diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/constants/misc.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/constants/misc.ts
index 2bb8f815cf..ba2533cf4a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/constants/misc.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/constants/misc.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export enum Header {
   LICENSE_KEY = "x-budibase-license-key",
   API_VER = "x-budibase-api-version",
   APP_ID = "x-budibase-app-id",
+  SESSION_ID = "x-budibase-session-id",
   TYPE = "x-budibase-type",
   PREVIEW_ROLE = "x-budibase-role",
   TENANT_ID = "x-budibase-tenant-id",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/websocket.js b/packages/client/src/websocket.js
index 1e8e908d2b..8ca95fdc84 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/websocket.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/websocket.js
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ export const initWebsocket = () => {
   }
 
   // Initialise connection
-  socket = createWebsocket("/socket/client", false)
+  socket = createWebsocket("/socket/client", {
+    heartbeat: false,
+  })
 
   // Event handlers
   socket.on("plugin-update", data => {
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js
index f8eee45cb8..739e0fe711 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Helpers } from "@budibase/bbui"
 import { ApiVersion } from "../constants"
 import { buildAnalyticsEndpoints } from "./analytics"
 import { buildAppEndpoints } from "./app"
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ import { buildEnvironmentVariableEndpoints } from "./environmentVariables"
 import { buildEventEndpoints } from "./events"
 import { buildAuditLogsEndpoints } from "./auditLogs"
 
+/**
+ * Random identifier to uniquely identify a session in a tab. This is
+ * used to determine the originator of calls to the API, which is in
+ * turn used to determine who caused a websocket message to be sent, so
+ * that we can ignore events caused by ourselves.
+ */
+export const APISessionID = Helpers.uuid()
+
 const defaultAPIClientConfig = {
   /**
    * Certain definitions can't change at runtime for client apps, such as the
@@ -116,6 +125,7 @@ export const createAPIClient = config => {
 
     // Build headers
     let headers = { Accept: "application/json" }
+    headers["x-budibase-session-id"] = APISessionID
     if (!external) {
       headers["x-budibase-api-version"] = ApiVersion
     }
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/lib/websocket.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/lib/websocket.js
index bb1d6991b0..11164b3148 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/lib/websocket.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/lib/websocket.js
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ export const createGridWebsocket = context => {
   })
 
   // User events
-  socket.on(SocketEvent.UserUpdate, user => {
+  socket.onOther(SocketEvent.UserUpdate, user => {
     users.actions.updateUser(user)
   })
-  socket.on(SocketEvent.UserDisconnect, user => {
+  socket.onOther(SocketEvent.UserDisconnect, user => {
     users.actions.removeUser(user)
   })
 
   // Row events
-  socket.on(GridSocketEvent.RowChange, async data => {
+  socket.onOther(GridSocketEvent.RowChange, async data => {
     if (data.id) {
       rows.actions.replaceRow(data.id, data.row)
     } else if (data.row.id) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const createGridWebsocket = context => {
   })
 
   // Table events
-  socket.on(GridSocketEvent.TableChange, data => {
+  socket.onOther(GridSocketEvent.TableChange, data => {
     // Only update table if one exists. If the table was deleted then we don't
     // want to know - let the builder navigate away
     if (data.table) {
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/utils/websocket.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/utils/websocket.js
index 561a020e13..3a0fa23179 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/utils/websocket.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/utils/websocket.js
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 import { io } from "socket.io-client"
 import { SocketEvent, SocketSessionTTL } from "@budibase/shared-core"
+import { APISessionID } from "../api"
 
-export const createWebsocket = (path, heartbeat = true) => {
+const DefaultOptions = {
+  heartbeat: true,
+}
+
+export const createWebsocket = (path, options = DefaultOptions) => {
   if (!path) {
     throw "A websocket path must be provided"
   }
+  const { heartbeat } = {
+    ...DefaultOptions,
+    ...options,
+  }
 
   // Determine connection info
   const tls = location.protocol === "https:"
   const proto = tls ? "wss:" : "ws:"
   const host = location.hostname
   const port = location.port || (tls ? 443 : 80)
-  const socket = io(`${proto}//${host}:${port}`, {
+  let socket = io(`${proto}//${host}:${port}`, {
     path,
     // Cap reconnection attempts to 3 (total of 15 seconds before giving up)
     reconnectionAttempts: 3,
@@ -37,5 +46,17 @@ export const createWebsocket = (path, heartbeat = true) => {
     clearInterval(interval)
   })
 
