diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftItemStack.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftItemStack.java
index 4c4f04557e..b044e38206 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftItemStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftItemStack.java
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ public final class CraftItemStack extends ItemStack {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasItemMeta() {
-        return hasItemMeta(handle);
+        return hasItemMeta(handle) && !CraftItemFactory.instance().equals(getItemMeta(), null);
     }
 
     static boolean hasItemMeta(net.minecraft.server.ItemStack item) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/ItemMetaTest.java b/src/test/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/ItemMetaTest.java
index 74e37cd985..f66cc81d9e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/ItemMetaTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/ItemMetaTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import net.minecraft.server.ITileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.server.Item;
 import net.minecraft.server.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.server.ItemBlockWallable;
+import net.minecraft.server.NBTTagInt;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Color;
@@ -140,6 +141,20 @@ public class ItemMetaTest extends AbstractTestingBase {
         assertThat(bukkit, is((ItemStack) craft));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testTaggedButNotMeta() {
+        CraftItemStack craft = CraftItemStack.asCraftCopy(new ItemStack(Material.SHEARS));
+        craft.handle.setDamage(0);
+
+        assertThat("Should have NBT tag", CraftItemStack.hasItemMeta(craft.handle), is(true));
+        assertThat("NBT Tag should contain Damage", craft.handle.getTag().get("Damage"), instanceOf(NBTTagInt.class));
+        assertThat("But we should not have meta", craft.hasItemMeta(), is(false));
+
+        ItemStack pureBukkit = new ItemStack(Material.SHEARS);
+        assertThat("Bukkit and craft stacks should be similar", craft.isSimilar(pureBukkit), is(true));
+        assertThat("Bukkit and craft stacks should be equal", craft.equals(pureBukkit), is(true));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testBlockStateMeta() {
         List<Block> queue = new ArrayList<>();