diff --git a/src/Buffer.cpp b/src/Buffer.cpp
index 28bca5b1db..cb856b0258 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -4301,9 +4301,11 @@ void Buffer::Impl::setLabel(ParIterator & it, UpdateType utype) const
 	Counters & counters = textclass.counters();
 
 	if (par.params().startOfAppendix()) {
-		// FIXME: only the counter corresponding to toplevel
-		// sectioning should be reset
-		counters.reset();
+		// We want to reset the counter corresponding to toplevel sectioning
+		Layout const & lay = textclass.getTOCLayout();
+		docstring const cnt = lay.counter;
+		if (!cnt.empty())
+			counters.reset(cnt);
 		counters.appendix(true);
 	}
 	par.params().appendix(counters.appendix());
diff --git a/src/TextClass.cpp b/src/TextClass.cpp
index 17e4f09c48..b352ca2954 100644
--- a/src/TextClass.cpp
+++ b/src/TextClass.cpp
@@ -1507,27 +1507,32 @@ bool DocumentClass::hasTocLevels() const
 }
 
 
+Layout const & DocumentClass::getTOCLayout() const
+{
+	// we're going to look for the layout with the minimum toclevel
+	TextClass::LayoutList::const_iterator lit = begin();
+	TextClass::LayoutList::const_iterator const len = end();
+	int minlevel = 1000;
+	Layout const * lay = NULL;
+	for (; lit != len; ++lit) {
+		int const level = lit->toclevel;
+		// we don't want Part
+		if (level == Layout::NOT_IN_TOC || level < 0 || level >= minlevel)
+			continue;
+		lay = &*lit;
+		minlevel = level;
+	}
+	if (lay)
+		return *lay;
+	// hmm. that is very odd, so we'll do our best.
+	return operator[](defaultLayoutName());
+}
+
+
 Layout const & DocumentClass::htmlTOCLayout() const
 {
 	if (html_toc_section_.empty()) {
-		// we're going to look for the layout with the minimum toclevel
-		TextClass::LayoutList::const_iterator lit = begin();
-		TextClass::LayoutList::const_iterator const len = end();
-		int minlevel = 1000;
-		Layout const * lay = NULL;
-		for (; lit != len; ++lit) {
-			int const level = lit->toclevel;
-			// we don't want Part
-			if (level == Layout::NOT_IN_TOC || level < 0 || level >= minlevel)
-				continue;
-			lay = &*lit;
-			minlevel = level;
-		}
-		if (lay)
-			html_toc_section_ = lay->name();
-		else
-			// hmm. that is very odd, so we'll do our best
-			html_toc_section_ = defaultLayoutName();
+		html_toc_section_ = getTOCLayout().name();
 	}
 	return operator[](html_toc_section_);
 }
diff --git a/src/TextClass.h b/src/TextClass.h
index fd8011328b..1bf35f6219 100644
--- a/src/TextClass.h
+++ b/src/TextClass.h
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ public:
 	docstring const & htmlpreamble() const { return htmlpreamble_; }
 	///
 	docstring const & htmlstyles() const { return htmlstyles_; }
+	///
+	Layout const & getTOCLayout() const;
 	/// the paragraph style to use for TOCs, Bibliography, etc
 	/// we will attempt to calculate this if it was not given
 	Layout const & htmlTOCLayout() const;
diff --git a/src/output_xhtml.cpp b/src/output_xhtml.cpp
index d039544610..3653c5e75b 100644
--- a/src/output_xhtml.cpp
+++ b/src/output_xhtml.cpp
@@ -967,11 +967,15 @@ void xhtmlParagraphs(Text const & text,
 	while (bpit < epit) {
 		ParagraphList::const_iterator par = paragraphs.constIterator(bpit);
 		if (par->params().startOfAppendix()) {
-			// FIXME: only the counter corresponding to toplevel
-			// sectioning should be reset
-			Counters & cnts = buf.masterBuffer()->params().documentClass().counters();
-			cnts.reset();
-			cnts.appendix(true);
+			// We want to reset the counter corresponding to toplevel sectioning
+			Layout const & lay =
+				buf.masterBuffer()->params().documentClass().getTOCLayout();
+			docstring const cnt = lay.counter;
+			if (!cnt.empty()) {
+				Counters const & cnts =
+					buf.masterBuffer()->params().documentClass().counters();
+				cnts.reset(cnt);
+			}
 		}
 		Layout const & style = par->layout();
 		ParagraphList::const_iterator const lastpar = par;