diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css b/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css
index 96eeff815..3661b3254 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css
+++ b/modules/backend/assets/css/october.css
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ html.csstransitions body.outer.preload .outer-form-container{-webkit-transform:s
 .fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li.active a > span.title,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li.active a > span.title{background-color:#e67e22;z-index:105}
 .fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li.active a > span.title:before,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li.active a > span.title:before{background-position:left -40px;z-index:107}
 .fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li.active a > span.title:after,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li.active a > span.title:after{background-position:-80px -40px;z-index:107}
-.fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li[data-modified] span.tab-close i,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li[data-modified] span.tab-close i{top:4px;font:0/0 a;color:transparent;text-shadow:none;background-color:transparent;border:0}
+.fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li[data-modified] span.tab-close i,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li[data-modified] span.tab-close i{top:3px;font:0/0 a;color:transparent;text-shadow:none;background-color:transparent;border:0}
 .fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li[data-modified] span.tab-close i:before,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li[data-modified] span.tab-close i:before{font-family:FontAwesome;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:inherit;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;*margin-right:.3em;content:"\f111";font-size:9px}
 .fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li:first-child,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li:first-child{margin-left:0}
 .fancy-layout .control-tabs.master-tabs[data-closable] > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li a > span.title,.fancy-layout.control-tabs.master-tabs[data-closable] > div > div.tabs-container > ul.nav-tabs > li a > span.title{padding-right:10px}
diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/less/layout/fancylayout.less b/modules/backend/assets/less/layout/fancylayout.less
index 8c4d5c4bb..630751d82 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/less/layout/fancylayout.less
+++ b/modules/backend/assets/less/layout/fancylayout.less
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
                         &[data-modified] {
                             span.tab-close i {
-                                top: 4px;
+                                top: 3px;
                                 .hide-text();
 
                                 &:before {
diff --git a/modules/system/assets/ui/js/inspector.wrapper.base.js b/modules/system/assets/ui/js/inspector.wrapper.base.js
index 5d3c6acc1..4330ae0b9 100644
--- a/modules/system/assets/ui/js/inspector.wrapper.base.js
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/js/inspector.wrapper.base.js
@@ -227,7 +227,11 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (this.surface.hasChanges()) {
+        // In the live update mode the livechange event is triggered 
+        // regardless of whether Surface properties match or don't match
+        // the original properties of the inspectable element. Without it
+        // there could be undesirable side effects.
+        if (this.surface.hasChanges() || liveUpdateMode) {
             if (!liveUpdateMode) {
                 this.$element.trigger('change')
             }
diff --git a/modules/system/assets/ui/storm-min.js b/modules/system/assets/ui/storm-min.js
index 32268461d..bef8c986a 100644
--- a/modules/system/assets/ui/storm-min.js
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/storm-min.js
@@ -3702,7 +3702,7 @@ if($valuesField.length>0){$valuesField.val(JSON.stringify(values))}
 else{for(var property in values){var value=values[property]
 if($.isArray(value)||$.isPlainObject(value)){throw new Error('Inspector data-property-xxx attributes do not support complex values. Property: '+property)}
 this.$element.attr('data-property-'+property,value)}}
-if(this.surface.hasChanges()){if(!liveUpdateMode){this.$element.trigger('change')}
+if(this.surface.hasChanges()||liveUpdateMode){if(!liveUpdateMode){this.$element.trigger('change')}
 else{this.$element.trigger('livechange')}}}
 BaseWrapper.prototype.loadConfiguration=function(){var configString=this.$element.data('inspector-config'),result={properties:{},title:null,description:null}
 result.title=this.$element.data('inspector-title')