diff --git a/config/alfresco/transfer-service-context.xml b/config/alfresco/transfer-service-context.xml
index f106b85de3..0e40f5b7b3 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/transfer-service-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/transfer-service-context.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 		class="org.alfresco.repo.transfer.DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl">
 		<property name="nodeService" ref="NodeService" />
 		<property name="contentService" ref="ContentService" />
+		<property name="dictionaryService" ref="DictionaryService" />
 		<property name="nodeResolverFactory" ref="transferNodeResolverFactory" />
 	</bean>
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl.java
index ed687a4e53..30cc83d072 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.transfer.manifest.TransferManifestProcessor;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.transfer.TransferReceiver;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public class DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl implements ManifestProcessorFac
 {
     private NodeService nodeService;
     private ContentService contentService;
+    private DictionaryService dictionaryService;
     private CorrespondingNodeResolverFactory nodeResolverFactory;
 
     /*
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public class DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl implements ManifestProcessorFac
         primaryProcessor.setContentService(contentService);
         primaryProcessor.setNodeResolver(nodeResolver);
         primaryProcessor.setNodeService(nodeService);
+        primaryProcessor.setDictionaryService(dictionaryService);
         processors.add(primaryProcessor);
         
         RepoSecondaryManifestProcessorImpl secondaryProcessor = new RepoSecondaryManifestProcessorImpl(receiver, transferId);
@@ -76,6 +79,15 @@ public class DefaultManifestProcessorFactoryImpl implements ManifestProcessorFac
     {
         this.contentService = contentService;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @param dictionaryService
+     *            the dictionaryService to set
+     */
+    public void setDictionaryService(DictionaryService dictionaryService)
+    {
+        this.dictionaryService = dictionaryService;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @param nodeResolverFactory the nodeResolverFactory to set
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/RepoPrimaryManifestProcessorImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/RepoPrimaryManifestProcessorImpl.java
index 48994b7707..195108cf49 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/RepoPrimaryManifestProcessorImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/RepoPrimaryManifestProcessorImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.transfer.manifest.TransferManifestDeletedNode;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transfer.manifest.TransferManifestHeader;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transfer.manifest.TransferManifestNode;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transfer.manifest.TransferManifestNormalNode;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.AspectDefinition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentData;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService;
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public class RepoPrimaryManifestProcessorImpl extends AbstractManifestProcessorB
 
     private NodeService nodeService;
     private ContentService contentService;
+    private DictionaryService dictionaryService;
     private CorrespondingNodeResolver nodeResolver;
 
     private Map<NodeRef, List<ChildAssociationRef>> orphans = new HashMap<NodeRef, List<ChildAssociationRef>>(89);
@@ -379,7 +382,14 @@ public class RepoPrimaryManifestProcessorImpl extends AbstractManifestProcessorB
             Set<QName> suppliedAspects = new HashSet<QName>(node.getAspects());
             Set<QName> existingAspects = nodeService.getAspects(nodeToUpdate);
             Set<QName> aspectsToRemove = new HashSet<QName>(existingAspects);
-
+            
+            // Add mandatory aspects to the supplied aspects (eg. should not explicitly remove auditable aspect from a folder - see also DMDeploymentTarget for similar)
+            List<AspectDefinition> aspectDefs = dictionaryService.getType(nodeService.getType(nodeToUpdate)).getDefaultAspects(true);
+            for (AspectDefinition aspectDef : aspectDefs)
+            {
+                suppliedAspects.add(aspectDef.getName());
+            }
+            
             aspectsToRemove.removeAll(suppliedAspects);
             suppliedAspects.removeAll(existingAspects);
 
@@ -588,6 +598,15 @@ public class RepoPrimaryManifestProcessorImpl extends AbstractManifestProcessorB
     {
         this.contentService = contentService;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @param dictionaryService
+     *            the dictionaryService to set
+     */
+    public void setDictionaryService(DictionaryService dictionaryService)
+    {
+        this.dictionaryService = dictionaryService;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @param nodeResolver