diff --git a/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.cpp b/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.cpp
index 65cfeeafe..664a00e90 100644
--- a/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.cpp
+++ b/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ void AutoNumberingDockWidget::setProject(QETProject *project,
 			   this,SLOT(setActive()));
 	
 			//Conductor, Element and Folio Signals
+		disconnect(m_project, &QETProject::autoNumContextUpdated,
+			   this, &AutoNumberingDockWidget::refreshValueFields);
 		disconnect(m_project, &QETProject::destroyed,
 			   this, &AutoNumberingDockWidget::projectClosed);
 	}
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ void AutoNumberingDockWidget::setProject(QETProject *project,
 		this,SLOT(setActive()));
 
 		//Conductor, Element and Folio Signals
+	connect(m_project, &QETProject::autoNumContextUpdated,
+		this, &AutoNumberingDockWidget::refreshValueFields);
 	connect(m_project, &QETProject::destroyed,
 		this, &AutoNumberingDockWidget::projectClosed);
 
@@ -441,6 +445,29 @@ int AutoNumberingDockWidget::counterIndex(const NumerotationContext &context)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+	@brief AutoNumberingDockWidget::refreshValueFields
+	Re-read all three value fields from the project. Called whenever a
+	numerotation context's values change, which includes every element or
+	conductor that consumes the next number -- without this the field only
+	caught up when the user re-picked a rule from the combo box, because
+	the combo's activated() signal fires on user interaction alone.
+*/
+void AutoNumberingDockWidget::refreshValueFields()
+{
+		//Leave alone a field the user is typing in: numbering an element
+		//refreshes all three, and overwriting a half-typed value under the
+		//cursor is worse than showing it a moment out of date. Only this
+		//automatic path skips; an explicit refresh after a reset or an edit
+		//still writes, so the field always ends up canonical.
+	if (!ui->m_conductor_value_le->hasFocus())
+		refreshValueField(ui->m_conductor_cb, ui->m_conductor_value_le, AutoNumCategory::Conductor);
+	if (!ui->m_element_value_le->hasFocus())
+		refreshValueField(ui->m_element_cb, ui->m_element_value_le, AutoNumCategory::Element);
+	if (!ui->m_folio_value_le->hasFocus())
+		refreshValueField(ui->m_folio_cb, ui->m_folio_value_le, AutoNumCategory::Folio);
+}
+
 /**
 	@brief AutoNumberingDockWidget::refreshValueField
 	Show the current value of the selected context's counter, so the field
diff --git a/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.h b/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.h
index 7ba80ac15..cdfb9f08e 100644
--- a/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.h
+++ b/sources/autoNum/ui/autonumberingdockwidget.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class AutoNumberingDockWidget : public QDockWidget
 		void folioAutoNumChanged();
 		void clear();
 		void projectClosed();
+		void refreshValueFields();
 
 		void on_m_configure_pb_clicked();
 
diff --git a/sources/qetproject.cpp b/sources/qetproject.cpp
index 3d205edfa..9b115458d 100644
--- a/sources/qetproject.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetproject.cpp
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ QHash <QString, NumerotationContext> QETProject::folioAutoNum() const
 */
 void QETProject::addConductorAutoNum(const QString& key, const NumerotationContext& context) {
 	m_conductor_autonum.insert(key, context);
+	emit autoNumContextUpdated();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -739,6 +740,7 @@ void QETProject::addElementAutoNum(const QString& key, const NumerotationContext
 {
 	m_element_autonum.insert(key, context);
 	emit elementAutoNumAdded(key);
+	emit autoNumContextUpdated();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -750,6 +752,7 @@ void QETProject::addElementAutoNum(const QString& key, const NumerotationContext
 */
 void QETProject::addFolioAutoNum(const QString& key, const NumerotationContext& context) {
 	m_folio_autonum.insert(key, context);
+	emit autoNumContextUpdated();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sources/qetproject.h b/sources/qetproject.h
index dfd5ab8ea..61427ca72 100644
--- a/sources/qetproject.h
+++ b/sources/qetproject.h
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ class QETProject : public QObject
 		void conductorAutoNumAdded();
 		void conductorAutoNumRemoved();
 		void folioAutoNumAdded();
+			/// A numerotation context's *values* changed -- as happens every
+			/// time an element or conductor consumes the next number, not
+			/// only when a rule is added or removed. Deliberately separate
+			/// from the *Added/*Removed signals above, which make listeners
+			/// rebuild their rule lists; this one just says "re-read me".
+		void autoNumContextUpdated();
 		void folioAutoNumRemoved();
 		void folioAutoNumChanged(QString);
 		void defaultTitleBlockPropertiesChanged();