diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/annotation/DraftReset.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/annotation/DraftReset.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6063cf081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/annotation/DraftReset.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.avaje.ebean.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Marks a property on a @Draftable bean that is set to null on the 'draft bean' on publish.
+ * <p>
+ * This is expected to be put on properties that get 'reset' or 'cleared' after a publish.
+ * These properties might represent a publish comment or publish timestamp.
+ * </p>
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+public @interface DraftReset {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
index 5076cc767..c54ee3868 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
@@ -837,6 +837,13 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo, SpiBeanType<T> {
     return draftHelp.publish(draftBean, liveBean);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Reset properties on the draft bean based on @DraftDirty and @DraftReset.
+   */
+  public boolean draftReset(T draftBean) {
+    return draftHelp.draftReset(draftBean);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the draft dirty boolean property or null if there is not one assigned to this bean type.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorDraftHelp.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorDraftHelp.java
index 118c8fdf4..b4c2996c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorDraftHelp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorDraftHelp.java
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy;
 import com.avaje.ebean.Query;
 import com.avaje.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * Helper for BeanDescriptor that manages draft entity beans.
  * 
@@ -12,16 +15,60 @@ public final class BeanDescriptorDraftHelp<T> {
 
   private final BeanDescriptor<T> desc;
 
+  private final BeanProperty draftDirty;
+
+  private final BeanProperty[] resetProperties;
+
   public BeanDescriptorDraftHelp(BeanDescriptor<T> desc) {
     this.desc = desc;
+    this.draftDirty = desc.getDraftDirty();
+    this.resetProperties = resetProperties();
   }
 
   /**
-   *
+   * Return the properties that are reset on draft beans after publish.
    */
-  public void initialise() {
+  private BeanProperty[] resetProperties() {
+
+    List<BeanProperty> list = new ArrayList<BeanProperty>();
+
+    BeanProperty[] props = desc.propertiesNonMany();
+    for (BeanProperty prop : props) {
+      if (prop.isDraftReset()) {
+        list.add(prop);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return list.toArray(new BeanProperty[list.size()]);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the value of all the 'reset properties' to null on the draft bean.
+   */
+  public boolean draftReset(T draftBean) {
+
+    EntityBean draftEntityBean = (EntityBean)draftBean;
+
+    if (draftDirty != null) {
+      // set @DraftDirty property to false
+      draftDirty.setValueIntercept(draftEntityBean, false);
+    }
+
+    // set to null on all @DraftReset properties
+    for (BeanProperty resetProperty : resetProperties) {
+      resetProperty.setValueIntercept(draftEntityBean, null);
+    }
+
+    // return true if the bean is dirty (and should be persisted)
+    return draftEntityBean._ebean_getIntercept().isDirty();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Transfer the values from the draftBean to the liveBean.
+   * <p>
+   * This will recursive transfer values to all @DraftableElement properties.
+   * </p>
+   */
   public T publish(T draftBean, T liveBean) {
 
     if (liveBean == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
index dbec4d4bf..d97f11480 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
 
   final boolean draftDirty;
 
+  final boolean draftReset;
+
   final boolean indexed;
 
   final String indexName;
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
     this.excludedFromHistory = deploy.isExcludedFromHistory();
     this.draftDirty = deploy.isDraftDirty();
     this.draftOnly = deploy.isDraftOnly();
+    this.draftReset = deploy.isDraftReset();
 
     this.secondaryTable = deploy.isSecondaryTable();
     if (secondaryTable) {
@@ -341,6 +344,7 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
     this.excludedFromHistory = source.excludedFromHistory;
     this.draftDirty = source.draftDirty;
     this.draftOnly = source.draftOnly;
+    this.draftReset = source.draftReset;
     this.fetchEager = source.fetchEager;
     this.unidirectionalShadow = source.unidirectionalShadow;
     this.discriminator = source.discriminator;
@@ -1045,6 +1049,13 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
     return draftDirty;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if this property is reset/cleared on publish (on the draft bean).
+   */
+  public boolean isDraftReset() {
+    return draftReset;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return true if this property should be included in an Insert.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java
index c87c35246..7b856ac10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public class DeployBeanProperty {
 
