diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
index 0abfb775bd..4901b5699f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
@@ -3345,6 +3345,8 @@
 							value._dirty = false;
 						} );
 
+						api.previewer.send( 'saved', response );
+
 						api.trigger( 'saved', response );
 					} );
 				};
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index f5aa604468..aa73ed7992 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 			'activePanels' => array(),
 			'activeSections' => array(),
 			'activeControls' => array(),
+			'_dirty' => array_keys( $this->unsanitized_post_values() ),
 		);
 
 		if ( 2 == $this->nonce_tick ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js b/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js
index 4bf625eb50..1d1802736c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js
@@ -84,35 +84,58 @@
 	});
 
 	$( function() {
-		api.settings = window._wpCustomizeSettings;
-		if ( ! api.settings )
-			return;
+		var bg, setValue;
 
-		var bg;
+		api.settings = window._wpCustomizeSettings;
+		if ( ! api.settings ) {
+			return;
+		}
 
 		api.preview = new api.Preview({
 			url: window.location.href,
 			channel: api.settings.channel
 		});
 
+		/**
+		 * Create/update a setting value.
+		 *
+		 * @param {string}  id            - Setting ID.
+		 * @param {*}       value         - Setting value.
+		 * @param {boolean} [createDirty] - Whether to create a setting as dirty. Defaults to false.
+		 */
+		setValue = function( id, value, createDirty ) {
+			var setting = api( id );
+			if ( setting ) {
+				setting.set( value );
+			} else {
+				createDirty = createDirty || false;
+				setting = api.create( id, value, {
+					id: id
+				} );
+
+				// Mark dynamically-created settings as dirty so they will get posted.
+				if ( createDirty ) {
+					setting._dirty = true;
+				}
+			}
+		};
+
 		api.preview.bind( 'settings', function( values ) {
-			$.each( values, function( id, value ) {
-				if ( api.has( id ) )
-					api( id ).set( value );
-				else
-					api.create( id, value );
-			});
+			$.each( values, setValue );
 		});
 
 		api.preview.trigger( 'settings', api.settings.values );
 
+		$.each( api.settings._dirty, function( i, id ) {
+			var setting = api( id );
+			if ( setting ) {
+				setting._dirty = true;
+			}
+		} );
+
 		api.preview.bind( 'setting', function( args ) {
-			var value;
-
-			args = args.slice();
-
-			if ( value = api( args.shift() ) )
-				value.set.apply( value, args );
+			var createDirty = true;
+			setValue.apply( null, args.concat( createDirty ) );
 		});
 
 		api.preview.bind( 'sync', function( events ) {
@@ -130,6 +153,16 @@
 			api.preview.send( 'documentTitle', document.title );
 		});
 
+		api.preview.bind( 'saved', function( response ) {
+			api.trigger( 'saved', response );
+		} );
+
+		api.bind( 'saved', function() {
+			api.each( function( setting ) {
+				setting._dirty = false;
+			} );
+		} );
+
 		/*
 		 * Send a message to the parent customize frame with a list of which
 		 * containers and controls are active.