diff --git a/sw/qa/complex/writer/CheckCrossReferences.java b/sw/qa/complex/writer/CheckCrossReferences.java
index 541ea49..ced089f 100644
--- a/sw/qa/complex/writer/CheckCrossReferences.java
+++ b/sw/qa/complex/writer/CheckCrossReferences.java
@@ -38,28 +38,20 @@ public class CheckCrossReferences {
     public com.sun.star.text.XTextField getNextField()
         throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
     {
-        if ( xPortionEnum != null ) {
-            while ( xPortionEnum.hasMoreElements() ) {
-                com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet xPortionProps =
+        while (true) {
+            while (xPortionEnum == null) {
+                if (!xParaEnum.hasMoreElements())
+                    fail("Cannot retrieve next field.");
+
+                com.sun.star.container.XEnumerationAccess aPara =
                     UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
-                    com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet.class , xPortionEnum.nextElement());
-                final String sPortionType =
-                    xPortionProps.getPropertyValue( "TextPortionType" ).toString();
-                if ( sPortionType.equals( "TextField") ) {
-                    com.sun.star.text.XTextField xField = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
-                        com.sun.star.text.XTextField.class,
-                        xPortionProps.getPropertyValue( "TextField" ) );
-                    assertNotNull("Cannot retrieve next field.", xField);
-                    return xField;
-                }
+                    com.sun.star.container.XEnumerationAccess.class, xParaEnum.nextElement());
+                xPortionEnum = aPara.createEnumeration();
             }
-        }
 
-        while ( xParaEnum.hasMoreElements() ) {
-            com.sun.star.container.XEnumerationAccess aPara =
-                UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
-                com.sun.star.container.XEnumerationAccess.class, xParaEnum.nextElement());
-            xPortionEnum = aPara.createEnumeration();
+            if ( xPortionEnum == null )
+                break;
+
             while ( xPortionEnum.hasMoreElements() ) {
                 com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet xPortionProps =
                     UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
@@ -74,9 +66,9 @@ public class CheckCrossReferences {
                     return xField;
                 }
             }
+	    xPortionEnum = null;
         }
 
-        fail("Cannot retrieve next field.");
         return null; // unreachable
     }
 
@@ -135,6 +127,12 @@ public class CheckCrossReferences {
             final String FldResult4 = "1";
             final String FldResult5 = "1";
             final String FldResult6 = "A.1";
+            final String FldResult7 = "2(a)";
+            final String FldResult8 = "2(b)";
+            final String FldResult9 = "2";
+            final String FldResult10 = "1(a)";
+            final String FldResult11 = "(b)";
+            final String FldResult12 = "(a)";
 
             // variables for current field
             com.sun.star.text.XTextField xField = null;
@@ -175,6 +173,42 @@ public class CheckCrossReferences {
             checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER, FldResult6 );
             checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_NO_CONTEXT, FldResult4 );
             checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_FULL_CONTEXT, FldResult6 );
+
+            xField = getNextField();
+            xProps = getFieldProps( xField );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER, FldResult7 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_NO_CONTEXT, FldResult12 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_FULL_CONTEXT, FldResult7 );
+
+            xField = getNextField();
+            xProps = getFieldProps( xField );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER, FldResult8 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_NO_CONTEXT, FldResult11 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_FULL_CONTEXT, FldResult8 );
+
+            xField = getNextField();
+            xProps = getFieldProps( xField );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER, FldResult9 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_NO_CONTEXT, FldResult9 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_FULL_CONTEXT, FldResult9 );
+
+            xField = getNextField();
+            xProps = getFieldProps( xField );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER, FldResult4 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_NO_CONTEXT, FldResult4 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_FULL_CONTEXT, FldResult4 );
+
+            xField = getNextField();
+            xProps = getFieldProps( xField );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER, FldResult10 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_NO_CONTEXT, FldResult12 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_FULL_CONTEXT, FldResult10 );
+
+            xField = getNextField();
+            xProps = getFieldProps( xField );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER, FldResult12 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_NO_CONTEXT, FldResult12 );
+            checkField( xField, xProps, com.sun.star.text.ReferenceFieldPart.NUMBER_FULL_CONTEXT, FldResult7 );
         }
 
         // insert a certain cross-reference bookmark and a reference field to this bookmark
diff --git a/sw/qa/complex/writer/testdocuments/CheckCrossReferences.odt b/sw/qa/complex/writer/testdocuments/CheckCrossReferences.odt
index d8102f0..d948442 100644
Binary files a/sw/qa/complex/writer/testdocuments/CheckCrossReferences.odt and b/sw/qa/complex/writer/testdocuments/CheckCrossReferences.odt differ
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx
index 27b2cb9..66be2d8e 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx
@@ -739,7 +739,6 @@ String SwNumRule::MakeRefNumString( const SwNodeNum& rNodeNum,
     if ( rNodeNum.GetLevelInListTree() >= 0 )
     {
         bool bOldHadPrefix = true;
-        bool bFirstIteration = true;
         OUString sOldPrefix;
 
         const SwNodeNum* pWorkingNodeNum( &rNodeNum );
@@ -779,7 +778,7 @@ String SwNumRule::MakeRefNumString( const SwNodeNum& rNodeNum,
                     aExtremities.nPrefixChars -= nStrip;
                 }
 
-                if ((bFirstIteration || bOldHadPrefix) &&
+                if ((bOldHadPrefix) &&
                      aExtremities.nSuffixChars &&
                      !aExtremities.nPrefixChars
                    )
@@ -788,10 +787,6 @@ String SwNumRule::MakeRefNumString( const SwNodeNum& rNodeNum,
                     while (aPrevStr.Len() - nStrip2 < aExtremities.nSuffixChars)
                     {
                         char const cur = aPrevStr.GetChar(nStrip2);
-                        if  (!bFirstIteration && '\t' != cur && ' ' != cur)
-                        {
-                            break;
-                        }
                         --nStrip2;
                     }
                     if (nStrip2 < aPrevStr.Len())
@@ -799,7 +794,7 @@ String SwNumRule::MakeRefNumString( const SwNodeNum& rNodeNum,
                         aPrevStr.Erase(nStrip2, aPrevStr.Len() - nStrip2);
                     }
                 }
-                else if (sOldPrefix.getLength())
+                else if (!aExtremities.nSuffixChars && !bOldHadPrefix)
                 {
                     aRefNumStr.Insert(sOldPrefix, 0);
                 }
@@ -809,11 +804,6 @@ String SwNumRule::MakeRefNumString( const SwNodeNum& rNodeNum,
 
                 aRefNumStr.Insert( aPrevStr, 0 );
             }
-            else if ( aRefNumStr.Len() > 0 )
-            {
-                sOldPrefix += " ";
-                bOldHadPrefix = true;
-            }
 
             if ( bInclSuperiorNumLabels && pWorkingNodeNum->GetLevelInListTree() > 0 )
             {
@@ -830,7 +820,6 @@ String SwNumRule::MakeRefNumString( const SwNodeNum& rNodeNum,
             {
                 break;
             }
-            bFirstIteration = false;
         } while ( pWorkingNodeNum &&
                   pWorkingNodeNum->GetLevelInListTree() >= 0 &&
                   static_cast<sal_uInt8>(pWorkingNodeNum->GetLevelInListTree()) >= nRestrictInclToThisLevel );