diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/detailView.js b/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/detailView.js
index 356d9f26664..0bccef51489 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/detailView.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/detailView.js
@@ -88,9 +88,17 @@
 
       var updateTabContent = function(newData) {
         var $detailViewElems = $detailView.find('ul.ui-tabs-nav, .detail-group').remove();
+        var viewArgs = $detailView.data('view-args');
+        var context =  viewArgs.context;
+        var activeContextItem = viewArgs.section ? context[viewArgs.section][0] : null;
+        
         $detailView.tabs('destroy');
         $detailView.data('view-args').jsonObj = newData;
 
+        if (activeContextItem) {
+          $.extend(activeContextItem, newData);
+        }
+
         makeTabs(
           $detailView,
           $detailView.data('view-args').tabs,