diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnresource.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnresource.js
index 4870bf48d3..797f3bb9e7 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnresource.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnresource.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ import {
 import {
     canAddResource,
     getInitialDatasetLayer,
+    getInitialDatasetLayerStyle,
     getResourceData,
     getResourceId,
     getResourceThumbnail
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ export const gnViewerRequestResourceConfig = (action$, store) =>
                     ...action.options,
                     isSamePreviousResource,
                     resourceData,
-                    selectedLayer: isSamePreviousResource && getInitialDatasetLayer(state),
+                    selectedLayer: isSamePreviousResource && {...getInitialDatasetLayer(state), style: getInitialDatasetLayerStyle(state)},
                     params: {...action?.options?.params, query}
                 }),
                 Observable.of(
diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js
index 471c1ff17b..114bb1f365 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/gnsave.js
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ import {
     getResourceId,
     getDataPayload,
     getCompactPermissions,
-    getExtentPayload
+    getExtentPayload,
+    getInitialDatasetLayerStyle
 } from '@js/selectors/resource';
 
 import {
@@ -113,9 +114,9 @@ const setDefaultStyle = (state, id) => {
         availableStyles =  [...defaultStyle, ...filteredStyles];
     }
     const {style: currentStyleName} = getSelectedNode(state) ?? {};
-    const initalStyleName = layer?.availableStyles?.[0]?.name;
+    const initialStyleName = getInitialDatasetLayerStyle(state);
 
-    if (id && initalStyleName && currentStyleName !== initalStyleName) {
+    if (id && initialStyleName && currentStyleName !== initialStyleName) {
         const { baseUrl = '' } = styleServiceSelector(state);
         return {
             request: () => LayersAPI.updateDefaultStyle({
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ export const gnSaveContent = (action$, store) =>
             const { compactPermissions } = getPermissionsPayload(state);
             return Observable.defer(() => SaveAPI[contentType](state, action.id, body, action.reload))
                 .switchMap((response) => {
-                    const [resource, ...actions] = castArray(response);
+                    let [resource, ...actions] = castArray(response);
                     if (action.reload) {
                         if (contentType === ResourceTypes.VIEWER) {
                             const sourcepk = get(state, 'router.location.pathname', '').split('/').pop();
@@ -238,6 +239,11 @@ export const gnSaveContent = (action$, store) =>
                         window.location.reload();
                         return Observable.empty();
                     }
+                    const selectedLayer = getSelectedNode(state);
+                    const currentStyle = selectedLayer?.availableStyles?.find(({ name }) => selectedLayer?.style?.includes(name));
+                    // adding default style upon saving resource for correct style comparison
+                    const defaultStyle =  currentStyle ? { sld_title: currentStyle.title, name: selectedLayer?.style } : null;
+                    resource = {...resource, default_style: defaultStyle};
                     return Observable.merge(
                         Observable.of(
                             saveSuccess(resource),
diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js
index f19f719c2f..9b9d62d6a0 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/selectors/resource.js
@@ -232,10 +232,20 @@ function isMapCenterEqual(initialCenter = {}, currentCenter = {}) {
     return initialCenter.crs === currentCenter.crs && Math.abs(initialCenter.x - currentCenter.x) < CENTER_EPS && Math.abs(initialCenter.y - currentCenter.y) < CENTER_EPS;
 }
 
-export function getInitialDatasetLayer(state) {
+export const getInitialDatasetResource = (state) => {
     const initialResource = state?.gnresource?.initialResource;
-    return initialResource && initialResource.resource_type === ResourceTypes.DATASET && resourceToLayerConfig(omit(initialResource, ['default_style']));
-}
+    return initialResource && initialResource.resource_type === ResourceTypes.DATASET ? initialResource : null;
+};
+
+export const getInitialDatasetLayer = (state) => {
+    const initialResource = getInitialDatasetResource(state);
+    return initialResource && resourceToLayerConfig(omit(initialResource, ['default_style']));
+};
+
+export const getInitialDatasetLayerStyle = (state) => {
+    const initialResource = getInitialDatasetResource(state);
+    return initialResource ? resourceToLayerConfig(initialResource)?.style : null;
+};
 
 function isResourceDataEqual(state, initialData = {}, currentData = {}) {
     const resourceType = state?.gnresource?.type;
@@ -308,11 +318,12 @@ function isResourceDataEqual(state, initialData = {}, currentData = {}) {
         const selectedLayer = getSelectedNode(state);
         const selectedLayerInitial = getSelectedLayer(state);
         const initialLayerData = {...selectedLayerInitial, ...initialData};
+        const initialStyle = getInitialDatasetLayerStyle(state);
 
         const isSettingsEqual = compareObjects(omit(currentData, ['style', 'fields']),
             omit(initialLayerData, ['style', 'fields', 'extendedParams', 'pk', '_v_', 'isDataset', 'perms']));
-        const isStyleEqual = isEmpty(selectedLayer?.availableStyles) || isEmpty(selectedLayer?.style) ? true
-            : selectedLayer?.style === selectedLayer?.availableStyles?.[0]?.name;
+        const isStyleEqual = isEmpty(initialStyle) || isEmpty(selectedLayer?.style) ? true
+            : selectedLayer?.style === initialStyle;
         const isAttributesEqual = isEmpty(selectedLayer) ? true
             : !isEmpty(initialLayerData) && isEqual(
                 isEmpty(initialLayerData?.fields) ? {} : initialLayerData?.fields,