diff --git a/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js b/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js
index a74f7ba10d..6644d01b51 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ function(_, str, Backbone, BackboneRelational, gettext) {
         setOriginalAttributes: function() {
             // Remember the current state of this model (enables edit->cancel use cases)
             this._originalAttributes = this.parse(this.toJSON());
+        },
+
+        reset: function() {
+            // Revert the attributes of this model instance back to initial state
+            this.set(this._originalAttributes, { parse: true, validate: true });
         }
     });
     return Signatory;
diff --git a/cms/static/js/certificates/views/signatory_details.js b/cms/static/js/certificates/views/signatory_details.js
index 1240f7b95c..4892e994f0 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/certificates/views/signatory_details.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/certificates/views/signatory_details.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function ($, _, str, Backbone, gettext, TemplateUtils, ViewUtils, BaseView, Sign
                     actionableModel.save({}, {
                         success: function() {
                             actionableModel.setOriginalAttributes();
+                            self.model.setOriginalAttributes();
                             dfd.resolve();
                             self.closeSignatoryEditView();
                         }.bind(this)
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ function ($, _, str, Backbone, gettext, TemplateUtils, ViewUtils, BaseView, Sign
         closeSignatoryEditView: function(event) {
             // Enable the cancellation workflow for the editing view
             if (event && event.preventDefault) { event.preventDefault(); }
+            if (event) { this.model.reset(); }
             this.render();
         },