diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/api/utils.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/api/utils.py
index cc38b474a..1bfc58cdd 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/api/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/api/utils.py
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ def update_frontend_node_with_template_values(frontend_node, raw_frontend_node):
 
     update_template_values(frontend_node["template"], raw_frontend_node["template"])
 
+    old_code = raw_frontend_node['template']['code']['value']
+    new_code = frontend_node['template']['code']['value']
+    frontend_node['edited'] = old_code != new_code
+
     return frontend_node