diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/utill/nodirtycheck.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/utill/nodirtycheck.directive.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74c007dfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/utill/nodirtycheck.directive.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+* @ngdoc directive
+* @name umbraco.directives.directive:noDirtyCheck
+* @restrict A
+* @description Can be attached to form inputs to prevent them from setting the form as dirty (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17089090/prevent-input-from-setting-form-dirty-angularjs)
+**/
+function noDirtyCheck() {
+    return {
+        restrict: 'A',
+        require: 'ngModel',
+        link: function (scope, elm, attrs, ctrl) {
+            elm.focus(function () {
+                ctrl.$pristine = false;
+            });
+        }
+    };
+}
+angular.module('umbraco.directives').directive("noDirtyCheck", noDirtyCheck);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valformmanager.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valformmanager.directive.js
index 2e5aa52e80..0ad344bd1d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valformmanager.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valformmanager.directive.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function valFormManager(serverValidationManager, $rootScope, $log, $timeout, not
                     return;
                 }
 
+                console.log("I am dirty");
                 var path = nextLocation.split("#")[1];
                 if (path) {
                     if (path.indexOf("%253") || path.indexOf("%252")) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
index 9155a63419..d2edfa2f10 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                     <td>
                         <form class="pull-right" novalidate>
                             <i class="icon-search"></i>
-                            <input type="text" ng-model="options.filter" on-keyup="search()">
+                            <input type="text" ng-model="options.filter" on-keyup="search()" no-dirty-check>
                         </form>
                     </td>
                 </tr>