diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/EditOperationTests.cs b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/EditOperationTests.cs
index d95b53b0aa..827ccd037c 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/EditOperationTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/EditOperationTests.cs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer
 								  "  <Controls0:ExampleClass x:Key=\"res1\" />\n" +
 								  "</Grid.Resources>\n" +
 								  "<Button />\n" +
-								  "<sdtcontrols:CustomButton Tag=\"{StaticResource ResourceKey=res1}\" />\n";
+								  "<sdtcontrols:CustomButton Tag=\"{StaticResource res1}\" />\n";
 			
 			AssertGridDesignerOutput(expectedXaml, grid.Context,
 			                         "xmlns:Controls0=\"clr-namespace:ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer;assembly=ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests\"",
diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/ModelTests.cs b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/ModelTests.cs
index 1419521e82..9356d98579 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/ModelTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/ModelTests.cs
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer
 			textBox.Properties[TextBox.TextProperty].Value.Properties["Path"].SetValue("SomeProperty");
 			
 			string expectedXaml = "<Button />\n" +
-								  "<TextBox Text=\"{Binding Path=SomeProperty}\" />\n";
+								  "<TextBox Text=\"{Binding SomeProperty}\" />\n";
 			
 			AssertCanvasDesignerOutput(expectedXaml, button.Context);
 			AssertLog("");
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer
 								  "  <t:ExampleClass x:Key=\"bindingSource\" />\n" +
 								  "</Canvas.Resources>\n" +
 								  "<Button />\n" +
-								  "<TextBox Text=\"{Binding Path=StringProp, Source={StaticResource ResourceKey=bindingSource}}\" />";
+								  "<TextBox Text=\"{Binding StringProp, Source={StaticResource bindingSource}}\" />";
 			
 			AssertCanvasDesignerOutput(expectedXaml, button.Context);
 			AssertLog("");
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer
 								  "  <TextBox.Resources>\n" +
 								  "    <t:ExampleClass x:Key=\"bindingSource\" />\n" +
 								  "  </TextBox.Resources>\n" +
-								  "  <Binding Path=\"StringProp\" Source=\"{StaticResource ResourceKey=bindingSource}\" />\n" +
+								  "  <Binding Path=\"StringProp\" Source=\"{StaticResource bindingSource}\" />\n" +
 								  "</TextBox>";
 			
 			AssertCanvasDesignerOutput(expectedXaml, button.Context);
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer
 			string expectedXaml = "<Canvas.Resources>\n" +
 								  "  <SolidColorBrush x:Key=\"testBrush\" Color=\"#FFFF00FF\" />\n" +
 								  "</Canvas.Resources>\n" +
-								  "<CheckBox Foreground=\"{StaticResource ResourceKey=testBrush}\" />";
+								  "<CheckBox Foreground=\"{StaticResource testBrush}\" />";
 			
 			AssertCanvasDesignerOutput(expectedXaml, checkBox.Context);
 			AssertLog("");
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer
 			string expectedXaml = "<Canvas.Resources>\n" +
 								  "  <" + typePrefix + typeName + " x:Key=\"res1\">" + expectedXamlValue + "</" + typePrefix + typeName + ">\n" +
 								  "</Canvas.Resources>\n" +
-								  "<TextBlock Tag=\"{StaticResource ResourceKey=res1}\" />";
+								  "<TextBlock Tag=\"{StaticResource res1}\" />";
 			
 			AssertCanvasDesignerOutput(expectedXaml, textBlock.Context, additionalXmlns);
 			AssertLog("");
diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/SetPropertyTests.cs b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/SetPropertyTests.cs
index a290813f16..b031e01e57 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/SetPropertyTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.Designer/Tests/Designer/SetPropertyTests.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.Tests.Designer
 			button.Properties.GetProperty("Content").SetValue(new StaticResourceExtension());
 			button.Properties.GetProperty("Content").Value.Properties["ResourceKey"].SetValue("MyBrush");
 			// TODO : maybe we should support positional arguments from ctors as well => {StaticResource MyBrush}?
-			AssertCanvasDesignerOutput("<Button Width=\"100\" Height=\"200\" Content=\"{StaticResource ResourceKey=MyBrush}\" />", button.Context);
+			AssertCanvasDesignerOutput("<Button Width=\"100\" Height=\"200\" Content=\"{StaticResource MyBrush}\" />", button.Context);
 		}
 		
