--- a/sw/inc/doc.hxx	
+++ a/sw/inc/doc.hxx	
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ 
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
 class SwList;
 class SvxForbiddenCharactersTable;
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ 
 	SwDefTOXBase_Impl * pDefTOXBases;	// defaults of SwTOXBase's
 
 	ViewShell		*pCurrentView;	// SwDoc should get a new member pCurrentView//swmod 071225
+	boost::shared_ptr<SwRootFrm> pLayoutPtr;
 	SdrModel		*pDrawModel;		// StarView Drawing
 
 	SwDocUpdtFld 	*pUpdtFlds;			// Struktur zum Field-Update
@@ -1784,6 +1786,8 @@ 
 	const IDocShell* GetDocShell() const	{ return pDocShell; }
 	void SetDocShell( IDocShell* pDSh );
 
+	void ShareLayout( boost::shared_ptr<SwRootFrm>& rPtr);
+
 	// in case during copying of embedded object a new shell is created,
     // it should be set here and cleaned later
     void SetTmpDocShell( SfxObjectShellLock rLock )    { xTmpDocShell = rLock; }
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/doclay.cxx	
+++ a/sw/source/core/doc/doclay.cxx	
@@ -2429,3 +2429,9 @@ 
 
     return aAllLayouts;
 }//swmod 070825
+
+void SwDoc::ShareLayout(boost::shared_ptr<SwRootFrm>& rPtr)
+{
+	pLayoutPtr = rPtr;
+}
 
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/docnew.cxx	
+++ a/sw/source/core/doc/docnew.cxx	
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ 
 	delete pPgPViewPrtData;
 
 	mbDtor = sal_True;
+	pLayoutPtr.reset();
 
 	delete pRedlineTbl;
 	delete pUnoCrsrTbl;
--- a/sw/source/core/view/vnew.cxx	
+++ a/sw/source/core/view/vnew.cxx	
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ 
 			// switched to two step construction because creating the layout in SwRootFrm needs a valid pLayout set
             pLayout = SwRootFrmPtr(new SwRootFrm( pDoc->GetDfltFrmFmt(), this ));//swmod081016
             pLayout->Init( pDoc->GetDfltFrmFmt() );
+
+			// mba: the layout refactoring overlooked an important detail
+			// prior to that change, the layout always was destroyed in the dtor of swdoc
+			// it is necessary to suppress notifications in the layout when the layout is discarded in its dtor
+			// unfortunately this was done by asking whether the doc is in dtor - though the correct question should
+			// have been if the rootfrm is in dtor (or even better: discard the layout before the SwRootFrm is destroyed!)
+			// SwDoc::IsInDtor() is used at several places all over the code that need to be checked whether 
+			// "pDoc->IsInDtor()" means what is says or in fact should check for "pRootFrm->IsInDtor()". As this will take some time, I decided
+			// to postpone that investigations and the changes it will bring to the 3.5 release and for 3.4 make sure 
+			// that the layout still gets destroyed in the doc dtor. This is done by sharing "the" layout (that we still have) with the doc.
+			GetDoc()->ShareLayout( pLayout );
         }
     }
 	SizeChgNotify();	//swmod 071108
--- a/sw/source/ui/uno/unomod.cxx	
+++ a/sw/source/ui/uno/unomod.cxx	
@@ -782,6 +782,12 @@ 
 				aOpt.setBrowseMode( bVal );
 				pView->GetWrtShell().ApplyViewOptions( aOpt );
 				pView->RecheckBrowseMode();
+
+				// must be set in mpViewOption as this will overwrite settings in _post!
+				mpViewOption->setBrowseMode( bVal );
+
+				// disable multiple layout
+				pView->GetDocShell()->ToggleBrowserMode(bVal, pView );
             }
 		}
 		break;