diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-14 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-14
index 93f83686d..e97541f4d 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/issue-14
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-14
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ unwanted files.
 
 https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/14
 https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/2731
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4079
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go
index 2a750b969..cfe56db87 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go
@@ -123,10 +123,8 @@ func rewriteSnapshot(ctx context.Context, repo *repository.Repository, sn *resti
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	// Retain the original snapshot id over all tag changes.
-	if sn.Original == nil {
-		sn.Original = sn.ID()
-	}
+	// Always set the original snapshot id as this essentially a new snapshot.
+	sn.Original = sn.ID()
 	*sn.Tree = filteredTree
 
 	if !opts.Forget {