diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
index e35384ad4..fcd6bb7ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
@@ -71,21 +71,30 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   /**
    * Used when a bean is partially filled.
    */
-  private final boolean[] loadedProps;
-
-  private boolean fullyLoadedBean;
+  private static final byte FLAG_LOADED_PROP = 1;
 
   /**
    * Set of changed properties.
    */
-  private boolean[] changedProps;
+  private static final byte FLAG_CHANGED_PROP = 2;
 
   /**
    * Flags indicating if a property is a dirty embedded bean. Used to distingush
    * between an embedded bean being completely overwritten and one of its
    * embedded properties being made dirty.
    */
-  private boolean[] embeddedDirty;
+  private static final byte FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY = 4;
+
+  /**
+   * Flags indicating if a property is a dirty embedded bean. Used to distingush
+   * between an embedded bean being completely overwritten and one of its
+   * embedded properties being made dirty.
+   */
+  private static final byte FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET = 8;
+
+  private final byte[] flags;
+
+  private boolean fullyLoadedBean;
 
   private Object[] origValues;
 
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    */
   public EntityBeanIntercept(Object ownerBean) {
     this.owner = (EntityBean) ownerBean;
-    this.loadedProps = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
+    this.flags = new byte[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -213,8 +222,8 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Check each property to see if the bean is partially loaded.
    */
   public boolean isPartial() {
-    for (boolean loadedProp : loadedProps) {
-      if (!loadedProp) {
+    for (byte flag : flags) {
+      if ((flag & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) == 0) {
         return true;
       }
     }
@@ -259,10 +268,10 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Return true if only the Id property has been loaded.
    */
   public boolean hasIdOnly(int idIndex) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
       if (i == idIndex) {
-        if (!loadedProps[i]) return false;
-      } else if (loadedProps[i]) {
+        if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) == 0) return false;
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
         return false;
       }
     }
@@ -284,9 +293,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     if (idPos > -1) {
       // For cases where properties are set on constructor
       // set every non Id property to unloaded (for lazy loading)
-      for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
         if (i != idPos) {
-          loadedProps[i] = false;
+          flags[i] &= ~FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -352,7 +361,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     this.owner._ebean_setEmbeddedLoaded();
     this.lazyLoadProperty = -1;
     this.origValues = null;
-    this.changedProps = null;
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      flags[i] &= ~(FLAG_CHANGED_PROP + FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET);
+    }
     this.dirty = false;
   }
 
@@ -475,7 +486,11 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     if (position == -1) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property " + propertyName + " not found");
     }
-    loadedProps[position] = loaded;
+    if (loaded) {
+      flags[position] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
+    } else {
+      flags[position] &= ~FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -483,22 +498,22 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * constructor.
    */
   public void setPropertyUnloaded(int propertyIndex) {
-    loadedProps[propertyIndex] = false;
+    flags[propertyIndex] &= ~FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
   }
 
   /**
    * Set the property to be loaded.
    */
   public void setLoadedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    loadedProps[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
   }
 
   /**
    * Set all properties to be loaded (post insert).
    */
   public void setLoadedPropertyAll() {
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
-      loadedProps[i] = true;
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      flags[i] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
     }
   }
 
@@ -506,14 +521,14 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Return true if the property is loaded.
    */
   public boolean isLoadedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    return loadedProps[propertyIndex];
+    return (flags[propertyIndex] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0;
   }
 
   /**
    * Return true if the property is considered changed.
    */
   public boolean isChangedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    return (changedProps != null && changedProps[propertyIndex]);
+    return (flags[propertyIndex] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -521,8 +536,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * embedded properties is dirty.
    */
   public boolean isDirtyProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    return (changedProps != null && changedProps[propertyIndex]
-      || embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[propertyIndex]);
+    return (flags[propertyIndex] & (FLAG_CHANGED_PROP + FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY)) != 0;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -534,27 +548,22 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   }
 
   public void setChangedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    if (changedProps == null) {
-      changedProps = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
-    }
-    changedProps[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_CHANGED_PROP;
   }
 
   /**
    * Set that an embedded bean has had one of its properties changed.
    */
   private void setEmbeddedPropertyDirty(int propertyIndex) {
-    if (embeddedDirty == null) {
-      embeddedDirty = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
-    }
-    embeddedDirty[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY;
   }
 
   private void setOriginalValue(int propertyIndex, Object value) {
     if (origValues == null) {
       origValues = new Object[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
     }
-    if (origValues[propertyIndex] == null) {
+    if ((flags[propertyIndex] & FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET) == 0) {
+      flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET;
       origValues[propertyIndex] = value;
     }
   }
@@ -574,13 +583,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    */
   public void setNewBeanForUpdate() {
 
-    if (changedProps == null) {
-      changedProps = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
-      if (loadedProps[i]) {
-        changedProps[i] = true;
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
+        flags[i] |= FLAG_CHANGED_PROP;
       }
     }
     setDirty(true);
@@ -594,8 +599,8 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
       return null;
     }
     Set<String> props = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
-      if (loadedProps[i]) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
         props.add(getProperty(i));
       }
     }
@@ -609,12 +614,8 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     boolean[] dirties = new boolean[len];
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
-        dirties[i] = true;
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
-        // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
-        dirties[i] = true;
-      }
+      // this, or an embedded property has been changed - recurse
+      dirties[i] = (flags[i] & (FLAG_CHANGED_PROP + FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY)) != 0;
     }
     return dirties;
   }
@@ -634,11 +635,11 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   public void addDirtyPropertyNames(Set<String> props, String prefix) {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         String propName = (prefix == null ? getProperty(i) : prefix + getProperty(i));
         props.add(propName);
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         embeddedBean._ebean_getIntercept().addDirtyPropertyNames(props, getProperty(i) + ".");
@@ -654,12 +655,12 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     String[] names = owner._ebean_getPropertyNames();
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         if (propertyNames.contains(names[i])) {
           return true;
         }
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         if (propertyNames.contains(names[i])) {
           return true;
         }
@@ -683,15 +684,16 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   public void addDirtyPropertyValues(Map<String, ValuePair> dirtyValues, String prefix) {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         String propName = (prefix == null ? getProperty(i) : prefix + getProperty(i));
         Object newVal = owner._ebean_getField(i);
         Object oldVal = getOrigValue(i);
+        if (!areEqual(oldVal, newVal)) {
+          dirtyValues.put(propName, new ValuePair(newVal, oldVal));
+        }
 
