diff --git a/src/api.test.ts b/src/api.test.ts
index e9b9ab1..2f12b6e 100644
--- a/src/api.test.ts
+++ b/src/api.test.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,46 @@ describe("api", () => {
     cleanup();
   });
 
+  test("does not increment revisions for equivalent normalized scenes", async () => {
+    const { api, cleanup } = withApi();
+    const created = await api.createDrawing().json();
+
+    await api.updateDrawing(
+      Object.assign(
+        new Request(`http://local/api/drawings/${created.id}`, {
+          method: "PUT",
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            elements: [{ id: "shape" }],
+            appState: { gridSize: 20 },
+            files: {},
+            expectedRevision: 0,
+          }),
+        }),
+        { params: { id: created.id } },
+      ),
+    );
+
+    const response = await api.updateDrawing(
+      Object.assign(
+        new Request(`http://local/api/drawings/${created.id}`, {
+          method: "PUT",
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            elements: [{ id: "shape" }],
+            appState: { gridSize: 20, selectedElementIds: { shape: true } },
+            files: {},
+            expectedRevision: 0,
+          }),
+        }),
+        { params: { id: created.id } },
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    const body = await response.json();
+    expect(body.drawing.revision).toBe(1);
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
   test("updates scene and title with a matching expected revision", async () => {
     const { api, cleanup } = withApi();
     const created = await api.createDrawing().json();
diff --git a/src/db.test.ts b/src/db.test.ts
index 409c938..c67a1a5 100644
--- a/src/db.test.ts
+++ b/src/db.test.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,57 @@ describe("drawing store", () => {
     expect(store.getDrawing(created.id)?.scene.elements).toEqual([{ id: "first" }]);
   });
 
+  test("keeps the revision unchanged when the scene is already stored", () => {
+    const store = createTempStore();
+    const created = store.createDrawing();
+    const scene = {
+      elements: [{ id: "same" }],
+      appState: {},
+      files: {},
+    };
+
+    const first = store.updateDrawing(created.id, { scene });
+    expect(first.ok ? first.drawing.revision : null).toBe(1);
+
+    const repeated = store.updateDrawing(created.id, { scene });
+    expect(repeated.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(repeated.ok ? repeated.drawing.revision : null).toBe(1);
+    expect(store.getDrawing(created.id)?.revision).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test("accepts stale expected revisions when the scene is already stored", () => {
+    const store = createTempStore();
+    const created = store.createDrawing();
+    const scene = {
+      elements: [{ id: "same" }],
+      appState: {},
+      files: {},
+    };
+
+    const first = store.updateDrawing(created.id, { expectedRevision: 0, scene });
+    expect(first.ok ? first.drawing.revision : null).toBe(1);
+
+    const repeated = store.updateDrawing(created.id, { expectedRevision: 0, scene });
+    expect(repeated.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(repeated.ok ? repeated.drawing.revision : null).toBe(1);
+    expect(store.getDrawing(created.id)?.scene.elements).toEqual([{ id: "same" }]);
+  });
+
+  test("increments the revision when the title changes but the scene does not", () => {
+    const store = createTempStore();
+    const created = store.createDrawing();
+    const scene = {
+      elements: [{ id: "same" }],
+      appState: {},
+      files: {},
+    };
+
+    const first = store.updateDrawing(created.id, { expectedRevision: 0, scene });
+    expect(first.ok ? first.drawing.revision : null).toBe(1);
+
+    const renamed = store.updateDrawing(created.id, { expectedRevision: 1, title: "Renamed", scene });
+    expect(renamed.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(renamed.ok ? renamed.drawing.title : null).toBe("Renamed");
+    expect(renamed.ok ? renamed.drawing.revision : null).toBe(2);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index dcbf882..adf2601 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -190,32 +190,46 @@ export function createDrawingStore(databasePath = resolveDatabasePath()) {
   ): DrawingUpdateResult {
     const hasScene = update.scene !== undefined;
     const hasTitle = update.title !== undefined;
+    const existingRow = getQuery.get(id) as DrawingRow | null | undefined;
 
+    if (!existingRow) {
+      return { ok: false, reason: "not_found" };
+    }
+
+    const existing = readRow(existingRow)!;
     if (!hasScene && !hasTitle) {
-      const existing = getDrawing(id);
-      return existing ? { ok: true, drawing: existing } : { ok: false, reason: "not_found" };
+      return { ok: true, drawing: existing };
+    }
+
+    const nextTitle = hasTitle ? normalizeTitle(update.title) : existingRow.title;
+    const nextScene = hasScene ? JSON.stringify(update.scene) : existingRow.data;
+    const titleChanged = nextTitle !== existingRow.title;
+    const sceneChanged = nextScene !== existingRow.data;
+
+    if (!titleChanged && !sceneChanged) {
+      return { ok: true, drawing: existing };
+    }
+
+    if (update.expectedRevision !== undefined && update.expectedRevision !== existingRow.revision) {
+      return { ok: false, reason: "conflict", drawing: existing };
     }
 
     let changes: number;
-    if (hasScene && hasTitle) {
-      const title = normalizeTitle(update.title);
-      const scene = JSON.stringify(update.scene);
+    if (sceneChanged && titleChanged) {
       changes =
         update.expectedRevision === undefined
-          ? Number(updateBothQuery.run(id, title, scene).changes)
-          : Number(updateBothExpectedQuery.run(id, title, scene, update.expectedRevision).changes);
-    } else if (hasScene) {
-      const scene = JSON.stringify(update.scene);
+          ? Number(updateBothQuery.run(id, nextTitle, nextScene).changes)
+          : Number(updateBothExpectedQuery.run(id, nextTitle, nextScene, update.expectedRevision).changes);
+    } else if (sceneChanged) {
       changes =
         update.expectedRevision === undefined
-          ? Number(updateSceneQuery.run(id, scene).changes)
-          : Number(updateSceneExpectedQuery.run(id, scene, update.expectedRevision).changes);
+          ? Number(updateSceneQuery.run(id, nextScene).changes)
+          : Number(updateSceneExpectedQuery.run(id, nextScene, update.expectedRevision).changes);
     } else {
-      const title = normalizeTitle(update.title);
       changes =
         update.expectedRevision === undefined
-          ? Number(updateTitleQuery.run(id, title).changes)
-          : Number(updateTitleExpectedQuery.run(id, title, update.expectedRevision).changes);
+          ? Number(updateTitleQuery.run(id, nextTitle).changes)
+          : Number(updateTitleExpectedQuery.run(id, nextTitle, update.expectedRevision).changes);
     }
 
     const drawing = getDrawing(id);
diff --git a/src/mcp-server.test.ts b/src/mcp-server.test.ts
index 356fda9..5b087b4 100644
--- a/src/mcp-server.test.ts
+++ b/src/mcp-server.test.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ describe("mcp tool handlers", () => {
     expect(store.getDrawing(result.id)?.scene).toEqual(nextScene);
   });
 
+  test("replace_drawing keeps the revision when the scene is already stored", () => {
+    const { store, tools } = createTempTools();
+    const scene = testScene();
+    const result = tools.create_drawing({ title: "replace noop", scene });
+
+    const replaced = tools.replace_drawing({ id: result.id, scene });
+
+    expect(replaced.revision).toBe(1);
+    expect(store.getDrawing(result.id)?.revision).toBe(1);
+    expect(store.getDrawing(result.id)?.scene).toEqual(scene);
+  });
+
   test("patch_drawing replaces an element property and removes an element", () => {
     const { store, tools } = createTempTools();
     const result = tools.create_drawing({ title: "patch", scene: testScene() });