diff --git a/lib/model/QubitObject.php b/lib/model/QubitObject.php
index 4a8c085aa2..9e49ca426f 100644
--- a/lib/model/QubitObject.php
+++ b/lib/model/QubitObject.php
@@ -305,8 +305,45 @@ public function getStatus($options = [])
         return QubitStatus::getOne($criteria);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check to see if note is saved in memory (field was updated).
+     *
+     *
+     * Used by ISAD, DACS, and RAD templates when duplicating a description,
+     * specifcally for updating the 'Language and script notes' field.
+     *
+     * @param array $options
+     *
+     * @return array $notes
+     */
+    public function getMemoryNotesByType(array $options = [])
+    {
+        // Check memory for notes
+        if (count($this->notes) > 0)
+        {
+            $noteTypeId = $options['noteTypeId'];
+            $notes = new ArrayObject();
+
+            foreach($this->notes as $note)
+            {
+                if ($note->typeId == $noteTypeId)
+                {
+                    $notes->append($note);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (count($notes) > 0)
+            {
+                return $notes;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $this->getNotesByType($options);
+    }
+
     public function getNotesByType(array $options = [])
     {
+
         $criteria = new Criteria();
         $criteria->addJoin(QubitNote::TYPE_ID, QubitTerm::ID);
         $criteria->add(QubitNote::OBJECT_ID, $this->id);
diff --git a/plugins/sfIsadPlugin/lib/sfIsadPlugin.class.php b/plugins/sfIsadPlugin/lib/sfIsadPlugin.class.php
index a37f06a631..7ae63dc212 100644
--- a/plugins/sfIsadPlugin/lib/sfIsadPlugin.class.php
+++ b/plugins/sfIsadPlugin/lib/sfIsadPlugin.class.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function __set($name, $value)
     {
         switch ($name) {
             case 'languageNotes':
-                $note = $this->resource->getNotesByType(['noteTypeId' => QubitTerm::LANGUAGE_NOTE_ID])->offsetGet(0);
+                $note = $this->resource->getMemoryNotesByType(['noteTypeId' => QubitTerm::LANGUAGE_NOTE_ID])->offsetGet(0);
                 $missingNote = 0 === count($note);
 
                 if (0 == strlen($value)) {
diff --git a/plugins/sfRadPlugin/lib/sfRadPlugin.class.php b/plugins/sfRadPlugin/lib/sfRadPlugin.class.php
index ba40190f66..6aa05df0e3 100644
--- a/plugins/sfRadPlugin/lib/sfRadPlugin.class.php
+++ b/plugins/sfRadPlugin/lib/sfRadPlugin.class.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public function setProperty($name, $value)
                 return $this;
 
             case 'languageNotes':
-                $note = $this->resource->getNotesByType(['noteTypeId' => QubitTerm::LANGUAGE_NOTE_ID])->offsetGet(0);
+                $note = $this->resource->getMemoryNotesByType(['noteTypeId' => QubitTerm::LANGUAGE_NOTE_ID])->offsetGet(0);
                 $missingNote = 0 === count($note);
 
                 if (0 == strlen($value)) {