diff --git a/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c b/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c
index b54e4d845..4f78bd938 100644
--- a/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c
+++ b/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ validate (NetConnectionEditor *editor)
 
         update_sensitivity (editor);
 done:
-        gtk_widget_set_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (editor->builder, "details_apply_button")), valid);
+        gtk_widget_set_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (editor->builder, "details_apply_button")), valid && editor->is_changed);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ page_changed (CEPage *page, gpointer user_data)
 {
         NetConnectionEditor *editor= user_data;
 
+        if (editor_is_initialized (editor))
+                editor->is_changed = TRUE;
         validate (editor);
 }
 
diff --git a/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.h b/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.h
index 31dc486cf..ef883d49d 100644
--- a/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.h
+++ b/panels/network/connection-editor/net-connection-editor.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct _NetConnectionEditor
         NMConnection     *connection;
         NMConnection     *orig_connection;
         gboolean          is_new_connection;
+        gboolean          is_changed;
         NMAccessPoint    *ap;
 
         GtkBuilder       *builder;