diff --git a/lib/doc/Customization.lyx b/lib/doc/Customization.lyx
index 919f7a414b..8a45f6e39d 100644
--- a/lib/doc/Customization.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/Customization.lyx
@@ -14684,6 +14684,62 @@ CopyStyle
 \begin_inset Flex Code
 status collapsed
 
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+ResumeCounter
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ [
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+\emph on
+0
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+,
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+1
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+] Resumes a counter that is usually reset at each new sequence of layouts.
+ This is currently only useful when 
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+LabelType
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ is 
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Enumerate
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
 \begin_layout Plain Layout
 RightDelim
 \end_layout
@@ -14918,6 +14974,63 @@ status collapsed
 \begin_inset Flex Code
 status collapsed
 
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+StepMasterCounter
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ [
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+\emph on
+0
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+,
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+1
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+] Steps the master counter of a given counter at the beginning of a new
+ sequence of layouts.
+ This is currently only useful when 
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+LabelType
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ is 
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Enumerate
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
 \begin_layout Plain Layout
 TextFont
 \end_layout
diff --git a/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py b/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
index 113227b8ef..753ef5e0c4 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # This script will update a .layout file to current format
 
 # The latest layout format is also defined in src/TextClass.cpp
-currentFormat = 60
+currentFormat = 61
 
 
 # Incremented to format 4, 6 April 2007, lasgouttes
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ currentFormat = 60
 # Incremented to format 60, 25 March 2016 by lasgouttes
 # Rename caption subtype LongTableNoNumber to Unnumbered
 
+# Incremented to format 61, 14 October 2016 by spitz
+# New Layout tags "ResumeCounter", "StepMasterCounter"
+
 # Do not forget to document format change in Customization
 # Manual (section "Declaring a new text class").
 
@@ -445,6 +448,11 @@ def convert(lines, end_format):
                 i += 1
             continue
 
+        if format == 60:
+            # nothing to do.
+            i += 1
+            continue
+
         if format == 59:
             match = re_InsetLayout_CaptionLTNN.match(lines[i])
             if not match:
diff --git a/src/Buffer.cpp b/src/Buffer.cpp
index 99641e278c..8f04ae4e0b 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -4673,7 +4673,7 @@ static bool needEnumCounterReset(ParIterator const & it)
 		--prev_it.top().pit();
 		Paragraph const & prev_par = *prev_it;
 		if (prev_par.getDepth() <= cur_depth)
-			return  prev_par.layout().labeltype != LABEL_ENUMERATE;
+			return prev_par.layout().name() != par.layout().name();
 	}
 	// start of nested inset: reset
 	return true;
@@ -4757,8 +4757,12 @@ void Buffer::Impl::setLabel(ParIterator & it, UpdateType utype) const
 			break;
 		}
 
+		// Increase the master counter?
+		if (layout.stepmastercounter && needEnumCounterReset(it))
+			counters.stepMaster(enumcounter, utype);
+
 		// Maybe we have to reset the enumeration counter.
-		if (needEnumCounterReset(it))
+		if (!layout.resumecounter && needEnumCounterReset(it))
 			counters.reset(enumcounter);
 		counters.step(enumcounter, utype);
 
diff --git a/src/Counters.cpp b/src/Counters.cpp
index 0b17aa1b9b..75c891128e 100644
--- a/src/Counters.cpp
+++ b/src/Counters.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,18 @@ void Counters::resetSlaves(docstring const & ctr)
 }
 
