diff --git a/OpenKeychain-Test/src/test/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperationTest.java b/OpenKeychain-Test/src/test/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperationTest.java
index d4fdf14d7..73b5c4be5 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain-Test/src/test/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperationTest.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain-Test/src/test/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperationTest.java
@@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ public class PgpKeyOperationTest {
         { // re-add second subkey
 
             parcel.reset();
-            parcel.mChangeSubKeys.add(new SubkeyChange(keyId, null, null));
+            // re-certify the revoked subkey
+            parcel.mChangeSubKeys.add(new SubkeyChange(keyId, true));
 
             modified = applyModificationWithChecks(parcel, modified, onlyA, onlyB);
 
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperation.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperation.java
index 4cf5fc459..928a0f96b 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperation.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/PgpKeyOperation.java
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ public class PgpKeyOperation {
                 }
 
                 // This doesn't concern us any further
-                if (change.mExpiry == null && change.mFlags == null) {
+                if (!change.mRecertify && (change.mExpiry == null && change.mFlags == null)) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/SaveKeyringParcel.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/SaveKeyringParcel.java
index b8ee750b7..a8823cd5c 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/SaveKeyringParcel.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/service/SaveKeyringParcel.java
@@ -118,11 +118,18 @@ public class SaveKeyringParcel implements Parcelable {
         public boolean mDummyStrip;
         // if this flag is true, the subkey should be changed to a divert-to-card key
         public boolean mDummyDivert;
+        // if this flag is true, the key will be recertified even if the above values are no-ops
+        public boolean mRecertify;
 
         public SubkeyChange(long keyId) {
             mKeyId = keyId;
         }
 
+        public SubkeyChange(long keyId, boolean recertify) {
+            mKeyId = keyId;
+            mRecertify = recertify;
+        }
+
         public SubkeyChange(long keyId, Integer flags, Long expiry) {
             mKeyId = keyId;
             mFlags = flags;