diff --git a/mongoengine/document.py b/mongoengine/document.py
index 36bf4017..e20500d6 100644
--- a/mongoengine/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/document.py
@@ -161,7 +161,18 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
             raise OperationError(message % unicode(err))
         id_field = self._meta['id_field']
         self[id_field] = self._fields[id_field].to_python(object_id)
-        self._changed_fields = []
+
+        def reset_changed_fields(doc):
+            """Loop through and reset changed fields lists"""
+            if hasattr(doc, '_changed_fields'):
+                doc._changed_fields = []
+
+            for field_name in doc._fields:
+                field = getattr(doc, field_name)
+                if hasattr(field, '_changed_fields') and field != doc:
+                    reset_changed_fields(field)
+
+        reset_changed_fields(self)
         signals.post_save.send(self.__class__, document=self, created=created)
 
     def delete(self, safe=False):
diff --git a/tests/fields.py b/tests/fields.py
index fe53d9e7..01280a15 100644
--- a/tests/fields.py
+++ b/tests/fields.py
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
             name = StringField()
             children = ListField(EmbeddedDocumentField('self'))
 
-        Tree.drop_collection
+        Tree.drop_collection()
         tree = Tree(name="Tree")
 
         first_child = TreeNode(name="Child 1")
@@ -887,9 +887,15 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         second_child = TreeNode(name="Child 2")
         first_child.children.append(second_child)
+        tree.save()
+
+        tree = Tree.objects.first()
+        self.assertEqual(len(tree.children), 1)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(tree.children[0].children), 1)
 
         third_child = TreeNode(name="Child 3")
-        first_child.children.append(third_child)
+        tree.children[0].children.append(third_child)
         tree.save()
 
         self.assertEqual(len(tree.children), 1)