diff --git a/TGS.CommandLine/ConfigCommands.cs b/TGS.CommandLine/ConfigCommands.cs
index c047d6c3dd..77c47bfaf9 100644
--- a/TGS.CommandLine/ConfigCommands.cs
+++ b/TGS.CommandLine/ConfigCommands.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace TGS.CommandLine
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				var res = Instance.Config.WriteText(parameters[0], File.ReadAllText(parameters[1]), out bool unauthorized);
+				var res = Instance.Config.WriteText(parameters[0], File.ReadAllText(parameters[1]), null, out bool unauthorized);
 				if (res != null)
 				{
 					OutputProc("Error: " + res);
diff --git a/TGS.ControlPanel/ControlPanel/StaticPage.cs b/TGS.ControlPanel/ControlPanel/StaticPage.cs
index 2ef85aeea6..8fef139bc2 100644
--- a/TGS.ControlPanel/ControlPanel/StaticPage.cs
+++ b/TGS.ControlPanel/ControlPanel/StaticPage.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
-using TGS.Interface;
 using TGS.Interface.Components;
 
 namespace TGS.ControlPanel
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ namespace TGS.ControlPanel
 	partial class ControlPanel
 	{
 		IDictionary<int, string> IndexesToPaths = new Dictionary<int, string>();
+		string originalCurrentFileContent;
 		IList<string> EnumeratedPaths = new List<string>() { "" };
 		bool enumerating = false;
 		/// <summary>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace TGS.ControlPanel
 			if (error == null)
 				try
 				{
-					error = Instance.Config.WriteText(FileName, fileContents, out bool unauthorized);
+					error = Instance.Config.WriteText(FileName, fileContents, null, out bool unauthorized);
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
 				{
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace TGS.ControlPanel
 			if (resu == DialogResult.Yes)
 				FullFileName = Path.Combine(FullFileName, "__TGS3_CP_DIRECTORY_CREATOR__");
 			var config = Instance.Config;
-			var res = config.WriteText(FullFileName, "", out bool unauthorized);
+			var res = config.WriteText(FullFileName, "", null, out bool unauthorized);
 			if (res != null)
 				MessageBox.Show(res);
 			if (resu == DialogResult.Yes)
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ namespace TGS.ControlPanel
 			bool unauthorized;
 			try
 			{
-				res = Instance.Config.WriteText(IndexesToPaths[index], StaticFileEditTextbox.Text, out unauthorized);
+				res = Instance.Config.WriteText(IndexesToPaths[index], StaticFileEditTextbox.Text, originalCurrentFileContent, out unauthorized);
+				if (res == null)
+					originalCurrentFileContent = StaticFileEditTextbox.Text;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ namespace TGS.ControlPanel
 				else
 				{
 					StaticFileEditTextbox.ReadOnly = false;
+					originalCurrentFileContent = entry;
 					StaticFileEditTextbox.Text = entry.Replace("\r\n", "\n").Replace("\r", "\n").Replace("\n", Environment.NewLine);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/TGS.Interface/Components/Config.cs b/TGS.Interface/Components/Config.cs
index 5b33051d0d..2e9409228e 100644
--- a/TGS.Interface/Components/Config.cs
+++ b/TGS.Interface/Components/Config.cs
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ namespace TGS.Interface.Components
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="staticRelativePath">The path from the Static dir. E.g. config/config.txt</param>
 		/// <param name="data">The full text of the config file</param>
+		/// <param name="originalData">The original data that the client knows about. Set to null to skip checks</param>
 		/// <param name="unauthorized">This will be true if error is set to a message that indicates the current user does not have access to the specified file</param>
 		/// <returns>null on success, error message on failure</returns>
 		/// <exception cref="CommunicationException">Along with implied disconnect exceptions, if the file exceeds transfer limits</exception>
 		[OperationContract]
-		string WriteText(string staticRelativePath, string data, out bool unauthorized);
+		string WriteText(string staticRelativePath, string data, string originalData, out bool unauthorized);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Deletes the target static file
diff --git a/TGS.Server/Instance/Config.cs b/TGS.Server/Instance/Config.cs
index 788e271241..5eda46466e 100644
--- a/TGS.Server/Instance/Config.cs
+++ b/TGS.Server/Instance/Config.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public string WriteText(string staticRelativePath, string data, out bool unauthorized)
+		public string WriteText(string staticRelativePath, string data, string originalData, out bool unauthorized)
 		{
 			var path = RelativePath(StaticDirs) + '/' + staticRelativePath;   //do not use path.combine or it will try and take the root
 			try
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 
 					using (Server.BeginImpersonation())
 					{
+						if (originalData != null && File.ReadAllText(path) != originalData)
+						{
+							unauthorized = false;
+							return "File has changed since being initially read. Please refresh!";
+						}
 						Directory.CreateDirectory(destdir);
 						File.WriteAllText(path, data);
 					}