diff --git a/lib/html2wt/WikitextSerializer.js b/lib/html2wt/WikitextSerializer.js
index 148776187..f93ddef9d 100644
--- a/lib/html2wt/WikitextSerializer.js
+++ b/lib/html2wt/WikitextSerializer.js
@@ -991,6 +991,8 @@ WSP._serializeDOMNode = Promise.method(function(node, domHandler) {
 
 	state.currNodeUnmodified = false;
 
+	var currentModifiedState = state.inModifiedContent;
+
 	var inModifiedContent = state.selserMode &&
 			DU.hasInsertedDiffMark(node, this.env);
 
@@ -998,7 +1000,7 @@ WSP._serializeDOMNode = Promise.method(function(node, domHandler) {
 
 	return domHandler.handle(node, state, wrapperUnmodified)
 	.then(function(next) {
-		if (inModifiedContent) { state.inModifiedContent = false; }
+		if (inModifiedContent) { state.inModifiedContent = currentModifiedState; }
 		return next;
 	});
 });