diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index 8e8d226d379..9e976f21247 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
     guardian.ensure_can_edit!(topic)
 
     changes = {}
-    changes[:title]       = params[:title]       if params[:title]
-    changes[:category_id] = params[:category_id] if params[:category_id]
+    changes[:title]       = params[:title]       if params[:title] && topic.title != params[:title]
+    changes[:category_id] = params[:category_id] if params[:category_id] && topic.category_id != params[:category_id].to_i
 
     success = true
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb
index d8500e82d01..c8a05095de9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb
@@ -783,6 +783,12 @@ describe TopicsController do
           expect(response).not_to be_success
         end
 
+        it "doesn't call the PostRevisor when there is no changes" do
+          PostRevisor.any_instance.expects(:revise!).never
+          xhr :put, :update, topic_id: @topic.id, slug: @topic.title, title: @topic.title, category_id: @topic.category_id
+          expect(response).to be_success
+        end
+
         context "allow_uncategorized_topics is false" do
           before do
             SiteSetting.stubs(:allow_uncategorized_topics).returns(false)