-        dirtyValues.put(propName, new ValuePair(newVal, oldVal));
-
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         embeddedBean._ebean_getIntercept().addDirtyPropertyValues(dirtyValues, getProperty(i) + ".");
@@ -705,13 +707,15 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   public void addDirtyPropertyValues(BeanDiffVisitor visitor) {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         Object newVal = owner._ebean_getField(i);
         Object oldVal = getOrigValue(i);
-        visitor.visit(i, newVal, oldVal);
+        if (!areEqual(oldVal, newVal)) {
+          visitor.visit(i, newVal, oldVal);
+        }
 
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         visitor.visitPush(i);
@@ -739,9 +743,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     }
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         sb.append(i).append(',');
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         sb.append(i).append('[');
@@ -765,15 +769,12 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     return sb;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the set of property names for changed properties.
-   */
-  public boolean[] getChanged() {
-    return changedProps;
-  }
-
   public boolean[] getLoaded() {
-    return loadedProps;
+    boolean[] ret= new boolean[flags.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < ret.length; i++) {
+      ret[i] = (flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0;
+    }
+    return ret;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -821,7 +822,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    */
   private void loadBeanInternal(int loadProperty, BeanLoader loader) {
 
-    if (loadedProps == null || loadedProps[loadProperty]) {
+    if ((flags[loadProperty] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
       // race condition where multiple threads calling preGetter concurrently
       return;
     }
@@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Called when a BeanCollection is initialised automatically.
    */
   public void initialisedMany(int propertyIndex) {
-    loadedProps[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
   }
 
   private void preGetterCallback(int propertyIndex) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/changelog/TestChangeLog.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/changelog/TestChangeLog.java
index d253c9173..9b906a8fd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tests/changelog/TestChangeLog.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/changelog/TestChangeLog.java
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import io.ebean.EbeanServerFactory;
 import io.ebean.annotation.ChangeLog;
 import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanPersistRequest;
+import io.ebean.event.changelog.BeanChange;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeLogFilter;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeLogListener;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeLogPrepare;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeLogRegister;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeSet;
+import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeType;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiEbeanServer;
 import org.tests.model.basic.EBasicChangeLog;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
@@ -18,8 +20,12 @@ import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class TestChangeLog extends BaseTestCase {
 
   TDChangeLogPrepare changeLogPrepare = new TDChangeLogPrepare();
@@ -47,14 +53,77 @@ public class TestChangeLog extends BaseTestCase {
     bean.setName("logBean");
     bean.setShortDescription("hello");
     server.save(bean);
+    BeanChange change = changeLogListener.changes.getChanges().get(0);
+
+    assertThat(change.getEvent()).isEqualTo(ChangeType.INSERT);
+    assertThat(change.getData())
+      .contains("\"name\":\"logBean\"")
+      .contains("\"shortDescription\":\"hello\"");
+
 
     bean.setName("ChangedName");
     server.save(bean);
 
+    change = changeLogListener.changes.getChanges().get(0);
+
+    assertThat(change.getEvent()).isEqualTo(ChangeType.UPDATE);
+    assertThat(change.getOldData()).contains("\"name\":\"logBean\"");
+    assertThat(change.getData())   .contains("\"name\":\"ChangedName\"");
+
+
     server.delete(bean);
 
+    change = changeLogListener.changes.getChanges().get(0);
+
+    assertThat(change.getEvent()).isEqualTo(ChangeType.DELETE);
+    assertThat(change.getData()).isNull();
+
   }
 
+
+  @Test
+  public void testWithNull() {
+
+    EBasicChangeLog bean = new EBasicChangeLog();
+    bean.setName(null);
+    bean.setShortDescription("hello");
+    server.save(bean);
+    BeanChange change = changeLogListener.changes.getChanges().get(0);
+
+    assertThat(change.getEvent()).isEqualTo(ChangeType.INSERT);
+    assertThat(change.getData())
+      .doesNotContain("\"name\"")
+      .contains("\"shortDescription\":\"hello\"");
+
+
+    bean.setName("log");
+    bean.setName("logBean");
+    bean.setShortDescription("world");
+    bean.setShortDescription("hello");
+    server.save(bean);
+
+    change = changeLogListener.changes.getChanges().get(0);
+
+    assertThat(change.getEvent()).isEqualTo(ChangeType.UPDATE);
+    assertThat(change.getOldData())
+      .contains("\"name\":null") // it was null
+      .doesNotContain("\"shortDescription\""); // it is unchanged
+
+    assertThat(change.getData())
+      .contains("\"name\":\"logBean\"")
+      .doesNotContain("\"shortDescription\""); // it is unchanged
+
+
+    server.delete(bean);
+
+    change = changeLogListener.changes.getChanges().get(0);
+
+    assertThat(change.getEvent()).isEqualTo(ChangeType.DELETE);
+    assertThat(change.getData()).isNull();
+
+  }
+
+
   private SpiEbeanServer getServer() {
 
     System.setProperty("ebean.ignoreExtraDdl", "true");