diff --git a/src/stores/RelationStore.js b/src/stores/RelationStore.js
index 12eaa42e5..14958993a 100644
--- a/src/stores/RelationStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/RelationStore.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { destroy, getParentOfType, getRoot, isAlive, types } from 'mobx-state-tree';
 
 import { guidGenerator } from '../core/Helpers';
-import { RelationsModel } from '../tags/control/Relations';
 import Tree, { TRAVERSE_SKIP } from '../core/Tree';
 import Area from '../regions/Area';
 import { isDefined } from '../utils/utilities';
@@ -20,11 +19,11 @@ const Relation = types
 
     // labels
     labels: types.maybeNull(types.array(types.string)),
-
-    showMeta: types.optional(types.boolean, false),
-
-    visible: true,
   })
+  .volatile(() => ({
+    showMeta: false,
+    visible: true,
+  }))
   .views(self => ({
     get parent() {
       return getParentOfType(self, RelationStore);
@@ -108,11 +107,16 @@ const Relation = types
 const RelationStore = types
   .model('RelationStore', {
     relations: types.array(Relation),
-    showConnections: types.optional(types.boolean, true),
-    highlighted: types.maybeNull(types.safeReference(Relation)),
-    control: types.maybeNull(types.safeReference(RelationsModel)),
   })
+  .volatile(() => ({
+    showConnections: true,
+    _highlighted: null,
+    control: null,
+  }))
   .views(self => ({
+    get highlighted() {
+      return self.relations.find(r => r.id === self._highlighted);
+    },
     get size() {
       return self.relations.length;
     },
@@ -214,11 +218,11 @@ const RelationStore = types
     },
 
     setHighlight(relation) {
-      self.highlighted = relation;
+      self._highlighted = relation.id;
     },
 
     removeHighlight() {
-      self.highlighted = null;
+      self._highlighted = null;
     },
   }));
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/specs/relations/basic.cy.ts b/tests/functional/specs/relations/basic.cy.ts
index 1d7a3c266..2efab6bef 100644
--- a/tests/functional/specs/relations/basic.cy.ts
+++ b/tests/functional/specs/relations/basic.cy.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ImageView, LabelStudio, Relations, ToolBar } from '@heartexlabs/ls-test
 import {
   imageConfigWithRelations,
   simpleImageConfig,
-  simpleImageData,
+  simpleImageData, simpleImageResult,
   simpleImageResultWithRelation,
   simpleImageResultWithRelations, simpleImageResultWithRelationsAndLabels, simpleImageResultWithRelationsAndLabelsAlt
 } from '../../data/relations/basic';
@@ -164,4 +164,156 @@ describe('Relations: Basic', () => {
     // check that relations in the input are changed according to the first annotation result
     Relations.hasRelationLabels(['Blue label', 'Red label'], 0);
   });
+
+  it('Should create correct step in history by adding relation', () => {
+    LabelStudio.params()
+      .config(simpleImageConfig)
+      .data(simpleImageData)
+      .withResult(simpleImageResult)
+      .init();
+
+    ImageView.waitForImage();
+
+    Relations.hasRelations(0);
+
+    ImageView.clickAtRelative(.30, .30);
+    Relations.toggleCreationWithHotkey();
+    ImageView.clickAtRelative(.60, .60);
+
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+
+    cy.get('body').type('{ctrl+z}');
+    Relations.hasRelations(0);
+    cy.get('body').type('{ctrl+shift+z}');
+    Relations.hasRelations(1);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Should create correct step in history by deleting relation', () => {
+    LabelStudio.params()
+      .config(simpleImageConfig)
+      .data(simpleImageData)
+      .withResult(simpleImageResultWithRelation)
+      .init();
+
+    ImageView.waitForImage();
+
+    Relations.hasRelations(1);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    Relations.deleteRelationAction(0);
+
+    Relations.hasRelations(0);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+
+    cy.get('body').type('{ctrl+z}');
+    Relations.hasRelations(1);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+
+    cy.get('body').type('{ctrl+shift+z}');
+    Relations.hasRelations(0);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Should create correct step in history by changing relation direction', () => {
+    LabelStudio.params()
+      .config(simpleImageConfig)
+      .data(simpleImageData)
+      .withResult(simpleImageResultWithRelation)
+      .init();
+
+    ImageView.waitForImage();
+
+    Relations.hasRelations(1);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    Relations.toggleRelationDirection(0);
+
+    Relations.hasRelations(1);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Should create correct step in history by adding label to relation', () => {
+    LabelStudio.params()
+      .config(imageConfigWithRelations)
+      .data(simpleImageData)
+      .withResult(simpleImageResultWithRelation)
+      .init();
+
+    ImageView.waitForImage();
+
+    Relations.hasRelations(1);
+    Relations.hoverOverRelation(0);
+    Relations.clickShowRelationLabels(0);
+    Relations.addLabelToRelation('Blue label', 0);
+    Relations.hasRelationLabels(['Blue label'], 0);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+
+    cy.get('body').type('{ctrl+z}');
+    Relations.hasRelationLabels([], 0);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+
+    cy.get('body').type('{ctrl+shift+z}');
+    Relations.hasRelationLabels(['Blue label'], 0);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Should not create step in history by highlighting relation', () => {
+    LabelStudio.params()
+      .config(simpleImageConfig)
+      .data(simpleImageData)
+      .withResult(simpleImageResultWithRelation)
+      .init();
+
+    ImageView.waitForImage();
+
+    Relations.hoverOverRelation(0);
+    Relations.stopHoveringOverRelation(0);
+
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Should not create step in history by hiding relation', () => {
+    LabelStudio.params()
+      .config(simpleImageConfig)
+      .data(simpleImageData)
+      .withResult(simpleImageResultWithRelation)
+      .init();
+
+    ImageView.waitForImage();
+
+    Relations.hasRelations(1);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    Relations.hideRelationAction(0);
+    cy.window().then((win) => {
+      expect(win.Htx.annotationStore.selected.history.history.length).to.equal(1);
+    });
+  });
 });