diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c
index 85f2daaf1c..5651361f23 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ static GncSqlStatement* build_delete_statement( GncSqlBackend* be,
         QofIdTypeConst obj_name, gpointer pObject,
         const GncSqlColumnTableEntry* table );
 
+static GList *post_load_commodities = NULL;
+
 #define TRANSACTION_NAME "trans"
 
 typedef struct
@@ -208,6 +210,20 @@ initial_load_cb( const gchar* type, gpointer data_p, gpointer be_p )
     }
 }
 
+void
+gnc_sql_push_commodity_for_postload_processing (GncSqlBackend *be,
+						gpointer *comm)
+{
+    post_load_commodities = g_list_prepend(post_load_commodities, comm);
+}
+
+static void
+commit_commodity (gpointer data)
+{
+    gnc_commodity *comm = GNC_COMMODITY (data);
+    gnc_sql_commit_commodity (comm);
+}
+
 void
 gnc_sql_load( GncSqlBackend* be, /*@ dependent @*/ QofBook *book, QofBackendLoadType loadType )
 {
@@ -264,6 +280,8 @@ gnc_sql_load( GncSqlBackend* be, /*@ dependent @*/ QofBook *book, QofBackendLoad
     }
 
     be->loading = FALSE;
+    g_list_free_full (post_load_commodities, commit_commodity);
+    post_load_commodities = NULL;
 
     /* Mark the sessoion as clean -- though it should never be marked
      * dirty with this backend
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h
index 88410995f4..e9795f1a75 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ void gnc_sql_init( GncSqlBackend* be );
  */
 void gnc_sql_load( GncSqlBackend* be, /*@ dependent @*/ QofBook *book, QofBackendLoadType loadType );
 
+/**
+ * Register a commodity to be committed after loading is complete.
+ *
+ * Necessary to save corrections made while loading.
+ * @param be SQL backend
+ * @param comm The commodity item to be committed.
+ */
+void gnc_sql_push_commodity_for_postload_processing (GncSqlBackend *be,
+						     gpointer *comm);
+
 /**
  * Save the contents of a book to an SQL database.
  *
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.c b/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.c
index 1f8f556ddf..040b17c21f 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.c
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.c
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ load_all_commodities( GncSqlBackend* be )
 
                 guid = *qof_instance_get_guid( QOF_INSTANCE(pCommodity) );
                 pCommodity = gnc_commodity_table_insert( pTable, pCommodity );
+		if (qof_instance_is_dirty (QOF_INSTANCE (pCommodity)))
+		    gnc_sql_push_commodity_for_postload_processing (be, (gpointer)pCommodity);
                 qof_instance_set_guid( QOF_INSTANCE(pCommodity), &guid );
             }
             row = gnc_sql_result_get_next_row( result );
@@ -258,6 +260,15 @@ gnc_sql_save_commodity( GncSqlBackend* be, gnc_commodity* pCommodity )
     return is_ok;
 }
 
+void
+gnc_sql_commit_commodity (gnc_commodity *pCommodity)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail (pCommodity != NULL);
+    g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_COMMODITY (pCommodity));
+    gnc_commodity_begin_edit (pCommodity);
+    gnc_commodity_commit_edit (pCommodity);
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.h b/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.h
index 7b250e53e0..a8b0af76d1 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.h
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-commodity-sql.h
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@
 
 void gnc_sql_init_commodity_handler( void );
 gboolean gnc_sql_save_commodity( GncSqlBackend* be, gnc_commodity* pCommodity );
+void gnc_sql_commit_commodity (gnc_commodity* pCommodity);
 
 #endif /* GNC_COMMODITY_SQL_H */
diff --git a/src/engine/gnc-commodity.c b/src/engine/gnc-commodity.c
index d5f6eb064c..41aa3355db 100644
--- a/src/engine/gnc-commodity.c
+++ b/src/engine/gnc-commodity.c
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ gnc_commodity_new(QofBook *book, const char * fullname,
     gnc_commodity_set_mnemonic(retval, mnemonic);
     gnc_commodity_set_cusip(retval, cusip);
     gnc_commodity_set_fraction(retval, fraction);
+    mark_commodity_dirty (retval);
     gnc_commodity_commit_edit(retval);
 
     qof_event_gen (&retval->inst, QOF_EVENT_CREATE, NULL);
@@ -1925,6 +1926,7 @@ gnc_commodity_table_insert(gnc_commodity_table * table,
 	      "namespace User", priv->mnemonic);
 	gnc_commodity_set_namespace (comm, "User");
 	ns_name = "User";
+	mark_commodity_dirty (comm);
     }
 
     book = qof_instance_get_book (&comm->inst);