diff --git a/Greenshot/Drawing/Fields/FieldType.cs b/Greenshot/Drawing/Fields/FieldType.cs
index f73518dd3..d99af3759 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Drawing/Fields/FieldType.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Drawing/Fields/FieldType.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing.Fields
 		public static readonly IFieldType PREPARED_FILTER_OBFUSCATE = new FieldType("PREPARED_FILTER_OBFUSCATE");
 		public static readonly IFieldType PREPARED_FILTER_HIGHLIGHT = new FieldType("PREPARED_FILTER_HIGHLIGHT");
 		public static readonly IFieldType FLAGS = new FieldType("FLAGS");
-		public static readonly IFieldType COUNTER_START = new FieldType("COUNTER_START");
 		
 		public static IFieldType[] Values = {
 			ARROWHEADS,
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing.Fields
 			SHADOW,
 			PREPARED_FILTER_OBFUSCATE,
 			PREPARED_FILTER_HIGHLIGHT,
-			FLAGS,
-			COUNTER_START
+			FLAGS
 		};
 
 		public string Name
diff --git a/Greenshot/Drawing/StepLabelContainer.cs b/Greenshot/Drawing/StepLabelContainer.cs
index fb5ae1e42..8775e8d43 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Drawing/StepLabelContainer.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Drawing/StepLabelContainer.cs
@@ -49,19 +49,9 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing {
 			Init();
 		}
 
-		private void UpdateCounterOnFieldChanged(object sender, FieldChangedEventArgs fieldChangedEventArgs)
-		{
-			if (Equals(fieldChangedEventArgs.Field.FieldType, FieldType.COUNTER_START))
-			{
-				Parent.CounterStart = (int)fieldChangedEventArgs.Field.Value;
-			}
-		}
-
 		private void Init()
 		{
 			CreateDefaultAdorners();
-			FieldChanged -= UpdateCounterOnFieldChanged;
-			FieldChanged += UpdateCounterOnFieldChanged;
 		}
 
 		#region Number serializing
@@ -113,10 +103,6 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing {
 			}
 			((Surface) Parent)?.RemoveStepLabel(this);
 			base.SwitchParent(newParent);
-			if (Parent != null)
-			{
-				Parent.CounterStart = GetFieldValueAsInt(FieldType.COUNTER_START);
-			}
 			if (newParent != null) {
 				((Surface)Parent)?.AddStepLabel(this);
 			}
@@ -150,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing {
 		protected override void InitializeFields() {
 			AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FILL_COLOR, Color.DarkRed);
 			AddField(GetType(), FieldType.LINE_COLOR, Color.White);
-			AddField(GetType(), FieldType.COUNTER_START, 1);
+			AddField(GetType(), FieldType.FLAGS, FieldFlag.COUNTER);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/Greenshot/Drawing/Surface.cs b/Greenshot/Drawing/Surface.cs
index 33965bc7a..d12ae30bf 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Drawing/Surface.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Drawing/Surface.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using GreenshotPlugin.Interfaces.Drawing;
 using log4net;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Description of Surface.
 	/// </summary>
-	public sealed class Surface : Control, ISurface
+	public sealed class Surface : Control, ISurface, INotifyPropertyChanged
 	{
 		private static readonly ILog LOG = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Surface));
 		public static int Count;
@@ -55,6 +56,11 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing
 		// Property to identify the Surface ID
 		private Guid _uniqueId = Guid.NewGuid();
 
+		/// <summary>
+		///     This value is used to start counting the step labels
+		/// </summary>
+		private int _counterStart = 1;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The GUID of the surface
 		/// </summary>
@@ -73,6 +79,20 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Event handlers (do not serialize!)
 		/// </summary>
+		[NonSerialized]
+		private PropertyChangedEventHandler _propertyChanged;
+		public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged
+		{
+			add
+			{
+				_propertyChanged += value;
+			}
+			remove
+			{
+				_propertyChanged -= value;
+			}
+		}
+
 		[NonSerialized]
 		private SurfaceElementEventHandler _movingElementChanged;
 		public event SurfaceElementEventHandler MovingElementChanged
@@ -228,11 +248,6 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing
 		/// </summary>
 		private readonly List<StepLabelContainer> _stepLabels = new List<StepLabelContainer>();
 
