diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp
index 51b02ed0b..059527b7a 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/player/player_graphics_item.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ void PlayerGraphicsItem::onCounterRemoved(int counterId)
     if (playerMenu->getCountersMenu() && widget->getMenu()) {
         playerMenu->getCountersMenu()->removeAction(widget->getMenu()->menuAction());
     }
+    if (commandZoneGraphicsItem && CounterNames::isTaxCounter(widget->getName())) {
+        commandZoneGraphicsItem->unregisterTaxCounter(widget);
+    }
     widget->delCounter();
     rearrangeCounters();
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.cpp
index 6b2b4139b..d26d1842a 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ void CommandZone::registerTaxCounter(AbstractCounter *counter)
     connect(counter, &QObject::destroyed, this, [this, counter]() { taxCounters.removeOne(counter); });
 }
 
+void CommandZone::unregisterTaxCounter(AbstractCounter *counter)
+{
+    if (!counter) {
+        return;
+    }
+    disconnect(counter, &QObject::destroyed, this, nullptr);
+    taxCounters.removeOne(counter);
+}
+
 void CommandZone::rearrangeTaxCounters()
 {
     int activeTaxCounterCount = 0;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.h b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.h
index 6e7d3a619..6706da466 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game_graphics/zones/command_zone.h
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ public:
     void setMinimumHeight(int height);
     /** @brief Registers a tax counter widget for layout management. */
     void registerTaxCounter(AbstractCounter *counter);
+    /**
+     * @brief Unregisters a tax counter widget from layout management.
+     *
+     * Call on removal: the widget outlives it via deleteLater(), so unregister synchronously
+     * to keep it out of the next layout pass.
+     */
+    void unregisterTaxCounter(AbstractCounter *counter);
     /** @brief Lays out visible tax counters vertically in the top-left corner of the command zone. */
     void rearrangeTaxCounters();