diff --git a/mayan/apps/smart_settings/classes.py b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/classes.py
index d5cc477095..c60d43187f 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/smart_settings/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/classes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import errno
+import hashlib
 from importlib import import_module
 import logging
 import os
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class Namespace(object):
 @python_2_unicode_compatible
 class Setting(object):
     _registry = {}
+    _cache_hash = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def deserialize_value(value):
@@ -108,6 +110,15 @@ class Setting(object):
 
         return result
 
+    @classmethod
+    def check_changed(cls):
+        if not cls._cache_hash:
+            cls._cache_hash = cls.get_hash()
+
+        print("!!!@@", cls._cache_hash, cls.get_hash())
+
+        return cls._cache_hash != cls.get_hash()
+
     @classmethod
     def dump_data(cls, filter_term=None, namespace=None):
         dictionary = {}
@@ -129,6 +140,12 @@ class Setting(object):
     def get_all(cls):
         return sorted(cls._registry.values(), key=lambda x: x.global_name)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_hash(cls):
+        return force_text(
+            hashlib.sha256(cls.dump_data()).hexdigest()
+        )
+
     @classmethod
     def save_configuration(cls, path=settings.CONFIGURATION_FILEPATH):
         try:
diff --git a/mayan/apps/smart_settings/templatetags/smart_settings_tags.py b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/templatetags/smart_settings_tags.py
index 38f7743c0a..9268bd69ba 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/smart_settings/templatetags/smart_settings_tags.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/templatetags/smart_settings_tags.py
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ register = Library()
 @register.simple_tag
 def smart_setting(global_name):
     return Setting.get(global_name=global_name).value
+
+
+@register.simple_tag
+def smart_settings_check_changes():
+    return Setting.check_changed()
+