Index: trunk/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r8428 -r8481
--- trunk/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 8428)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 8481)
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
 	 */
 	var $DirtyFieldValues = Array();
 
+	/**
+	 * Holds item values after loading (not affected by submit)
+	 *
+	 * @var Array
+	 * @access private
+	 */
+	var $OriginalFieldValues = Array ();
+
 	var $FieldErrors;
 
 	var $ErrorMsgs = Array();
@@ -69,6 +77,11 @@
 		return $this->DirtyFieldValues[$field_name];
 	}
 
+	function GetOriginalField($field_name)
+	{
+		return $this->OriginalFieldValues[$field_name];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set's default values for all fields
 	 *
@@ -288,9 +301,9 @@
 		if($field_values)
 		{
 			$this->FieldValues = array_merge_recursive2($this->FieldValues, $field_values);
+			$this->OriginalFieldValues = $this->FieldValues;
 		}
-		else
-		{
+		else {
 			return $this->Clear();
 		}
 
@@ -944,6 +957,7 @@
 		$this->setID($new_id);
 		$this->Loaded = false;
 		$this->FieldValues = Array();
+		$this->OriginalFieldValues = Array ();
 		$this->SetDefaultValues();
 		$this->FieldErrors = Array();
 		return $this->Loaded;