 		[Test]
diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.XamlDom/Project/MarkupExtensionPrinter.cs b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.XamlDom/Project/MarkupExtensionPrinter.cs
index dd23b6eef2..c2b1ba243b 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.XamlDom/Project/MarkupExtensionPrinter.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/WpfDesign/WpfDesign.XamlDom/Project/MarkupExtensionPrinter.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Markup;
 
 namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.XamlDom
 {
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.XamlDom
 		public static bool CanPrint(XamlObject obj)
 		{
 			if (obj.ElementType == typeof(System.Windows.Data.MultiBinding) ||
-				obj.ElementType == typeof(System.Windows.Data.PriorityBinding)) {
+			    obj.ElementType == typeof(System.Windows.Data.PriorityBinding)) {
 				return false;
 			}
 			
@@ -51,7 +54,37 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.XamlDom
 			sb.Append(obj.GetNameForMarkupExtension());
 
 			bool first = true;
-			foreach (var property in obj.Properties) {
+			var properties = obj.Properties.ToList();
+			
+			if (obj.ElementType == typeof(Binding)){
+				var p=obj.Properties.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.PropertyName=="Path");
+				if (p!=null && p.IsSet) {
+					sb.Append(" ");
+					AppendPropertyValue(sb, p.PropertyValue);
+					properties.Remove(p);
+					first = false;
+				}
+			}
+			else if (obj.ElementType == typeof(Reference)){
+				var p=obj.Properties.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.PropertyName=="Name");
+				if (p!=null && p.IsSet) {
+					sb.Append(" ");
+					AppendPropertyValue(sb, p.PropertyValue);
+					properties.Remove(p);
+					first = false;
+				}
+			}
+			else if (obj.ElementType == typeof(StaticResourceExtension)){
+				var p=obj.Properties.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.PropertyName=="ResourceKey");
+				if (p!=null && p.IsSet) {
+					sb.Append(" ");
+					AppendPropertyValue(sb, p.PropertyValue);
+					properties.Remove(p);
+					first = false;
+				}
+			}
+			
+			foreach (var property in properties) {
 				if (!property.IsSet) continue;
 
 				if (first)
@@ -63,29 +96,33 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.WpfDesign.XamlDom
 				sb.Append(property.GetNameForMarkupExtension());
 				sb.Append("=");
 
-				var value = property.PropertyValue;
-				var textValue = value as XamlTextValue;
-				if (textValue != null) {
-					string text = textValue.Text;
-					bool containsSpace = text.Contains(' ');
-					
-					if(containsSpace) {
-						sb.Append('\'');
-					}
-					
-					sb.Append(text.Replace("\\", "\\\\"));
-					
-					if(containsSpace) {
-						sb.Append('\'');
-					}
-				} else if (value is XamlObject) {
-					sb.Append(Print(value as XamlObject));
-				}
+				AppendPropertyValue(sb, property.PropertyValue);
 			}
 			sb.Append("}");
 			return sb.ToString();
 		}
 		
+		private static void AppendPropertyValue(StringBuilder sb, XamlPropertyValue value)
+		{
+			var textValue = value as XamlTextValue;
+			if (textValue != null) {
+				string text = textValue.Text;
+				bool containsSpace = text.Contains(' ');
+				
+				if(containsSpace) {
+					sb.Append('\'');
+				}
+				
+				sb.Append(text.Replace("\\", "\\\\"));
+				
+				if(containsSpace) {
+					sb.Append('\'');
+				}
+			} else if (value is XamlObject) {
+				sb.Append(Print(value as XamlObject));
+			}
+		}
+		
 		private static bool CanPrint(XamlObject obj, bool isNested, XamlObject nonMarkupExtensionParent)
 		{
 			if ((isNested || obj.ParentObject == nonMarkupExtensionParent) && IsStaticResourceThatReferencesLocalResource(obj, nonMarkupExtensionParent)) {