diff --git a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.jsx b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.jsx
index e90f56a7d..44459144e 100644
--- a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.jsx
+++ b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.jsx
@@ -30,9 +30,20 @@ class ImageSequence extends React.Component {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
       choiceId: null,
+      hasChanged: false
     };
   }
 
+  onUpdateChoice = (itemId, choiceId, newChoice, fileIds) => {
+    this.setState({ hasChanged: true });
+    this.props.updateChoice(itemId, choiceId, newChoice, fileIds);
+  }
+
+  onSave = () => {
+    this.setState({ hasChanged: false });
+    this.props.save();
+  }
+
   getFeedback() {
     const { question } = this.props.item;
     const strings = this.props.localizeStrings('imageSequence');
@@ -63,6 +74,21 @@ class ImageSequence extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
+    let saveOptions = (
+      <SaveOptions
+        save={this.onSave}
+        disabled
+      />
+    );
+
+    if (this.state.hasChanged) {
+      saveOptions = (
+        <SaveOptions
+          save={this.onSave}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
     return (
       <div style={{ display: this.props.isActive ? 'block' : 'none' }}>
         <ImageOrder
@@ -71,10 +97,10 @@ class ImageSequence extends React.Component {
           activeChoice={this.state.activeChoice}
           deleteChoice={this.props.deleteChoice}
           item={this.props.item}
-          updateChoice={this.props.updateChoice}
+          updateChoice={this.onUpdateChoice}
           duplicateAnswers={this.props.duplicateAnswers}
         />
-        <SaveOptions save={this.props.save} />
+        {saveOptions}
         <div className="au-c-question__feedback">
           { this.getFeedback() }
         </div>
diff --git a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.spec.jsx b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.spec.jsx
index c850050f8..640fdb830 100644
--- a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.spec.jsx
+++ b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/image_sequence/_image_sequence.spec.jsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ describe('image sequence component', () => {
 
   it('renders the component', () => {
     expect(result.find('.au-c-question__feedback').length).toBe(2);
+    expect(result.state().hasChanged).toEqual(false);
   });
 
   it('renders two Feedback components', () => {
@@ -66,4 +67,16 @@ describe('image sequence component', () => {
     feedback.at(0).nodes[0].props.updateItem();
     expect(calledFunc).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('changes state when call onUpdateChoice', () => {
+    expect(result.state().hasChanged).toEqual(false);
+    result.instance().onUpdateChoice();
+    expect(result.state().hasChanged).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('sets disabled flag correctly on the Save button', () => {
+    expect(result.find({ disabled: true }).length).toEqual(1);
+    result.setState({ hasChanged: true });
+    expect(result.find({ disabled: true }).length).toEqual(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.jsx b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.jsx
index 7c946ecbd..6dca840eb 100644
--- a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.jsx
+++ b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.jsx
@@ -28,10 +28,42 @@ class MovableWordSentence extends React.Component {
     duplicateAnswers: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.string),
   };
 
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      hasChanged: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  onUpdateChoice = (itemId, choiceId, newChoice, fileIds) => {
+    this.setState({ hasChanged: true });
+    this.props.updateChoice(itemId, choiceId, newChoice, fileIds);
+  }
+
+  onSave = () => {
+    this.setState({ hasChanged: false });
+    this.props.save();
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { question, id } = this.props.item;
     const strings = this.props.localizeStrings('movableWordSentence');
 
+    let saveOptions = (
+      <SaveOptions
+        save={this.onSave}
+        disabled
+      />
+    );
+
+    if (this.state.hasChanged) {
+      saveOptions = (
+        <SaveOptions
+          save={this.onSave}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
     return (
       <div>
         <div
@@ -44,7 +76,7 @@ class MovableWordSentence extends React.Component {
                 key={`assessmentChoice_${choice.id}_${this.props.language}`}
                 {...choice}
                 updateChoice={
-                  (newChoice, fileIds) => this.props.updateChoice(id, choice.id, newChoice, fileIds)
+                  (newChoice, fileIds) => this.onUpdateChoice(id, choice.id, newChoice, fileIds)
                 }
                 isActive={this.props.isActive && choice.id === this.props.activeChoice}
                 deleteChoice={() => this.props.deleteChoice(choice)}
@@ -58,7 +90,7 @@ class MovableWordSentence extends React.Component {
           <Add
             createChoice={() => this.props.createChoice()}
           />
-          <SaveOptions save={this.props.save} />
+          {saveOptions}
         </div>
         <div className="au-c-question__feedback">
           <Feedback
diff --git a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.spec.jsx b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.spec.jsx
index 8a352c9f6..f1fb61c5f 100644
--- a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.spec.jsx
+++ b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/movable_word_sentence/movable_word_sentence.spec.jsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ describe('movable word sentece component', () => {
 
   it('renders the movable word sentence component', () => {
     expect(result.find('.au-c-movable__answers'));
+    expect(result.state().hasChanged).toEqual(false);
   });
 
   it('renders Option', () => {
@@ -109,4 +110,16 @@ describe('movable word sentece component', () => {
     result.find('.au-c-movable__answers').simulate('blur', { target: { value: 'Preposition' } });
     expect(calledFunc).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('changes state when call onUpdateChoice', () => {
+    expect(result.state().hasChanged).toEqual(false);
+    result.instance().onUpdateChoice();
+    expect(result.state().hasChanged).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('sets disabled flag correctly on the Save button', () => {
+    expect(result.find({ disabled: true }).length).toEqual(1);
+    result.setState({ hasChanged: true });
+    expect(result.find({ disabled: true }).length).toEqual(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.jsx b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.jsx
index 20d8d35b0..9ab86b695 100644
--- a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.jsx
+++ b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.jsx
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ import localize  from '../../../../locales/localize';
 
 function saveOption(props) {
   const strings = props.localizeStrings('saveOption');
+  let classes = 'au-c-btn au-c-btn--sm au-c-btn--maroon au-u-ml-md';
+
+  if (props.disabled) {
+    classes += ' is-inactive';
+  }
   return (
     <button
-      className="au-c-btn au-c-btn--sm au-c-btn--maroon au-u-ml-md"
+      className={classes}
       onClick={props.save}
+      disabled={props.disabled ? props.disabled : false}
     >
       {strings.saveOptions}
     </button>
@@ -16,6 +22,7 @@ function saveOption(props) {
 saveOption.propTypes = {
   save: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   localizeStrings: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  disabled: React.PropTypes.bool
 };
 
 export default localize(saveOption);
diff --git a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.spec.jsx b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.spec.jsx
index cb158f4b1..64bf0806b 100644
--- a/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.spec.jsx
+++ b/client/js/_author/components/assessments/question_types/question_common/save_option_button.spec.jsx
@@ -25,4 +25,11 @@ describe('save option button component', () => {
     button.simulate('click');
     expect(calledFunction).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('has inactive class if disabled', () => {
+    expect(result.find('.is-inactive').length).toEqual(0);
+    props.disabled = true;
+    result = shallow(<SaveOptionButton {...props} />);
+    expect(result.find('.is-inactive').length).toEqual(1);
+  });
 });