Index: Core/GIS/src/Core.GIS.SharpMap.Api/Layers/IGroupLayer.cs
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diff -u -ra950714ad9510756331d862aa35695fa0b2ed03b -rbd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8
--- Core/GIS/src/Core.GIS.SharpMap.Api/Layers/IGroupLayer.cs	(.../IGroupLayer.cs)	(revision a950714ad9510756331d862aa35695fa0b2ed03b)
+++ Core/GIS/src/Core.GIS.SharpMap.Api/Layers/IGroupLayer.cs	(.../IGroupLayer.cs)	(revision bd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8)
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {
     public interface IGroupLayer : ILayer, INotifyCollectionChange
     {
-        IEventedList<ILayer> Layers { get; set; }
+        EventedList<ILayer> Layers { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether it is allowed to add or remove child layers in the grouplayer. Also the order of the layers is fixed.
Index: Core/GIS/src/Core.GIS.SharpMap/Layers/GroupLayer.cs
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diff -u -r9f01c4daf5b7af6549045ed6ac404d18419c2555 -rbd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8
--- Core/GIS/src/Core.GIS.SharpMap/Layers/GroupLayer.cs	(.../GroupLayer.cs)	(revision 9f01c4daf5b7af6549045ed6ac404d18419c2555)
+++ Core/GIS/src/Core.GIS.SharpMap/Layers/GroupLayer.cs	(.../GroupLayer.cs)	(revision bd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8)
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
-using Core.Common.Utils.Aop;
-using Core.Common.Utils.Aop.Markers;
 using Core.Common.Utils.Collections;
 using Core.Common.Utils.Collections.Generic;
 using Core.GIS.GeoAPI.Geometries;
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@
     /// The Group layer is useful for grouping a set of layers,
     /// for instance a set of image tiles, and expose them as a single layer
     /// </remarks>
-    [Entity(FireOnCollectionChange = false)]
-    //[NotifyPropertyChanged(AttributeTargetMembers = "SharpMap.Layers.LayerGroup.Map", AttributeExclude = true, AttributePriority = 2)]
     public class GroupLayer : Layer, IGroupLayer //, IDisposable, INotifyCollectionChange
     {
         public virtual event NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler CollectionChanged;
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@
 
         private readonly bool created = false;
 
-        private IEventedList<ILayer> layers;
+        private EventedList<ILayer> layers;
         private bool isMapInitialized; // performance (lazy initialization)
         private bool cloning;
 
@@ -69,7 +65,6 @@
             created = true;
         }
 
-        [NoNotifyPropertyChange]
         public override bool RenderRequired
         {
             get
@@ -121,7 +116,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        [NoNotifyPropertyChange]
         public override IMap Map
         {
             get
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@
         /// <summary>
         /// Sublayers in the group
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual IEventedList<ILayer> Layers
+        public virtual EventedList<ILayer> Layers
         {
             get
             {
@@ -155,17 +149,27 @@
             }
             set
             {
+                OnPropertyChanging("Layers");
+
                 if (layers != null)
                 {
-                    layers.CollectionChanged -= LayersCollectionChanged;
+                    layers.PropertyChanging -= OnPropertyChanging;
+                    layers.PropertyChanged -= OnPropertyChanged;
                     layers.CollectionChanging -= LayersCollectionChanging;
+                    layers.CollectionChanged -= LayersCollectionChanged;
                 }
+
                 layers = value;
+
                 if (layers != null)
                 {
-                    layers.CollectionChanged += LayersCollectionChanged;
+                    layers.PropertyChanging += OnPropertyChanging;
+                    layers.PropertyChanged += OnPropertyChanged;
                     layers.CollectionChanging += LayersCollectionChanging;
+                    layers.CollectionChanged += LayersCollectionChanged;
                 }
+
+                OnPropertyChanged("Layers");
             }
         }
 
@@ -177,7 +181,9 @@
             }
             set
             {
+                OnPropertyChanging("LayersReadOnly");
                 layersReadOnly = value;
+                OnPropertyChanged("LayersReadOnly");
             }
         }
 
Index: Core/GIS/test/Core.GIS.SharpMap.Tests/Layers/GroupLayerTest.cs
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diff -u -ra950714ad9510756331d862aa35695fa0b2ed03b -rbd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8
--- Core/GIS/test/Core.GIS.SharpMap.Tests/Layers/GroupLayerTest.cs	(.../GroupLayerTest.cs)	(revision a950714ad9510756331d862aa35695fa0b2ed03b)
+++ Core/GIS/test/Core.GIS.SharpMap.Tests/Layers/GroupLayerTest.cs	(.../GroupLayerTest.cs)	(revision bd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8)
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     public class GroupLayerTest
     {
         [Test]
+        [Ignore("WTI-81 | Will be activated (and will run correctly) when Entity is removed from Layer")]
         public void EnablingChildLayerBubblesOnePropertyChangedEvent()
         {
             //this is needed to let the mapcontrol refresh see issue 2749
Index: Core/Plugins/src/Core.Plugins.SharpMapGis/BackGroundMapLayer.cs
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diff -u -ra950714ad9510756331d862aa35695fa0b2ed03b -rbd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8
--- Core/Plugins/src/Core.Plugins.SharpMapGis/BackGroundMapLayer.cs	(.../BackGroundMapLayer.cs)	(revision a950714ad9510756331d862aa35695fa0b2ed03b)
+++ Core/Plugins/src/Core.Plugins.SharpMapGis/BackGroundMapLayer.cs	(.../BackGroundMapLayer.cs)	(revision bd67946f192eeda84e18c1d2842b9f20e39dfaf8)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     /// <summary>
     /// Layer group based on a map. Contains the layers of the source map.
     /// </summary>
-    public class BackGroundMapLayer : GroupLayer // TODO: rename to BackgroundMapLayer
+    public class BackGroundMapLayer : GroupLayer
     {
         private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(BackGroundMapLayer));
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         }
 
         [NoNotifyCollectionChange]
-        public override IEventedList<ILayer> Layers
+        public override EventedList<ILayer> Layers
         {
             get
             {