+  // Helper utility to ignore events that were triggered due to API
+  // changes made by us
+  socket.onOther = (event, callback) => {
+    socket.on(event, data => {
+      if (data?.apiSessionId !== APISessionID) {
+        callback(data)
+      } else {
+        console.log("ignore", event, data)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
   return socket
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts b/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts
index ff7c50ebf4..0015b7f601 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/websockets/builder.ts
@@ -46,29 +46,32 @@ export default class BuilderSocket extends BaseSocket {
   }
 
   emitTableUpdate(ctx: any, table: Table) {
-    this.io
-      .in(ctx.appId)
-      .emit(BuilderSocketEvent.TableChange, { id: table._id, table })
-    gridSocket?.emitTableUpdate(table)
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, ctx.appId, BuilderSocketEvent.TableChange, {
+      id: table._id,
+      table,
+    })
+    gridSocket?.emitTableUpdate(ctx, table)
   }
 
   emitTableDeletion(ctx: any, id: string) {
-    this.io
-      .in(ctx.appId)
-      .emit(BuilderSocketEvent.TableChange, { id, table: null })
-    gridSocket?.emitTableDeletion(id)
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, ctx.appId, BuilderSocketEvent.TableChange, {
+      id,
+      table: null,
+    })
+    gridSocket?.emitTableDeletion(ctx, id)
   }
 
   emitDatasourceUpdate(ctx: any, datasource: Datasource) {
-    this.io.in(ctx.appId).emit(BuilderSocketEvent.DatasourceChange, {
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, ctx.appId, BuilderSocketEvent.DatasourceChange, {
       id: datasource._id,
       datasource,
     })
   }
 
   emitDatasourceDeletion(ctx: any, id: string) {
-    this.io
-      .in(ctx.appId)
-      .emit(BuilderSocketEvent.DatasourceChange, { id, datasource: null })
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, ctx.appId, BuilderSocketEvent.DatasourceChange, {
+      id,
+      datasource: null,
+    })
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/websockets/grid.ts b/packages/server/src/websockets/grid.ts
index 440b4f78a5..c12715990e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/websockets/grid.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/websockets/grid.ts
@@ -31,21 +31,25 @@ export default class GridSocket extends BaseSocket {
 
   emitRowUpdate(ctx: any, row: Row) {
     const tableId = getTableId(ctx)
-    this.io.in(tableId).emit(GridSocketEvent.RowChange, { id: row._id, row })
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, tableId, GridSocketEvent.RowChange, {
+      id: row._id,
+      row,
+    })
   }
 
   emitRowDeletion(ctx: any, id: string) {
     const tableId = getTableId(ctx)
-    this.io.in(tableId).emit(GridSocketEvent.RowChange, { id, row: null })
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, tableId, GridSocketEvent.RowChange, { id, row: null })
   }
 
-  emitTableUpdate(table: Table) {
-    this.io
-      .in(table._id!)
-      .emit(GridSocketEvent.TableChange, { id: table._id, table })
+  emitTableUpdate(ctx: any, table: Table) {
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, table._id!, GridSocketEvent.TableChange, {
+      id: table._id,
+      table,
+    })
   }
 
-  emitTableDeletion(id: string) {
-    this.io.in(id).emit(GridSocketEvent.TableChange, { id, table: null })
+  emitTableDeletion(ctx: any, id: string) {
+    this.emitToRoom(ctx, id, GridSocketEvent.TableChange, { id, table: null })
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/websockets/websocket.ts b/packages/server/src/websockets/websocket.ts
index a2d2474c77..d9c105d77c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/websockets/websocket.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/websockets/websocket.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import http from "http"
 import Koa from "koa"
 import Cookies from "cookies"
 import { userAgent } from "koa-useragent"
-import { auth, redis } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { auth, Header, redis } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import currentApp from "../middleware/currentapp"
 import { createAdapter } from "@socket.io/redis-adapter"
 import { Socket } from "socket.io"
@@ -271,4 +271,13 @@ export class BaseSocket {
   emit(event: string, payload: any) {
     this.io.sockets.emit(event, payload)
   }
+
+  // Emit an event to everyone in a room, including metadata of whom
+  // the originator of the request was
+  emitToRoom(ctx: any, room: string, event: string, payload: any) {
+    this.io.in(room).emit(event, {
+      ...payload,
+      apiSessionId: ctx.headers?.[Header.SESSION_ID],
+    })
+  }
 }