diff --git a/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/component/document-list.jsx b/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/component/document-list.jsx
index 66d4047a494..adec82cc1db 100644
--- a/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/component/document-list.jsx
+++ b/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/component/document-list.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const InsertDocumentStore = require('../store/insert-document-store');
 const InsertDocumentDialog = require('./insert-document-dialog');
 const Actions = require('../actions');
 
-// const debug = require('debug')('mongodb-compass:crud');
+// const debug = require('debug')('mongodb-compass:crud:component');
 
 /* eslint no-return-assign:0 */
 
@@ -66,10 +66,17 @@ class DocumentList extends React.Component {
    * @returns {Boolean} If the component should update.
    */
   shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
-    return (nextState.docs.length !== this.state.docs.length) ||
-      (nextState.nextSkip !== this.state.nextSkip) ||
-      (nextState.loadedCount !== this.state.loadedCount) ||
-      (nextState.namespace !== this.state.namespace);
+    // compare the states if they're different update component
+    if ((nextState.docs.length !== this.state.docs.length)
+        || (nextState.nextSkip !== this.state.nextSkip)
+        || (nextState.loadedCount !== this.state.loadedCount)
+        || (nextState.namespace !== this.state.namespace)
+        || (nextState.count !== this.state.count)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // at this point compare the documents themselves and update if not different
+    return !_.isEqual(nextState.docs, this.state.docs);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/store/reset-document-list-store.js b/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/store/reset-document-list-store.js
index cdfb49a1c18..0503defc43a 100644
--- a/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/store/reset-document-list-store.js
+++ b/src/internal-packages/crud/lib/store/reset-document-list-store.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const toNS = require('mongodb-ns');
 
 // const debug = require('debug')('mongodb-compass:crud');
 
+// const debug = require('debug')('mongodb-compass:crud:store');
+
 /**
  * The default read preference.
  */