diff --git a/app/models/ticket.rb b/app/models/ticket.rb
index c054bae0a..f9bd77767 100644
--- a/app/models/ticket.rb
+++ b/app/models/ticket.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 class Ticket < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_create :number_generate, :check_defaults
-  after_create  :user_ticket_counter_update
-  after_update  :user_ticket_counter_update
-  after_destroy :user_ticket_counter_update
   
   belongs_to    :group
   has_many      :articles
@@ -94,21 +91,6 @@ class Ticket < ActiveRecord::Base
     return subject
   end
 
-  def user_ticket_counter_update
-    return if !self.customer_id
-
-    ticket_state_list_open   = Ticket::State.where( :ticket_state_type_id => Ticket::StateType.where(:name => ['new','open', 'pending remidner', 'pending action']) )
-    ticket_state_list_closed = Ticket::State.where( :ticket_state_type_id => Ticket::StateType.where(:name => ['closed'] ) )
-
-    tickets_open   = Ticket.where( :customer_id => self.customer_id, :ticket_state_id => ticket_state_list_open ).count()
-    tickets_closed = Ticket.where( :customer_id => self.customer_id, :ticket_state_id => ticket_state_list_closed ).count()
-
-    customer = User.find( self.customer_id )
-    customer[:preferences][:tickets_open]   = tickets_open
-    customer[:preferences][:tickets_closed] = tickets_closed
-    customer.save
-  end
-
   private
     def number_generate
       Ticket.new.number_adapter = Setting.get('ticket_number')
diff --git a/app/models/ticket/observer/user_ticket_counter.rb b/app/models/ticket/observer/user_ticket_counter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1627dc86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/ticket/observer/user_ticket_counter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+class Ticket::Observer::UserTicketCounter < ActiveRecord::Observer
+  observe 'ticket'
+  
+  def after_create(record)
+    user_ticket_counter_update(record)
+  end
+  def after_update(record)
+    user_ticket_counter_update(record)
+  end
+  def after_update(record)
+    user_ticket_counter_update(record)
+  end
+  
+  def user_ticket_counter_update(record)
+    return if !record.customer_id
+
+    ticket_state_list_open   = Ticket::State.where( :ticket_state_type_id => Ticket::StateType.where(:name => ['new','open', 'pending remidner', 'pending action']) )
+    ticket_state_list_closed = Ticket::State.where( :ticket_state_type_id => Ticket::StateType.where(:name => ['closed'] ) )
+
+    tickets_open   = Ticket.where( :customer_id => record.customer_id, :ticket_state_id => ticket_state_list_open ).count()
+    tickets_closed = Ticket.where( :customer_id => record.customer_id, :ticket_state_id => ticket_state_list_closed ).count()
+
+    customer = User.find( record.customer_id )
+    customer[:preferences][:tickets_open]   = tickets_open
+    customer[:preferences][:tickets_closed] = tickets_closed
+    customer.save
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 6032f943a..df8269218 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module Zammad
       'ticket::_observer::_first_response',
       'ticket::_observer::_last_contact',
       'ticket::_observer::_close_time',
+      'ticket::_observer::_user_ticket_counter',
       'ticket::_observer::_notification'
 
     # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.