diff --git a/nw/core/project.py b/nw/core/project.py
index d6b6da78..75d86aaa 100644
--- a/nw/core/project.py
+++ b/nw/core/project.py
@@ -606,10 +606,13 @@ class NWProject():
         self.theParent.setStatus("Opened Project: %s" % self.projName)
 
         self._scanProjectFolder()
-        self.setProjectChanged(False)
+
+        self.currWCount = self.lastWCount
         self.projOpened = time()
         self.projAltered = False
+
         self._writeLockFile()
+        self.setProjectChanged(False)
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/nw/gui/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
index f782fa62..3421276c 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         self.lastEdit = time()
         self._runCounter()
         self.wcTimer.start()
-        self.setDocumentChanged(False)
         self.theHandle = tHandle
 
         self.setReadOnly(False)
@@ -341,6 +340,9 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         self.docFooter.updateLineCount()
         self.lengthLast = self.qDocument.characterCount()
 
+        qApp.processEvents()
+        self.setDocumentChanged(False)
+
         qApp.restoreOverrideCursor()
 
         return True
@@ -373,8 +375,8 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
 
         qApp.setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt.WaitCursor))
         self.setPlainText(theText)
-        self.setDocumentChanged(True)
         self.updateDocMargins()
+        self.setDocumentChanged(True)
         qApp.restoreOverrideCursor()
 
         return True
@@ -450,11 +452,17 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         lM = max(cM, fH)
         self.setViewportMargins(tM, uM, tM, lM)
 
+        docChanged = self.docChanged
         if self.mainConf.scrollPastEnd:
             docFrame = self.qDocument.rootFrame().frameFormat()
             docFrame.setBottomMargin(max(0, 0.6*(wH - uM - lM - 4*tB)))
             self.qDocument.rootFrame().setFrameFormat(docFrame)
 
+        # This is needed as the setFrameFormat function itself will
+        # trigger the contetsChanged signal which sets docChanged, so we
+        # set it back to whatever it was before.
+        self.setDocumentChanged(docChanged)
+
         return
 
     def updateDocInfo(self, tHandle):
@@ -895,12 +903,13 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
     ##
 
     @pyqtSlot(int, int, int)
-    def _docChange(self, thePos, charsRemoved, charsAdded):
+    def _docChange(self, thePos, chrRem, chrAdd):
         """Triggered by QTextDocument->contentsChanged. This also
         triggers the syntax highlighter.
         """
         self.lastEdit = time()
         self.lastFind = None
+
         if self.qDocument.characterCount() > nwConst.MAX_DOCSIZE:
             self.theParent.makeAlert((
                 "The document has grown too big and you cannot add more text to it. "
@@ -908,12 +917,16 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
             ) % (nwConst.MAX_DOCSIZE/1.0e6), nwAlert.ERROR)
             self.undo()
             return
+
         if not self.docChanged:
-            self.setDocumentChanged(True)
+            self.setDocumentChanged(chrRem != 0 or chrAdd != 0)
+
         if not self.wcTimer.isActive():
             self.wcTimer.start()
-        if self.doReplace and charsAdded == 1:
+
+        if self.doReplace and chrAdd == 1:
             self._docAutoReplace(self.qDocument.findBlock(thePos))
+
         return
 
     @pyqtSlot("QPoint")
diff --git a/nw/gui/statusbar.py b/nw/gui/statusbar.py
index 8fceafa5..e1738447 100644
--- a/nw/gui/statusbar.py
+++ b/nw/gui/statusbar.py
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ class GuiMainStatus(QStatusBar):
         self.theTheme  = theParent.theTheme
         self.refTime   = None
 
-        self.projWords = 0
-        self.sessWords = 0
-
         colNone  = QColor(*self.theTheme.statNone)
         colTrue  = QColor(*self.theTheme.statUnsaved)
         colFalse = QColor(*self.theTheme.statSaved)
@@ -182,26 +179,14 @@ class GuiMainStatus(QStatusBar):
     def setStats(self, pWC, sWC):
         """Set the current project statistics.
         """
-        self.projWords = pWC
-        self.sessWords = sWC
-        self._updateStats()
+        self.statsText.setText(f"Words: {pWC:n} ({sWC:+n})")
+        self.statsText.setToolTip("Project word count (session change)")
         return
 
     ##
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
 
-    def _updateStats(self):
-        """Update statistics.
-        """
-        self.statsText.setToolTip(
-            "Project word count (session change)"
-        )
-        self.statsText.setText(
-            f"Words: {self.projWords:n} ({self.sessWords:+n})"
-        )
-        return
-
     def _updateTime(self):
         """Update the session clock.
         """
diff --git a/nw/guimain.py b/nw/guimain.py
index c7ad7e55..cc8f61bd 100644
--- a/nw/guimain.py
+++ b/nw/guimain.py
@@ -428,10 +428,12 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         self.docEditor.setSpellCheck(self.theProject.spellCheck)
         self.mainMenu.setAutoOutline(self.theProject.autoOutline)
         self.statusBar.setRefTime(self.theProject.projOpened)
+        self.statusBar.setStats(self.theProject.currWCount, 0)
 
         # Restore previously open documents, if any
         if self.theProject.lastEdited is not None:
             self.openDocument(self.theProject.lastEdited, doScroll=True)
+
         if self.theProject.lastViewed is not None:
             self.viewDocument(self.theProject.lastViewed)
 
@@ -439,6 +441,12 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         if self.theIndex.indexBroken:
             self.rebuildIndex()
 
+        # Make sure the changed status is set to false on all that was
+        # just opened
+        qApp.processEvents()
+        self.docEditor.setDocumentChanged(False)
+        self.theProject.setProjectChanged(False)
+
         logger.debug("Project load complete")
 
         return True
@@ -459,7 +467,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             return False
 
         self.treeView.saveTreeOrder()
-        self.theProject.saveProject(autoSave)
+        self.theProject.saveProject(autoSave=autoSave)
         self.theIndex.saveIndex()
 
         return True