diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_app_controller.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_app_controller.tsx
index 6c10cb1cdd5cf..d207cbb71ac4c 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_app_controller.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_app_controller.tsx
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ export class DashboardAppController {
     };
 
     $scope.onSavedQueryUpdated = savedQuery => {
-      $scope.savedQuery = savedQuery;
+      $scope.savedQuery = { ...savedQuery };
     };
 
     $scope.onClearSavedQuery = () => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
index 0c7d919c91d18..c3aadfd614607 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ function discoverController(
   };
 
   $scope.onSavedQueryUpdated = savedQuery => {
-    $scope.savedQuery = savedQuery;
+    $scope.savedQuery = { ...savedQuery };
   };
 
   $scope.onClearSavedQuery = () => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
index 0921659d9a568..4dac5e26d3a4b 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ function VisEditor(
   };
 
   $scope.onSavedQueryUpdated = savedQuery => {
-    $scope.savedQuery = savedQuery;
+    $scope.savedQuery = { ...savedQuery };
   };
 
   $scope.onClearSavedQuery = () => {
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/_saved_queries.js b/test/functional/apps/discover/_saved_queries.js
index b744f7d9e224b..68a1e999b7ba8 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/_saved_queries.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/_saved_queries.js
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await savedQueryManagementComponent.clearCurrentlyLoadedQuery();
         expect(await queryBar.getQueryString()).to.eql('');
       });
+
+      it('resets any changes to a loaded query on reloading the same saved query', async () => {
+        await savedQueryManagementComponent.loadSavedQuery('OkResponse');
+        await queryBar.setQuery('response:503');
+        await savedQueryManagementComponent.loadSavedQuery('OkResponse');
+        expect(await queryBar.getQueryString()).to.eql('response:404');
+      });
     });
   });
 }