {
@@ -156,6 +160,16 @@ define([
                     .then(resolveWith(clonedObject));
             }
 
+            function restartTransaction(object) {
+                cancelOldTransaction = transactionService.restartTransaction();
+                return object;
+            }
+
+            function doCancelOldTransaction(object) {
+                cancelOldTransaction();
+                return object;
+            }
+
             function onFailure() {
                 hideBlockingDialog();
                 return false;
@@ -165,8 +179,10 @@ define([
                 .then(doWizardSave)
                 .then(showBlockingDialog)
                 .then(getParent)
+                .then(restartTransaction)
                 .then(cloneIntoParent)
                 .then(commitEditingAfterClone)
+                .then(doCancelOldTransaction)
                 .then(hideBlockingDialog)
                 .catch(onFailure);
         };
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
index 8d6c465959..00bc96e1dd 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
@@ -140,9 +140,38 @@ define(
             });
         };
 
+        /**
+         * Clear and restart the active transaction.
+         *
+         * This neither cancels nor commits the active transaction;
+         * instead, it returns a function that can be used to cancel that
+         * transaction.
+         *
+         * @returns {Function} a function to cancel the prior transaction
+         * @private
+         */
+        TransactionService.prototype.restartTransaction = function () {
+            var oldOnCancels = this.onCancels;
+
+            this.onCommits = [];
+            this.onCancels = [];
+
+            return function () {
+                while (oldOnCancels.length > 0) {
+                    var onCancel = oldOnCancels.pop();
+                    try {
+                        onCancel();
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        this.$log.error("Error cancelling transaction.");
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        };
+
         TransactionService.prototype.size = function () {
             return this.onCommits.length;
         };
 
         return TransactionService;
-    });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js
index 37e35aa5af..850e18ecca 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ define(
                 mockCopyService,
                 mockParent,
                 mockUrlService,
+                mockTransactionService,
                 actionContext,
                 capabilities = {},
                 action;
@@ -119,11 +120,26 @@ define(
                     ["urlForLocation"]
                 );
 
+                mockTransactionService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "transactionService",
+                    ["restartTransaction"]
+                );
+                mockTransactionService.restartTransaction
+                    .andReturn(jasmine.createSpy());
+
                 actionContext = {
                     domainObject: mockDomainObject
                 };
 
-                action = new SaveAsAction(undefined, undefined, mockDialogService, undefined, mockCopyService, actionContext);
+                action = new SaveAsAction(
+                    undefined,
+                    undefined,
+                    mockDialogService,
+                    undefined,
+                    mockCopyService,
+                    mockTransactionService,
+                    actionContext
+                );
 
                 spyOn(action, "getObjectService");
                 action.getObjectService.andReturn(mockObjectService);