diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 155186e891..73548b73f2 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ void EntityMotionState::sendUpdate(OctreeEditPacketSender* packetSender, const Q
             if (descendant->computePuffedQueryAACube()) {
                 EntityItemProperties newQueryCubeProperties;
                 newQueryCubeProperties.setQueryAACube(descendant->getQueryAACube());
+                auto now = usecTimestampNow();
+                entityDescendant->setLastEdited(now);
+                newQueryCubeProperties.setLastEdited(now);
                 entityPacketSender->queueEditEntityMessage(PacketType::EntityEdit, descendant->getID(), newQueryCubeProperties);
                 entityDescendant->setLastBroadcast(usecTimestampNow());
             }