diff --git a/src/scenario/scenario.cpp b/src/scenario/scenario.cpp
index 8111a961..0337292a 100644
--- a/src/scenario/scenario.cpp
+++ b/src/scenario/scenario.cpp
@@ -649,4 +649,15 @@ std::string cScenario::get_sdf_name(int row, int col) {
 	if(sdf_names[row].find(col) == sdf_names[row].end())
 		return "";
 	return sdf_names[row][col];
-}
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+}
+
+bool cScenario::cItemStorage::operator==(const cScenario::cItemStorage& other) const {
+	CHECK_EQ(other, ter_type);
+	CHECK_EQ(other, property);
+	for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i){
+		if(item_num[i] != other.item_num[i]) return false;
+		if(item_odds[i] != other.item_odds[i]) return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/scenario/scenario.hpp b/src/scenario/scenario.hpp
index 3990b72c..f444c361 100644
--- a/src/scenario/scenario.hpp
+++ b/src/scenario/scenario.hpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public:
 		short property;
 		cItemStorage();
 		cItemStorage& operator = (legacy::item_storage_shortcut_type& old);
+		bool operator==(const cItemStorage& other) const;
+		bool operator!=(const cItemStorage& other) { return !(*this == other); }
 	};
 	void destroy_terrain();
 public:
diff --git a/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp b/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp
index 501a9972..b5645440 100644
--- a/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp
+++ b/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp
@@ -2997,7 +2997,12 @@ static bool save_item_placement(cDialog& me, cScenario::cItemStorage& storage, s
 		if(cre(storage.item_odds[i],
 			   0,100,"All item chances must bve from 0 to 100.","",&me)) return false;
 	}
-	scenario.storage_shortcuts[which] = storage;
+
+	if(storage != scenario.storage_shortcuts[which]){
+		// the edit menu will update when the dialog closes
+		undo_list.add(action_ptr(new aEditItemShortcut(which, scenario.storage_shortcuts[which], storage)));
+		scenario.storage_shortcuts[which] = storage;
+	}
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -3086,6 +3091,7 @@ void edit_item_placement() {
 	put_item_placement_in_dlog(shortcut_dlg, storage, cur_shortcut);
 	
 	shortcut_dlg.run();
+	update_edit_menu();
 }
 
 static bool save_scen_details(cDialog& me, std::string, eKeyMod) {
diff --git a/src/scenedit/scen.undo.cpp b/src/scenedit/scen.undo.cpp
index 858202a5..c4a52b53 100644
--- a/src/scenedit/scen.undo.cpp
+++ b/src/scenedit/scen.undo.cpp
@@ -920,12 +920,12 @@ bool aEditScenTimers::redo_me() {
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool aEditItemShortcuts::undo_me() {
-	scenario.storage_shortcuts = old_shortcuts;
+bool aEditItemShortcut::undo_me() {
+	scenario.storage_shortcuts[which] = old_shortcut;
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool aEditItemShortcuts::redo_me() {
-	scenario.storage_shortcuts = new_shortcuts;
+bool aEditItemShortcut::redo_me() {
+	scenario.storage_shortcuts[which] = new_shortcut;
 	return true;
 }
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diff --git a/src/scenedit/scen.undo.hpp b/src/scenedit/scen.undo.hpp
index b1384982..99b9051c 100644
--- a/src/scenedit/scen.undo.hpp
+++ b/src/scenedit/scen.undo.hpp
@@ -572,14 +572,15 @@ public:
 		cAction("Edit Scenario Event Timers"), old_timers(old_timers), new_timers(new_timers) {}
 };
 
-class aEditItemShortcuts : public cAction {
-	std::array<cScenario::cItemStorage,10> old_shortcuts;
-	std::array<cScenario::cItemStorage,10> new_shortcuts;
+class aEditItemShortcut : public cAction {
+	size_t which;
+	cScenario::cItemStorage old_shortcut;
+	cScenario::cItemStorage new_shortcut;
 	bool undo_me() override;
 	bool redo_me() override;
 public:
-	aEditItemShortcuts(std::array<cScenario::cItemStorage,10> old_shortcuts, std::array<cScenario::cItemStorage,10> new_shortcuts) :
-		cAction("Edit Item Placement Shortcuts"), old_shortcuts(old_shortcuts), new_shortcuts(new_shortcuts) {}
+	aEditItemShortcut(size_t which, cScenario::cItemStorage old_shortcut, cScenario::cItemStorage new_shortcut) :
+		cAction("Edit Item Placement Shortcut"), which(which), old_shortcut(old_shortcut), new_shortcut(new_shortcut) {}
 };
 
 #endif
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