diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 456a0594e..fd2754663 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ SET( brewtarget_SRCS
     ${SRCDIR}/RangedSlider.cpp
     ${SRCDIR}/recipe.cpp
     ${SRCDIR}/RecipeFormatter.cpp
+    ${SRCDIR}/RecipeUndoableUpdate.cpp
     ${SRCDIR}/RefractoDialog.cpp
     ${SRCDIR}/salt.cpp
     ${SRCDIR}/SaltTableModel.cpp
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index edc8e1866..62b129557 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include "MiscTableModel.h"
 #include "style.h"
 #include "recipe.h"
+#include "RecipeUndoableUpdate.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "AboutDialog.h"
 #include "database.h"
@@ -1256,7 +1257,10 @@ void MainWindow::updateRecipeEfficiency()
    if( recipeObs == nullptr )
       return;
 
-   recipeObs->setEfficiency_pct( lineEdit_efficiency->toSI() );
+   this->doOrRedoUpdate(new RecipeUndoableUpdate(*this->recipeObs,
+                                                 RecipeUndoableUpdate::Attribute::Efficiency,
+                                                 lineEdit_efficiency->toSI()));
+   return;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addFermentableToRecipe(Fermentable* ferm)
@@ -1331,6 +1335,14 @@ void MainWindow::setUndoRedoEnable()
    return;
 }
 
+void MainWindow::doOrRedoUpdate(QUndoCommand * update)
+{
+   Q_ASSERT(this->undoStack != 0);
+   this->undoStack->push(update);
+   this->setUndoRedoEnable();
+   return;
+}
+
 // For undo/redo, we use Qt's Undo framework
 void MainWindow::editUndo()
 {
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.h b/src/MainWindow.h
index 1f19fec7d..3e633111b 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/MainWindow.h
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ private slots:
 
    //! \brief Set whether undo / redo commands are enabled
    void setUndoRedoEnable();
+   void doOrRedoUpdate(QUndoCommand * update);
 
 private:
    Recipe* recipeObs;