diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json b/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json
index 50be8999a..2f1b8f272 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
     "wikidata-schema/property-placeholder": "property",
     "wikidata-schema/nb-references": " references",
     "wikidata-schema/remove-column": "remove column",
-    "wikidata-schema/label": "Label",
-    "wikidata-schema/description": "Description",
+    "wikidata-schema/label-if-new": "New label",
+    "wikidata-schema/label-override": "Override label",
+    "wikidata-schema/description-if-new": "New description",
+    "wikidata-schema/description-override": "Override description",
     "wikidata-schema/alias": "Alias",
     "wikidata-schema/item-or-reconciled-column": "type item or drag reconciled column here",
     "wikidata-schema/amount": "amount",
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-fr.json b/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-fr.json
index 1a8448aee..3c098ae53 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-fr.json
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-fr.json
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
     "wikidata-schema/property-placeholder": "propriété",
     "wikidata-schema/nb-references": " références",
     "wikidata-schema/remove-column": "supprimer la colonne",
-    "wikidata-schema/label": "Libellé",
-    "wikidata-schema/description": "Description",
+    "wikidata-schema/label-if-new": "Nouveau libellé",
+    "wikidata-schema/label-override": "Écraser le libellé",
+    "wikidata-schema/description-if-new": "Nouvelle description",
+    "wikidata-schema/description-override": "Écraser la description",
     "wikidata-schema/alias": "Alias",
     "wikidata-schema/item-or-reconciled-column": "entrer un élément ou déposer une colonne réconciliée ici",
     "wikidata-schema/amount": "quantité",
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js b/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js
index 1bb8f8183..1ca97ea6b 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js
@@ -441,11 +441,19 @@ SchemaAlignmentDialog._addNameDesc = function(item, json) {
   var type_input = $('<select></select>').appendTo(type_container);
   $('<option></option>')
   .attr('value', 'LABEL')
-  .text($.i18n('wikidata-schema/label'))
+  .text($.i18n('wikidata-schema/label-override'))
+  .appendTo(type_input);
+  $('<option></option>')
+  .attr('value', 'LABEL_IF_NEW')
+  .text($.i18n('wikidata-schema/label-if-new'))
   .appendTo(type_input);
   $('<option></option>')
   .attr('value', 'DESCRIPTION')
-  .text($.i18n('wikidata-schema/description'))
+  .text($.i18n('wikidata-schema/description-override'))
+  .appendTo(type_input);
+  $('<option></option>')
+  .attr('value', 'DESCRIPTION_IF_NEW')
+  .text($.i18n('wikidata-schema/description-if-new'))
   .appendTo(type_input);
   $('<option></option>')
   .attr('value', 'ALIAS')
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/previewrenderer.js b/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/previewrenderer.js
index 304f5f116..3d40a7c6e 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/previewrenderer.js
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/previewrenderer.js
@@ -37,13 +37,17 @@ EditRenderer._renderItem = function(json, container) {
 
   // Terms
   if ((json.labels && json.labels.length) ||
+      (json.labelsIfNew && json.labelsIfNew.length) ||
       (json.descriptions && json.descriptions.length) ||
+      (json.descriptionsIfNew && json.descriptionsIfNew.length) ||
       (json.addedAliases && json.addedAliases.length)) {
     var termsContainer = $('<div></div>').addClass('wbs-namedesc-container')
         .appendTo(right);
     
-    this._renderTermsList(json.labels, "label", termsContainer);
-    this._renderTermsList(json.descriptions, "description", termsContainer);
+    this._renderTermsList(json.labels, "label-override", termsContainer);
+    this._renderTermsList(json.labelsIfNew, "label-if-new", termsContainer);
+    this._renderTermsList(json.descriptions, "description-override", termsContainer);
+    this._renderTermsList(json.descriptionsIfNew, "description-if-new", termsContainer);
     this._renderTermsList(json.addedAliases, "alias", termsContainer);
 
     // Clear the float
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdate.java b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdate.java
index dab87d97b..d9571ffcb 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdate.java
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdate.java
@@ -242,8 +242,13 @@ public class ItemUpdate {
      */
     @JsonIgnore
     public boolean isEmpty() {
-        return (addedStatements.isEmpty() && deletedStatements.isEmpty() && labels.isEmpty() && descriptions.isEmpty()
-                && aliases.isEmpty());
+        return (addedStatements.isEmpty() &&
+        		deletedStatements.isEmpty() &&
+        		labels.isEmpty() &&
+        		descriptions.isEmpty() &&
+        		aliases.isEmpty() &&
+        		labelsIfNew.isEmpty() &&
+        		descriptionsIfNew.isEmpty());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdateTest.java b/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdateTest.java
index a5773f57e..9443f167d 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdateTest.java
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/updates/ItemUpdateTest.java
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ public class ItemUpdateTest {
         ItemUpdate merged = update1.merge(update2);
         assertEquals(Collections.singleton(description1), merged.getDescriptionsIfNew());
         assertEquals(Collections.emptySet(), merged.getDescriptions());
+        assertFalse(merged.isEmpty());
     }
     
     @Test