diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentType.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentType.cs
index 6ff94f57f3..a252aa4723 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentType.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentType.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models
             }
         }
 
-        public HistoryCleanup HistoryCleanup { get; set; }
+        private HistoryCleanup _historyCleanup;
+
+        public HistoryCleanup HistoryCleanup
+        {
+            get => _historyCleanup;
+            set => SetPropertyValueAndDetectChanges(value, ref _historyCleanup, nameof(HistoryCleanup));
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Determines if AllowedTemplates contains templateId
@@ -162,5 +168,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models
         /// <inheritdoc />
         IContentType IContentType.DeepCloneWithResetIdentities(string newAlias) =>
             (IContentType)DeepCloneWithResetIdentities(newAlias);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool IsDirty() => base.IsDirty() || HistoryCleanup.IsDirty();
     }
 }