   private boolean draftOnly;
   private boolean draftDirty;
+  private boolean draftReset;
 
   public DeployBeanProperty(DeployBeanDescriptor<?> desc, Class<?> propertyType, ScalarType<?> scalarType, ScalarTypeConverter<?, ?> typeConverter) {
     this.desc = desc;
@@ -854,4 +855,12 @@ public class DeployBeanProperty {
   public boolean isDraftDirty() {
     return draftDirty;
   }
+
+  public void setDraftReset() {
+    this.draftReset = true;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isDraftReset() {
+    return draftReset;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
index 85683bdb6..95b7cb3d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
@@ -152,10 +152,12 @@ public class AnnotationFields extends AnnotationParser {
     if (get(prop, DraftOnly.class) != null) {
       prop.setDraftOnly();
     }
-
     if (get(prop, DraftDirty.class) != null) {
       prop.setDraftDirty();
     }
+    if (get(prop, DraftReset.class) != null) {
+      prop.setDraftReset();
+    }
 
     DbJson dbJson = get(prop, DbJson.class);
     if (dbJson != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
index 884395cac..7cf75ff6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
@@ -159,10 +159,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
 
     BeanManager<T> mgr = beanDescriptorManager.getBeanManager(beanType);
 
-    // collect a list of draft beans that have had their
-    // dirty status set back to false by the publish
-    List<T> draftUpdates = new ArrayList<T>();
-    BeanProperty draftDirty = desc.getDraftDirty();
+    DraftHandler draftHandler = new DraftHandler(desc);
 
     for (T draftBean: draftBeans) {
       Object draftID = desc.getBeanId(draftBean);
@@ -181,34 +178,52 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
         update(request);
       }
 
-      unsetDraftDirtyProperty(draftUpdates, draftDirty, draftBean);
+      draftHandler.resetDraft(draftBean);
     }
 
-    if (!draftUpdates.isEmpty()) {
-      // update the dirty status on the drafts that have been published
-      PUB.debug("publish - update dirty status on [{}] drafts", draftUpdates.size());
-      for (T draftUpdate : draftUpdates) {
-        update(createRequest(draftUpdate, transaction, null, mgr, Type.UPDATE, false, false));
-      }
-    }
+    draftHandler.updateDrafts(transaction, mgr);
 
     PUB.debug("publish - complete for [{}]", desc.getName());
-
     return livePublish;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Set the draft dirty state to false and add to the draftUpdates list.
+   * Helper to handle draft beans (properties reset etc).
    */
-  private <T> void unsetDraftDirtyProperty(List<T> draftUpdates, BeanProperty draftDirty, T draftBean) {
+  class DraftHandler<T> {
 
-    if (draftDirty != null) {
-      EntityBean draftEntityBean = (EntityBean)draftBean;
-      draftDirty.setValueIntercept(draftEntityBean, false);
-      if (draftEntityBean._ebean_getIntercept().isDirty()) {
+    final BeanDescriptor<T> desc;
+    final BeanProperty draftDirty;
+    final List<T> draftUpdates = new ArrayList<T>();
+
+    DraftHandler(BeanDescriptor<T> desc) {
+      this.desc = desc;
+      this.draftDirty = desc.getDraftDirty();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the draft dirty state to false and reset any dirtyReset properties.
+     */
+    void resetDraft(T draftBean) {
+      if (desc.draftReset(draftBean)) {
+        // draft bean is dirty so collect it for persisting later
         draftUpdates.add(draftBean);
       }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Save all the draft beans (with various properties reset etc).
+     */
+    void updateDrafts(Transaction transaction, BeanManager<T> mgr) {
+      if (!draftUpdates.isEmpty()) {
+        // update the dirty status on the drafts that have been published
+        PUB.debug("publish - update dirty status on [{}] drafts", draftUpdates.size());
+        for (T draftUpdate : draftUpdates) {
+          update(createRequest(draftUpdate, transaction, null, mgr, Type.UPDATE, false, false));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
   }
 
   /**