 
+void Counters::stepMaster(docstring const & ctr, UpdateType utype)
+{
+	CounterList::iterator it = counterList_.find(ctr);
+	if (it == counterList_.end()) {
+		lyxerr << "step: Counter does not exist: "
+		       << to_utf8(ctr) << endl;
+		return;
+	}
+	step(it->second.master(), utype);
+}
+
+
 void Counters::step(docstring const & ctr, UpdateType utype)
 {
 	CounterList::iterator it = counterList_.find(ctr);
diff --git a/src/Counters.h b/src/Counters.h
index 4ba0d00484..360e297070 100644
--- a/src/Counters.h
+++ b/src/Counters.h
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ public:
 	int value(docstring const & ctr) const;
 	/// Reset recursively all the counters that are slaves of the one named by \c ctr.
 	void resetSlaves(docstring const & ctr);
+	/// Increment by one master of counter named by \c ctr.
+	/// This also resets the counter named by \c ctr.
+	/// \param utype determines whether we track the counters.
+	void stepMaster(docstring const & ctr, UpdateType utype);
 	/// Increment by one counter named by \c ctr, and zeroes slave
 	/// counter(s) for which it is the master.
 	/// \param utype determines whether we track the counters.
diff --git a/src/Layout.cpp b/src/Layout.cpp
index d6a01c9f7c..f3af698615 100644
--- a/src/Layout.cpp
+++ b/src/Layout.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ enum LayoutTags {
 	LT_SPELLCHECK,
 	LT_REFPREFIX,
 	LT_RESETARGS,
+	LT_RESUMECOUNTER,
+	LT_STEPMASTERCOUNTER,
 	LT_RIGHTDELIM,
 	LT_FORCELOCAL,
 	LT_TOGGLE_INDENT,
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ Layout::Layout()
 	unknown_ = false;
 	margintype = MARGIN_STATIC;
 	latextype = LATEX_PARAGRAPH;
+	resumecounter = false;
+	stepmastercounter = false;
 	intitle = false;
 	inpreamble = false;
 	needprotect = false;
@@ -249,10 +253,12 @@ bool Layout::readIgnoreForcelocal(Lexer & lex, TextClass const & tclass)
 		{ "refprefix",      LT_REFPREFIX },
 		{ "requires",       LT_REQUIRES },
 		{ "resetargs",      LT_RESETARGS },
+		{ "resumecounter",  LT_RESUMECOUNTER },
 		{ "rightdelim",     LT_RIGHTDELIM },
 		{ "rightmargin",    LT_RIGHTMARGIN },
 		{ "spacing",        LT_SPACING },
 		{ "spellcheck",     LT_SPELLCHECK },
+		{ "stepmastercounter",  LT_STEPMASTERCOUNTER },
 		{ "textfont",       LT_TEXTFONT },
 		{ "toclevel",       LT_TOCLEVEL },
 		{ "toggleindent",   LT_TOGGLE_INDENT },
@@ -367,6 +373,14 @@ bool Layout::readIgnoreForcelocal(Lexer & lex, TextClass const & tclass)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case LT_RESUMECOUNTER:
+			lex >> resumecounter;
+			break;
+
+		case LT_STEPMASTERCOUNTER:
+			lex >> stepmastercounter;
+			break;
+
 		case LT_ARGUMENT:
 			readArgument(lex);
 			break;
@@ -1139,7 +1153,9 @@ void Layout::write(ostream & os) const
 	}
 	os << "\tInTitle " << intitle << "\n"
 	      "\tInPreamble " << inpreamble << "\n"
-	      "\tTocLevel " << toclevel << '\n';
+	      "\tTocLevel " << toclevel << "\n"
+	      "\tResumeCounter " << resumecounter << "\n"
+	     "\tStepMasterCounter " << stepmastercounter << '\n';
 	// ResetArgs does not make sense here
 	for (LaTeXArgMap::const_iterator it = latexargs_.begin();
 	     it != latexargs_.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/src/Layout.h b/src/Layout.h
index 273a36155b..5f964f80df 100644
--- a/src/Layout.h
+++ b/src/Layout.h
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ public:
 	bool inpreamble;
 	/// Which counter to step
 	docstring counter;
+	/// Resume counter?
+	bool resumecounter;
+	/// Step master counter?
+	bool stepmastercounter;
 	/// Prefix to use when creating labels
 	docstring refprefix;
 	/// Depth of XML command
diff --git a/src/TextClass.cpp b/src/TextClass.cpp
index a78343769a..5b71cb0496 100644
--- a/src/TextClass.cpp
+++ b/src/TextClass.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace lyx {
 // You should also run the development/tools/updatelayouts.py script,
 // to update the format of all of our layout files.
 //
-int const LAYOUT_FORMAT = 60; //lasgouttes LongTableNoNumber => Unnumbered
+int const LAYOUT_FORMAT = 61; //spitz ResumeCounter, StepMasterCounter
 
 
 // Layout format for the current lyx file format. Controls which format is