diff --git a/backbone-nested.js b/backbone-nested.js
index 648f009..9b74a2d 100644
--- a/backbone-nested.js
+++ b/backbone-nested.js
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@
       var trigger = !opts.silent && (val.length >= i + 1),
         oldEl = val[i];
 
+      // we should not change the original value
+      var aryVal = Backbone.NestedModel.deepClone(val);
       // remove the element from the array
-      val.splice(i, 1);
+      aryVal.splice(i, 1);
       opts.silent = true; // Triggers should only be fired in trigger section below
-      this.set(aryPath, val, opts);
+      this.set(aryPath, aryVal, opts);
 
       if (trigger){
         attrStr = Backbone.NestedModel.createAttrStr(aryPath);
diff --git a/test/nested-model.js b/test/nested-model.js
index bc1a31a..3bda4d2 100644
--- a/test/nested-model.js
+++ b/test/nested-model.js
@@ -861,6 +861,21 @@ test("#changedAttributes() should clear the nested attributes between change eve
     doc.set({'name.last': 'Dylan'}, {validate: true});
 });
 
+test("#changedAttributes() should clear the nested attributes between change events", function() {
+    doc.bind('change', function(){
+        deepEqual(this.changedAttributes(), {
+            addresses: [
+                {
+                    city: 'Brooklyn',
+                    state: 'NY'
+                }
+            ]
+        });
+    });
+
+    doc.remove('addresses[1]');
+});
+
 // ----- CLEAR --------
 
 test("#clear()", function() {
@@ -1146,4 +1161,38 @@ test("issue #68 - _delayedTriggers is a singleton", function() {
 
     modelA.set("name.first", "s");
 });
+test("issue #146 - Changing nested array variables does not set 'changedAttributes'", function() {
+    var model = new Klass({
+        structure: {
+            abc: [
+                {
+                    items: [1, 2, 3],
+                    groupId: 123
+                },
+                {
+                    items: [4 ,5, 6],
+                    groupId: 456
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    });
+    model.bind('change', function () {
+        deepEqual(this.changedAttributes(), {
+            structure: {
+                abc: [
+                    {
+                        items: [1, 2, 3],
+                        groupId: 123
+                    },
+                    {
+                        items: [4 ,5],
+                        groupId: 456
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    model.remove('structure.abc[1].items[2]');
+});