diff --git a/serf/coalesce_member.go b/serf/coalesce_member.go
index b966393be..8705a5218 100644
--- a/serf/coalesce_member.go
+++ b/serf/coalesce_member.go
@@ -3,14 +3,30 @@
 
 package serf
 
-type coalesceEvent struct {
+import "reflect"
+
+// event happens to a node
+type nodeEvent struct {
 	Type   EventType
 	Member *Member
 }
 
+func (n *nodeEvent) Equal(m *nodeEvent) bool {
+	if m == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if n.Type != m.Type {
+		return false
+	}
+	if n.Type != EventMemberUpdate {
+		return true
+	}
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(n.Member, m.Member)
+}
+
 type memberEventCoalescer struct {
-	lastEvents   map[string]EventType
-	latestEvents map[string]coalesceEvent
+	lastEvents map[string]*nodeEvent // the last event happens to a node
+	newEvents  map[string]*nodeEvent // most recent event for a node.
 }
 
 func (c *memberEventCoalescer) Handle(e Event) bool {
@@ -33,35 +49,30 @@ func (c *memberEventCoalescer) Handle(e Event) bool {
 func (c *memberEventCoalescer) Coalesce(raw Event) {
 	e := raw.(MemberEvent)
 	for _, m := range e.Members {
-		c.latestEvents[m.Name] = coalesceEvent{
+		c.newEvents[m.Name] = &nodeEvent{ // overwrite the old events
 			Type:   e.Type,
 			Member: &m,
 		}
 	}
 }
-
 func (c *memberEventCoalescer) Flush(outCh chan<- Event) {
 	// Coalesce the various events we got into a single set of events.
 	events := make(map[EventType]*MemberEvent)
-	for name, cevent := range c.latestEvents {
-		previous, ok := c.lastEvents[name]
-
-		// If we sent the same event before, then ignore
-		// unless it is a MemberUpdate
-		if ok && previous == cevent.Type && cevent.Type != EventMemberUpdate {
+	for name, e := range c.newEvents {
+		if e.Equal(c.lastEvents[name]) {
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Update our last event
-		c.lastEvents[name] = cevent.Type
+		c.lastEvents[name] = e
 
 		// Add it to our event
-		newEvent, ok := events[cevent.Type]
+		event, ok := events[e.Type]
 		if !ok {
-			newEvent = &MemberEvent{Type: cevent.Type}
-			events[cevent.Type] = newEvent
+			event = &MemberEvent{Type: e.Type}
+			events[e.Type] = event
 		}
-		newEvent.Members = append(newEvent.Members, *cevent.Member)
+		event.Members = append(event.Members, *e.Member)
 	}
 
 	// Send out those events
diff --git a/serf/coalesce_member_test.go b/serf/coalesce_member_test.go
index 83fdbcf61..30e64f2bd 100644
--- a/serf/coalesce_member_test.go
+++ b/serf/coalesce_member_test.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ func TestMemberEventCoalesce_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 	defer close(shutdownCh)
 
 	c := &memberEventCoalescer{
-		lastEvents:   make(map[string]EventType),
-		latestEvents: make(map[string]coalesceEvent),
+		lastEvents: make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
+		newEvents:  make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
 	}
 
 	inCh := coalescedEventCh(outCh, shutdownCh,
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ func TestMemberEventCoalesce_TagUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	defer close(shutdownCh)
 
 	c := &memberEventCoalescer{
-		lastEvents:   make(map[string]EventType),
-		latestEvents: make(map[string]coalesceEvent),
+		lastEvents: make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
+		newEvents:  make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
 	}
 
 	inCh := coalescedEventCh(outCh, shutdownCh,
@@ -186,3 +186,81 @@ func TestMemberEventCoalesce_passThrough(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMemberEventCoalesce_MemberUpdateEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	outCh := make(chan Event, 64)
+	shutdownCh := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(shutdownCh)
+
+	c := &memberEventCoalescer{
+		lastEvents: make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
+		newEvents:  make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
+	}
+
+	inCh := coalescedEventCh(outCh, shutdownCh,
+		5*time.Millisecond, 5*time.Millisecond, c)
+
+	inCh <- MemberEvent{
+		Type:    EventMemberUpdate,
+		Members: []Member{Member{Name: "zip", Tags: map[string]string{"role": "foo"}}},
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	inCh <- MemberEvent{
+		Type:    EventMemberUpdate,
+		Members: []Member{Member{Name: "zip", Tags: map[string]string{"role": "bar"}}},
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	inCh <- MemberEvent{
+		Type:    EventMemberUpdate,
+		Members: []Member{Member{Name: "zip", Tags: map[string]string{"role": "bar"}}},
+	}
+
+	events := []Event{}
+	timeout := time.After(10 * time.Millisecond)
+
+MEMBEREVENTFORLOOP:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case e := <-outCh:
+			events = append(events, e)
+		case <-timeout: // wait until coalescer flush done
+			break MEMBEREVENTFORLOOP
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(events) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", events)
+	}
+
+	e, ok := events[0].(MemberEvent)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", e)
+	}
+	if len(e.Members) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", e.Members)
+	}
+	if e.Members[0].Name != "zip" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", e.Members)
+	}
+	if e.Members[0].Tags["role"] != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad %#v", e.Members[0].Tags)
+	}
+
+	e, ok = events[1].(MemberEvent)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", e)
+	}
+	if len(e.Members) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", e.Members)
+	}
+	if e.Members[0].Name != "zip" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", e.Members)
+	}
+	if e.Members[0].Tags["role"] != "bar" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad %#v", e.Members[0].Tags)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/serf/serf.go b/serf/serf.go
index a260c8738..aef1bd376 100644
--- a/serf/serf.go
+++ b/serf/serf.go
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ func Create(conf *Config) (*Serf, error) {
 	// Check if serf member event coalescing is enabled
 	if conf.CoalescePeriod > 0 && conf.QuiescentPeriod > 0 && conf.EventCh != nil {
 		c := &memberEventCoalescer{
-			lastEvents:   make(map[string]EventType),
-			latestEvents: make(map[string]coalesceEvent),
+			lastEvents: make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
+			newEvents:  make(map[string]*nodeEvent),
 		}
 
 		conf.EventCh = coalescedEventCh(conf.EventCh, serf.shutdownCh,