diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
index b79578f881..da16443341 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
@@ -265,6 +265,36 @@
 				onget="return '(' + Zotero.getString('pane.item.defaultLastName') + ')'"/>
 			<property name="_defaultFullName"
 				onget="return '(' + Zotero.getString('pane.item.defaultFullName') + ')'"/>
+			
+			<constructor>
+			<![CDATA[
+				this._notifierID = Zotero.Notifier.registerObserver(this, ['item'], 'itembox');
+			]]>
+			</constructor>
+			
+			<destructor>
+			<![CDATA[
+				Zotero.Notifier.unregisterObserver(this._notifierID);
+			]]>
+			</destructor>
+			
+			<method name="notify">
+				<parameter name="event"/>
+				<parameter name="type"/>
+				<parameter name="ids"/>
+				<body><![CDATA[
+					if (event != 'modify' || !this.item || !this.item.id) return;
+					for (let i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
+						let id = ids[i];
+						if (id != this.item.id) {
+							continue;
+						}
+						this.refresh();
+						break;
+					}
+				]]></body>
+			</method>
+			
 			<method name="refresh">
 				<body>
 				<![CDATA[
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml
index 1a6a1ccf00..d6e2194aa8 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,35 @@
 			<property name="noteField" onget="return this._id('noteField')" readonly="true"/>
 			<property name="value" onget="return this._id('noteField').value;" onset="this._id('noteField').value = val;"/>
 			
+			<constructor>
+			<![CDATA[
+				this._notifierID = Zotero.Notifier.registerObserver(this, ['item'], 'noteeditor');
+			]]>
+			</constructor>
+			
+			<destructor>
+			<![CDATA[
+				Zotero.Notifier.unregisterObserver(this._notifierID);
+			]]>
+			</destructor>
+			
+			<method name="notify">
+				<parameter name="event"/>
+				<parameter name="type"/>
+				<parameter name="ids"/>
+				<body><![CDATA[
+					if (event != 'modify' || !this.item || !this.item.id) return;
+					for (let i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
+						let id = ids[i];
+						if (id != this.item.id) {
+							continue;
+						}
+						this.refresh();
+						break;
+					}
+				]]></body>
+			</method>
+			
 			<method name="refresh">
 				<body><![CDATA[
 					return Zotero.spawn(function* () {
diff --git a/test/tests/itemPaneTest.js b/test/tests/itemPaneTest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8370bed1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/itemPaneTest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+describe("Item pane", function () {
+	var win, doc, itemsView;
+	
+	before(function* () {
+		win = yield loadZoteroPane();
+		doc = win.document;
+		itemsView = win.ZoteroPane.itemsView;
+	});
+	after(function () {
+		win.close();
+	});
+	
+	describe("Info pane", function () {
+		it("should refresh on item update", function* () {
+			var item = new Zotero.Item('book');
+			var id = yield item.saveTx();
+			item = yield Zotero.Items.getAsync(id);
+			
+			var itemBox = doc.getElementById('zotero-editpane-item-box');
+			var label = doc.getAnonymousNodes(itemBox)[0].getElementsByAttribute('fieldname', 'title')[1];
+			assert.equal(label.textContent, '');
+			
+			item.setField('title', 'Test');
+			yield item.saveTx();
+			
+			var label = doc.getAnonymousNodes(itemBox)[0].getElementsByAttribute('fieldname', 'title')[1];
+			assert.equal(label.textContent, 'Test');
+			
+			yield Zotero.Items.erase(id);
+		})
+	})
+	
+	describe("Note pane", function () {
+		it("should refresh on note update", function* () {
+			var item = new Zotero.Item('note');
+			var id = yield item.saveTx();
+			item = yield Zotero.Items.getAsync(id);
+			
+			
+			// Wait for the editor
+			var noteBox = doc.getElementById('zotero-note-editor');
+			var val = false;
+			do {
+				try {
+					val = noteBox.noteField.value;
+				}
+				catch (e) {}
+				yield Zotero.Promise.delay(1);
+			}
+			while (val === false)
+			assert.equal(noteBox.noteField.value, '');
+			
+			item.setNote('<p>Test</p>');
+			yield item.saveTx();
+			
+			assert.equal(noteBox.noteField.value, '<p>Test</p>');
+		})
+	})
+})
