diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index e5c96d0393..c3b4716ccf 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -1511,6 +1511,7 @@ int EntityTree::processEditPacketData(ReceivedMessage& message, const unsigned c
             if (isAdd && properties.getLocked() && !senderNode->isAllowedEditor()) {
                 // if a node can't change locks, don't allow them to create an already-locked entity
                 properties.setLocked(false);
+                bumpTimestamp(properties);
             }
 
             // If we got a valid edit packet, then it could be a new entity or it could be an update to