diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index f046cda233..6acb4433ad 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ dist_layouts_DATA =\
 	layouts/stdlayouts.inc \
 	layouts/stdletter.inc \
 	layouts/stdlists.inc \
+	layouts/stdrefprefix.inc \
 	layouts/stdsections.inc \
 	layouts/stdstarsections.inc \
 	layouts/stdstruct.inc \
diff --git a/lib/layouts/beamer.layout b/lib/layouts/beamer.layout
index 0b7796e188..a4a0cced01 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/beamer.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/beamer.layout
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ Style Part
   Align            Center
   LabelType        Static
   LabelString      "Part"
+	RefPrefix        part
 
   # standard font definition
   Font 
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ Style Section
   LabelType        Counter
   LabelCounter     section
   LabelString      "Section \arabic{section}"
+	RefPrefix        sec
   OptionalArgs     1
 
   Font 
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ Style Subsection
   LabelType        Counter
   LabelCounter     subsection
   LabelString      "Subsection \arabic{section}.\arabic{subsection}"
+	RefPrefix        sub
   OptionalArgs     1
 
   # standard font definition
@@ -1235,4 +1238,3 @@ Preamble
     \def\gobbletableofcontents#1{\origtableofcontents}
   }
 EndPreamble
-
diff --git a/lib/layouts/egs.layout b/lib/layouts/egs.layout
index 5987502342..74ff81c65c 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/egs.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/egs.layout
@@ -656,3 +656,4 @@ Input stdinsets.inc
 Input stdfloats.inc
 Input numarticle.inc
 Input stdcounters.inc
+Input stdrefprefix.inc
diff --git a/lib/layouts/isprs.layout b/lib/layouts/isprs.layout
index e7b7182746..04651773ab 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/isprs.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/isprs.layout
@@ -239,4 +239,3 @@ Style Acknowledgements
     Size		Normal
   EndFont
 End
-
diff --git a/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout b/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout
index 6b6ca8fab2..bc9a28e933 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Input stdlayouts.inc
 Input stdfloats.inc
 Input stdcounters.inc
 Input stdinsets.inc
+Input stdrefprefix.inc
 
 
 Style Title
diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdrefprefix.inc b/lib/layouts/stdrefprefix.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..872108caa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdrefprefix.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Standard RefPrefix definitions. 
+# This defines the label prefixes for use with refstyle.sty.
+#
+# Author: Richard Heck <rgheck@comcast.net>
+#
+# Note that this file is included in stdsections.inc, which is included
+# in stdclass.inc, so any file that includes either of these will get
+# the standard RefPrefix definitions.
+
+Format 25
+
+IfStyle Part
+	RefPrefix part
+End
+
+IfStyle Chapter
+	RefPrefix chap
+End
+
+IfStyle Section
+	RefPrefix sec
+End
+
+IfStyle Subsection
+	RefPrefix sub
+End
+
+IfStyle Subsubsection
+	RefPrefix sub
+End
+
+IfStyle Paragraph
+	RefPrefix par
+End
+
+IfStyle Subparagraph
+	RefPrefix par
+End
diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc b/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc
index 0a1cf60c36..e0bd201804 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Style Part
 	BottomSep             4
 	ParSep                0.8
 	Align                 Center
-	RefPrefix             part
 	Alignpossible         Center
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ Style Chapter
 	ParSep                0.8
 	Align                 Block
 	OptionalArgs          1
-	RefPrefix             cha
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Huge
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ Style Section
 	ParSep                0.7
 	Align                 Block
 	OptionalArgs          1
-	RefPrefix             sec
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Larger
@@ -101,7 +98,6 @@ Style Subsection
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Large
 	EndFont
-	RefPrefix             sub
 	HTMLTag               h3
 End
 
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ Style Subsubsection
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Normal
 	EndFont
-	RefPrefix             sub
 	HTMLTag               h4
 End
 
@@ -129,7 +124,6 @@ Style Paragraph
 	LatexName             paragraph
 	TopSep                0.4
 	BottomSep             0
-	RefPrefix             par
 End
 
 
@@ -140,7 +134,7 @@ Style Subparagraph
 	LatexName             subparagraph
 	NextNoIndent          0
 	LeftMargin            MM
-	RefPrefix             subp
 End
 
+Input stdrefprefix.inc
 Input numarticle.inc
diff --git a/lib/layouts/tufte-book.layout b/lib/layouts/tufte-book.layout
index 9ea864e5ee..845a6d6443 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/tufte-book.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/tufte-book.layout
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Style Chapter
 	BottomSep	0.8
 	ParSep		0.8
 	Align		Block
+	RefPrefix chap
 	OptionalArgs	1
 	Font
 	  Series	Bold
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ Style Section
 	BottomSep	0.7
 	ParSep		0.7
 	Align		Block
+	RefPrefix sec
 	OptionalArgs	1
 	Font
 	  Series	Bold
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ Style Subsection
 	TopSep		0.9
 	BottomSep	0.5
 	ParSep		0.5
+	RefPrefix sub
 	Font
 	  Series	Bold
 	  Size		Large