-		/// <summary>
-		///     This value is used to start counting the step labels
-		/// </summary>
-		private int _counterStart = 1;
-
 		public void AddStepLabel(StepLabelContainer stepLabel)
 		{
 			if (!_stepLabels.Contains(stepLabel))
@@ -254,9 +269,10 @@ namespace Greenshot.Drawing
 			get { return _counterStart; }
 			set
 			{
-				if (_counterStart != value)
+				if (_propertyChanged != null && _counterStart != value)
 				{
 					_counterStart = value;
+					_propertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs("CounterStart"));
 					Invalidate();
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/Greenshot/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs b/Greenshot/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs
index bdd316a04..133112824 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Forms/ImageEditorForm.cs
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ namespace Greenshot {
 			new BidirectionalBinding(previewQualityUpDown, "Value", _surface.FieldAggregator.GetField(FieldType.PREVIEW_QUALITY), "Value", DecimalDoublePercentageConverter.GetInstance(), NotNullValidator.GetInstance());
 			new BidirectionalBinding(obfuscateModeButton, "SelectedTag", _surface.FieldAggregator.GetField(FieldType.PREPARED_FILTER_OBFUSCATE), "Value");
 			new BidirectionalBinding(highlightModeButton, "SelectedTag", _surface.FieldAggregator.GetField(FieldType.PREPARED_FILTER_HIGHLIGHT), "Value");
-			new BidirectionalBinding(counterUpDown, "Value", _surface.FieldAggregator.GetField(FieldType.COUNTER_START), "Value", DecimalIntConverter.GetInstance(), NotNullValidator.GetInstance());
+			new BidirectionalBinding(counterUpDown, "Value", _surface, "CounterStart", DecimalIntConverter.GetInstance(), NotNullValidator.GetInstance());
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -1059,7 +1059,8 @@ namespace Greenshot {
 				textHorizontalAlignmentButton.Visible = props.HasFieldValue(FieldType.TEXT_HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT);
 				textVerticalAlignmentButton.Visible = props.HasFieldValue(FieldType.TEXT_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT);
 				shadowButton.Visible = props.HasFieldValue(FieldType.SHADOW);
-				counterLabel.Visible = counterUpDown.Visible = props.HasFieldValue(FieldType.COUNTER_START);
+				counterLabel.Visible = counterUpDown.Visible = props.HasFieldValue(FieldType.FLAGS)
+					&& ((FieldFlag)props.GetFieldValue(FieldType.FLAGS) & FieldFlag.COUNTER) == FieldFlag.COUNTER;
 				btnConfirm.Visible = btnCancel.Visible = props.HasFieldValue(FieldType.FLAGS)
 					&& ((FieldFlag)props.GetFieldValue(FieldType.FLAGS) & FieldFlag.CONFIRMABLE) == FieldFlag.CONFIRMABLE;
 
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/GreenshotPlugin.csproj b/GreenshotPlugin/GreenshotPlugin.csproj
index a854cd79f..1c3ab8ce7 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/GreenshotPlugin.csproj
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/GreenshotPlugin.csproj
@@ -236,9 +236,6 @@
       <DependentUpon>GreenshotResources.cs</DependentUpon>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="Interfaces\Drawing\Filters\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Interfaces/Drawing/IField.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Interfaces/Drawing/IField.cs
index 5a8f0a673..1dcd46061 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Interfaces/Drawing/IField.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Interfaces/Drawing/IField.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Interfaces.Drawing
 	public enum FieldFlag
 	{
 		NONE = 0,
-		CONFIRMABLE = 1
+		CONFIRMABLE = 1,
+		COUNTER = 2
 	}
 	public interface IFieldType
 	{