diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Guestbook.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Guestbook.java
index fcfd35dcd4d..61e621b7090 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Guestbook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/Guestbook.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
 import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
 import javax.persistence.OrderBy;
@@ -297,5 +298,14 @@ public void setResponseCountDataverse(Long responseCountDataverse) {
         this.responseCountDataverse = responseCountDataverse;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object object) {
+        if (!(object instanceof Guestbook)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        Guestbook other = (Guestbook) object;
+        return Objects.equals(getId(), other.getId());
+    }
+    
     
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/GuestbookServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/GuestbookServiceBean.java
index 11ec129b44e..5394ddc652a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/GuestbookServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/GuestbookServiceBean.java
@@ -39,8 +39,18 @@ public Long findCountUsages(Long guestbookId, Long dataverseId) {
         }
     }
     
+    public Long findCountResponsesForGivenDataset(Long guestbookId, Long datasetId) {
+        String queryString = "";
+        if (guestbookId != null && datasetId != null) {
+            queryString = "select count(*) from guestbookresponse where guestbook_id = " + guestbookId + " and dataset_id = " + datasetId + ";";
+            Query query = em.createNativeQuery(queryString);
+            return (Long) query.getSingleResult();
+        } else {
+            return new Long(0);
+        }
+    }
     
-        
+            
    public Guestbook find(Object pk) {
         return em.find(Guestbook.class, pk);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommand.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommand.java
index 5f469080098..0671b3f35c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommand.java
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ public void executeImpl(CommandContext ctxt) throws CommandException {
                 }
             }
             if (gbs == null || !gbs.contains(gb)) {
+                //if there are responses on this guestbook for this dataset invalidate the move.
+                long count =  ctxt.guestbooks().findCountResponsesForGivenDataset(gb.getId(), moved.getId());
+                if (count > 0){
+                    throw new IllegalCommandException("Dataset may not be moved because doing so would cause download data to be lost. ", this);
+                }
                 moved.setGuestbook(null);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommandTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommandTest.java
index 08c7569e8ac..2dbf0dd2331 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommandTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/engine/command/impl/MoveDatasetCommandTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.Dataverse;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.DataverseServiceBean;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.Guestbook;
+import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.GuestbookResponse;
+import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.GuestbookServiceBean;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.MetadataBlock;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.authorization.users.AuthenticatedUser;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.engine.DataverseEngine;
@@ -53,12 +55,13 @@
  * @author skraffmi
  */
 public class MoveDatasetCommandTest {
-        Dataset moved;
+        Dataset moved, movedResponses;
     	Dataverse root, childA, childB, grandchildAA, childDraft, grandchildBB;
 	DataverseEngine testEngine;
         MetadataBlock blockA, blockB, blockC, blockD;
         AuthenticatedUser auth, nobody;
         Guestbook gbA, gbB, gbC;
+        GuestbookResponse gbResp;
         @Context
         protected HttpServletRequest httpRequest;
 	
@@ -105,6 +108,12 @@ public void setUp() {
         moved = new Dataset();
         moved.setOwner(root);
         moved.setPublicationDate(new Timestamp(new Date().getTime()));
+        moved.setId(1l);
+        
+        movedResponses = new Dataset();
+        movedResponses.setOwner(root);
+        movedResponses.setPublicationDate(new Timestamp(new Date().getTime()));
+        movedResponses.setId(2l);
 
         childA.setOwner(root);
         childB.setOwner(root);
@@ -120,6 +129,11 @@ public void setUp() {
         gbC.setId(3l);
         
         moved.setGuestbook(gbA);
+        movedResponses.setGuestbook(gbA);
+        
+        GuestbookResponse gbResp = new GuestbookResponse(); 
+        gbResp.setGuestbook(gbA);
+        gbResp.setDataset(movedResponses);
         
         List<Guestbook> includeA = new ArrayList();
         includeA.add(gbA);
@@ -151,6 +165,21 @@ public Dataverse save(Dataverse dataverse) {
                 };
             }
             
+            @Override
+            public GuestbookServiceBean guestbooks() {
+                return new GuestbookServiceBean() {
+                    @Override
+                    public Long findCountResponsesForGivenDataset(Long guestbookId, Long datasetId) {
+                        //We're going to fake a response for a dataset with responses
+                        if(datasetId == 1){
+                            return new Long(0);
+                        } else{
+                            return new Long(1);
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+            
             @Override
             public IndexServiceBean index(){
                 return new IndexServiceBean(){
@@ -228,8 +257,19 @@ public void testRemoveGuestbook() throws Exception {
 
     }
     
-
-	
+    /*
+    Moving Dataset to target which does not contain GB
+    while there are G B responses is not allowed
+    */
+    
+    @Test(expected = IllegalCommandException.class)
+    public void testLoseGBResponses() throws Exception{
+        
+        DataverseRequest aRequest = new DataverseRequest(auth, httpRequest);
+        testEngine.submit(new MoveDatasetCommand(aRequest, movedResponses, childB));
+        fail();
+        
+    }	
 	
 	/**
 	 * Moving DS to its owning DV