diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 0e9ea50a1..af10de1c4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
  - fixed #10689: Version Tag Modes (Henry Tang, Long Term Results B.V.)
  - fixed #10733: viewing pending version tags
  - added Survey JSON performance warning for people with non-wre-standard JSON modules/versions (Patrick Donelan, SDH Consulting)
+ - rfe #10423: Provide a way to access the instance of the thing that was added, modified, or deleted via workflow. (Eric Kennedy)
 
 7.7.16
  - fixed #10590: Session::DateTime->secondsToInterval doesn't allow 7 weeks
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index 149a3b399..27defee9d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -473,14 +473,14 @@ sub deleteThingData {
 
     return undef unless $self->canEditThingData($thingId, $thingDataId);;
 
-    $self->deleteCollateral("Thingy_".$thingId,"thingDataId",$thingDataId);
-
     my ($onDeleteWorkflowId) = $db->quickArray("select onDeleteWorkflowId from Thingy_things where thingId=?"
             ,[$thingId]);
     if ($onDeleteWorkflowId){
-        $self->triggerWorkflow($onDeleteWorkflowId);
+        $self->triggerWorkflow($onDeleteWorkflowId, $thingId,$thingDataId);
     }
 
+    $self->deleteCollateral("Thingy_".$thingId,"thingDataId",$thingDataId);
+
     return undef;
 }
 
@@ -598,13 +598,13 @@ sub editThingDataSave {
         my ($onAddWorkflowId) = $session->db->quickArray("select onAddWorkflowId from Thingy_things where thingId=?"
             ,[$thingId]);
         if ($onAddWorkflowId){
-            $self->triggerWorkflow($onAddWorkflowId);
+            $self->triggerWorkflow($onAddWorkflowId,$thingId,$newThingDataId);
         }
     }else{
         my ($onEditWorkflowId) = $session->db->quickArray("select onEditWorkflowId from Thingy_things where thingId=?"
             ,[$thingId]);
         if ($onEditWorkflowId){
-            $self->triggerWorkflow($onEditWorkflowId);
+            $self->triggerWorkflow($onEditWorkflowId,$thingId,$newThingDataId);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ sub purge {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 triggerWorkflow ( workflowId )
+=head2 triggerWorkflow ( workflowId, thingId, thingDataId )
 
 Runs the specified workflow when this Thingy changes.
 
@@ -1404,12 +1404,17 @@ sub triggerWorkflow {
 
     my $self = shift;
     my $workflowId = shift;
-    WebGUI::Workflow::Instance->create($self->session, {
+    my $thingId = shift ;
+    my $thingDataId = shift ;
+    my $workflowInstance = WebGUI::Workflow::Instance->create($self->session, {
         workflowId=>$workflowId,
         className=>"WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Thingy",
         methodName=>"new",
         parameters=>$self->getId
-        })->start;
+        });
+    $workflowInstance->setScratch("thingId", $thingId);
+    $workflowInstance->setScratch("thingDataId",$thingDataId);
+    $workflowInstance->start;
     return undef;
 }