diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/Upgrader.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/Upgrader.kt
index 829bffc3b..5fc761a78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/Upgrader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/Upgrader.kt
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ class Upgrader @Inject constructor(
         } else {
             setInstallDetails(to)
         }
+        if (preferences.deviceInstallVersion == 0) {
+            preferences.deviceInstallVersion = from
+        }
         preferences.lastSubscribeRequest -= TimeUnit.DAYS.toMillis(7)
         preferences.setCurrentVersion(to)
     }
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ class Upgrader @Inject constructor(
     private fun setInstallDetails(version: Int) {
         preferences.installVersion = version
         preferences.installDate = currentTimeMillis()
+        preferences.deviceInstallVersion = version
     }
 
     private fun run(from: Int, version: Int, runnable: suspend () -> Unit) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt
index fcd76829a..33d342e87 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ class TasksJsonImporter @Inject constructor(
         }
         private val ignorePrefs = intArrayOf(
                 R.string.p_current_version,
-                R.string.p_backups_android_backup_last
+                R.string.p_backups_android_backup_last,
+                R.string.p_device_install_version,
         )
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
index 9df6a995c..f7b7185eb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ class Preferences @JvmOverloads constructor(
         get() = getLong(R.string.p_install_date, 0L)
         set(value) = setLong(R.string.p_install_date, value)
 
+    var deviceInstallVersion: Int
+        get() = getInt(R.string.p_device_install_version, 0)
+        set(value) = setInt(R.string.p_device_install_version, value)
+
     override var sortMode: Int
         get() = getInt(R.string.p_sort_mode, SortHelper.SORT_DUE)
         set(value) { setInt(R.string.p_sort_mode, value) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
index 275cb21d5..7048d0568 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@
   <string name="p_current_version">cv</string>
   <string name="p_install_version">install_version</string>
   <string name="p_install_date">install_date</string>
+  <string name="p_device_install_version">device_install_version</string>
   <string name="p_default_location">default_location</string>
   <string name="p_warn_notifications_disabled">warn_notifications_disabled</string>
   <string name="p_warn_alarms_disabled">warn_alarms_disabled</string>