diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5af477991a9d41d09c74b89bfd430f9c75b4b13f..d893684a74a43041601318d6d29bd08f55375ecd 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Bundle-Activator: org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.ToolingKernelUIActivator
 Require-Bundle: org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui;bundle-version="2.14.0";visibility:=reexport,
  org.fortiss.tooling.kernel;bundle-version="2.14.0";visibility:=reexport,
  org.eclipse.core.resources;visibility:=reexport,
- org.eclipse.emf.databinding;visibility:=reexport
+ org.eclipse.emf.databinding;visibility:=reexport,
+ org.eclipse.core.databinding.property;visibility:=reexport
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-Vendor: fortiss GmbH
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/.ratings
index 63a110c811928ed73695bd21984800757b7b84b2..0a4a803079ae3155ce2ebe84413d18f24e7a0d4e 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/.ratings
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-IdLabeledPropertySection.java 9a419c0aa35c0ab02b38ec769cbd69cea99e66ca RED
-NamedCommentedPropertySection.java 0327480eb54090508758ce1d3a97da9fde93cf0f RED
+IdLabeledPropertySection.java dcfb39d225391c87f47e29f6d1ba1cb22a3d3fe4 YELLOW
+NamedCommentedPropertySection.java d15d490708e5c7362ebc4f30a04bccb0f6b64f39 YELLOW
 PropertiesAdapterFactory.java edcf34766a60f21c9ba22a1ba73aa487c3d9a946 YELLOW
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/IdLabeledPropertySection.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/IdLabeledPropertySection.java
index 9a419c0aa35c0ab02b38ec769cbd69cea99e66ca..dcfb39d225391c87f47e29f6d1ba1cb22a3d3fe4 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/IdLabeledPropertySection.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/IdLabeledPropertySection.java
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.internal.properties;
 
+import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.util.DataBindingUtils.observeText;
+
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.value.IObservableValue;
-import org.eclipse.jface.databinding.swt.SWTObservables;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
@@ -61,6 +62,6 @@ public class IdLabeledPropertySection extends PropertySectionBase {
 
 		IObservableValue<?> modelObservable = ObservableUtils.observeValue(idLabeled,
 				FortissToolingKernelPackage.Literals.IID_LABELED__ID);
-		dbc.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(idText, SWT.None), modelObservable, null, null);
+		dbc.bindValue(observeText(idText, SWT.None), modelObservable, null, null);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/NamedCommentedPropertySection.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/NamedCommentedPropertySection.java
index 0327480eb54090508758ce1d3a97da9fde93cf0f..d15d490708e5c7362ebc4f30a04bccb0f6b64f39 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/NamedCommentedPropertySection.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/properties/NamedCommentedPropertySection.java
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.internal.properties;
 
+import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.util.DataBindingUtils.observeText;
+
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.value.IObservableValue;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
-import org.eclipse.jface.databinding.swt.SWTObservables;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
@@ -89,12 +90,10 @@ public class NamedCommentedPropertySection extends PropertySectionBase {
 
 		IObservableValue<?> modelObservable = ObservableUtils.observeValue(namedCommented,
 				FortissToolingKernelPackage.Literals.INAMED_ELEMENT__NAME);
-		dbc.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(nameText, SWT.Modify), modelObservable, null,
-				null);
+		dbc.bindValue(observeText(nameText, SWT.Modify), modelObservable, null, null);
 		modelObservable = ObservableUtils.observeValue(namedCommented,
 				FortissToolingKernelPackage.Literals.INAMED_COMMENTED_ELEMENT__COMMENT);
-		dbc.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(commentText, SWT.Modify), modelObservable, null,
-				null);
+		dbc.bindValue(observeText(commentText, SWT.Modify), modelObservable, null, null);
 
 		// Set focus on "name" text editor and pre-select everything in case a RenameAction is in
 		// progress.
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
index 0f4e43e66fd660b144f7ed90a4ab4f3d36906a81..2e07492f8a9c21daca1f6d547eddc6c7bfcd25b7 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ActionUtils.java 4553e487264e3d1f86f4767da4a7400cce4b9a5d GREEN
 ConstraintsUIUtils.java 69d5e08bbf768baf2790380e36f1020ef826a33e GREEN
 CopyPasteUtils.java bbc5cf9c9dc03ebf8dc75d42c919fe6eb60b388e GREEN
-DataBindingUtils.java 4c2fc0bab9e9ea739411aa42f4a4393f1393396e RED
+DataBindingUtils.java 6ae66457694227b69c13c092ef62babdd4a2a137 YELLOW
 DragAndDropUtils.java 7aab91518aa12d76533a345bf6ed0be9ac7ff0e5 GREEN
 EObjectSelectionUtils.java 128cf8f96c6b9478171dff3deda662d5934f5f44 YELLOW
 KernelUIUtils.java 46d3279ef3523b104f89a6c526109f72d36f72f2 GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java
index 4c2fc0bab9e9ea739411aa42f4a4393f1393396e..6ae66457694227b69c13c092ef62babdd4a2a137 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.util;
 
-import static org.eclipse.jface.databinding.swt.SWTObservables.observeText;
-
 import org.conqat.ide.commons.ui.databinding.JFaceObservables;
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.Binding;
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.DataBindingContext;
@@ -26,6 +24,8 @@ import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.value.IObservableValue;
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.validation.IValidator;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature;
+import org.eclipse.jface.databinding.swt.ISWTObservableValue;
+import org.eclipse.jface.databinding.swt.WidgetProperties;
 import org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist.ControlDecoration;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
@@ -203,6 +203,23 @@ public final class DataBindingUtils {
 		return bindings;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns an {@link ISWTObservableValue} observing this value property on
+	 * the given {@link Control}.
+	 *
+	 * @param event
+	 *            the SWT event type to register for change events. May be
+	 *            {@link SWT#None}, {@link SWT#Modify}, {@link SWT#FocusOut} or
+	 *            {@link SWT#DefaultSelection}.
+	 * @param control
+	 *            the source {@link Control}
+	 * @return an observable value observing this value property on the given
+	 *         widget
+	 */
+	public static ISWTObservableValue observeText(Control control, final int event) {
+		return WidgetProperties.text(event).observe(control);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Performs a complex binding of a cell editor control to a model element. The
 	 * validation is performed on modification (i.e. always), while model