diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/ConstraintsUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/ConstraintsUtils.java
index a5e02a372eec1b9e9f3f0fe3678cc7750f554e2d..c369d851a29f7b8df542fd82d185a8d2474b1d69 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/ConstraintsUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/ConstraintsUtils.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.extension.data.IConstraintViolation;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.extension.data.IConstraintViolation.ESeverity;
+import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.ConstrainedWithChecksum;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.ConstraintsFactory;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.ErrorVerificationStatus;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.FailVerificationStatus;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IConstraint;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IConstraintVerificationStatus;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.OutdatedVerificationStatus;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.SuccessVerificationStatus;
+import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.utils.EcoreUtils;
 
 /**
  * Utility functions for constraints.
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.SuccessVerificationStatus;
  * @author aravantinos
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 6D5AD8843A4CA208840DD7AA8E3968C2
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 20D9E980F0519B44760383E485DBE87C
  */
 public class ConstraintsUtils {
 	/**
@@ -136,6 +138,14 @@ public class ConstraintsUtils {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param sev
+	 * @param modelElement
+	 * @return the maximum severity between <code>sev</code> and the severity resulting of possibly
+	 *         unsatisfied constraints on <code>modelElement</code>.
+	 * 
+	 *         Note: if, later on, {@link IConstraintViolation}
+	 */
 	public static ESeverity augmentSeverityWithConstraintSeverity(ESeverity sev,
 			EObject modelElement) {
 		if(modelElement instanceof IConstrained) {
@@ -146,4 +156,15 @@ public class ConstraintsUtils {
 		}
 		return sev == null ? ESeverity.lowest() : sev;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param c
+	 *            Sends (kernel-specific) refresh notifications to the constrained elements to
+	 *            trigger a refresh of the marker decorations.
+	 */
+	public static void triggerMarkersRefresh(IConstraint c) {
+		for(ConstrainedWithChecksum cwc : c.getConstrainedsWithChecksum()) {
+			EcoreUtils.postRefreshNotification(cwc.getConstrained());
+		}
+	}
 }