diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8502083b22..15ea363001 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 ### :bug: Bugs fixed
 
-### :bug: Bugs fixed
+- Fix prototype connections lost when switching between variants [Taiga #12812](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12812)
 
 ## 2.13.0 (Unreleased)
 
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc b/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc
index 0d291a94f4..acc4eb1434 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/logic/libraries.cljc
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@
         (-> changes
             (cls/generate-delete-shapes
              file page objects (d/ordered-set (:id shape))
-             {:allow-altering-copies true :ignore-children-fn ignore-swapped-fn :ignore-mask true}))
+             {:allow-altering-copies true :ignore-children-fn ignore-swapped-fn :ignore-mask true :ignore-flows-for #{(:id shape)}}))
         [new-shape changes]
         (-> changes
             (generate-new-shape-for-swap shape file page libraries id-new-component index target-cell keep-props-values))]
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/logic/shapes.cljc b/common/src/app/common/logic/shapes.cljc
index 6fa3030d6e..4b74f795ef 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/logic/shapes.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/logic/shapes.cljc
@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@
                         ;; on the deletion process. It should receive a shape and
                         ;; return a boolean
                         ignore-children-fn
-                        ignore-mask]
+                        ignore-mask
+                        ignore-flows-for]
                  :or {ignore-children-fn (constantly false)
-                      ignore-mask false}}]
+                      ignore-mask false
+                      ignore-flows-for #{}}}]
    (let [objects (pcb/get-objects changes)
          data    (pcb/get-library-data changes)
          page-id (pcb/get-page-id changes)
@@ -194,7 +196,8 @@
          (->> (:flows page)
               (reduce
                (fn [changes [id flow]]
-                 (if (id-to-delete? (:starting-frame flow))
+                 (if (and (id-to-delete? (:starting-frame flow))
+                          (not (contains? ignore-flows-for (:starting-frame flow))))
                    (-> changes
                        (pcb/with-page page)
                        (pcb/set-flow id nil))
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc b/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
index 130bece565..01968f1373 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/types/component.cljc
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@
     :layout-item-min-w
     :layout-item-absolute
     :layout-item-z-index
-    :layout-item-align-self})
+    :layout-item-align-self
+    :interactions})
 
 (defn component-attr?
   "Check if some attribute is one that is involved in component syncrhonization.