diff --git a/cnxauthoring/tests/test_utils.py b/cnxauthoring/tests/test_utils.py
index 36ab7ae..40ebf78 100644
--- a/cnxauthoring/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/cnxauthoring/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -534,6 +534,78 @@ def test_declare_roles_w_invalid_role_type(self, mock_notify, mock_request):
         self.assertEqual(sorted(data, key=lambda v: (v['uid'], v['role'],)),
                          expected)
 
+    @httpretty.activate
+    @mock.patch('cnxauthoring.utils.get_current_request')
+    @mock.patch('cnxauthoring.utils.notify_role_for_acceptance')
+    def test_declare_roles_on_revision(self, mock_notify, mock_request):
+        from ..models import create_content
+
+        id = '916849b5-d71f-40e3-aaf8-7da2aa82508e'
+        document = create_content(
+            id=id,
+            title='My Document',
+            authors=[{'id': 'smoo'}, {'id': 'fred'}],
+            )
+        publishing_url = 'http://publishing/'
+        settings = {
+            'publishing.url': publishing_url,
+            'publishing.api_key': 'trusted-publisher',
+            }
+
+        url = urlparse.urljoin(publishing_url,
+                               '/contents/{}/roles'.format(document.id))
+        # get_responses = [
+        #     httpretty.Response(
+        #         body=json.dumps([
+        #             {'uid': 'smoo', 'role': 'Author', 'has_accepted': True},
+        #             {'uid': 'fred', 'role': 'Author', 'has_accepted': True},
+        #             ], status=200),
+        get_response = [
+            {'uid': 'smoo', 'role': 'Author',
+             'has_accepted': True, 'uuid': id},
+            {'uid': 'fred', 'role': 'Author',
+             'has_accepted': True, 'uuid': id},
+            ]
+        httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.GET, url,
+                               body=json.dumps(get_response), status=200)
+        httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.POST, url, status=202)
+
+        mock_request().authenticated_userid = 'smoo'
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        formatted_now = now.isoformat()
+        with mock.patch('datetime.datetime') as mock_datetime:
+            mock_datetime.now.return_value = now
+            with testing.testConfig(settings=settings):
+                utils.declare_roles(document)
+
+        # Check the roles for acceptance.
+        expected = [
+            {'assignment_date': formatted_now,
+             'has_accepted': True,
+             u'id': u'smoo',
+             'requester': 'smoo'},
+            {'assignment_date': formatted_now,
+             'has_accepted': True,
+             u'id': u'fred',
+             'requester': 'smoo'}]
+        self.assertTrue(document.metadata['authors'], expected)
+
+        # Now change the has_accepted on one role to verify the syncing
+        #   only happens during role addtion.
+        document.metadata['authors'][1]['has_accepted'] = False
+        document.metadata['authors'].append({'id': 'ren'})
+        with mock.patch('datetime.datetime') as mock_datetime:
+            mock_datetime.now.return_value = now
+            with testing.testConfig(settings=settings):
+                utils.declare_roles(document)
+        expected[1]['has_accepted'] = False
+        expected.append(
+            {'assignment_date': formatted_now,
+             'has_accepted': None,
+             'id': 'ren',
+             'requester': 'smoo'})
+        self.assertEqual(document.metadata['authors'], expected)
+
     @httpretty.activate
     def test_declare_licensors(self):
         from ..models import create_content, DEFAULT_LICENSE
diff --git a/cnxauthoring/utils.py b/cnxauthoring/utils.py
index 4c0adce..c29eba9 100644
--- a/cnxauthoring/utils.py
+++ b/cnxauthoring/utils.py
@@ -443,6 +443,23 @@ def declare_roles(model):
     url = urlparse.urljoin(publishing_url,
                            '/contents/{}/roles'.format(model.id))
 
+    # Sync with the current set of attributed roles.
+    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
+    upstream_role_entities = []
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        upstream_role_entities = response.json()
+    elif response.status_code >= 400 and response.status_code != 404:
+        raise PublishingError(response)
+
+    for role_entity in upstream_role_entities:
+        user_id = role_entity['uid']
+        has_accepted = role_entity['has_accepted']
+        role_attr = PUBLISHING_ROLES_MAPPING[role_entity['role']]
+        for role in model.metadata.get(role_attr, []):
+            if role['id'] == user_id and 'has_accepted' not in role:
+                role['has_accepted'] = has_accepted
+                break
+
     # Send roles to publishing.
     _roles_mapping = {v: k for k, v in PUBLISHING_ROLES_MAPPING.items()}
     role_submission_keys = ('uid', 'role', 'has_accepted',)
@@ -455,6 +472,7 @@ def declare_roles(model):
             has_accepted = role.get('has_accepted', None)
             # Assume this is a new record when the requester is missing.
             if role.get('requester', None) is None:
+                role['has_accepted'] = has_accepted
                 role['requester'] = authenticated_userid
                 now = datetime.datetime.now(TZINFO).isoformat()
                 role['assignment_date'] = now