diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/counters/Counters.java b/Mage/src/mage/counters/Counters.java
index 3b142957427..d4ead18d30c 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/counters/Counters.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/counters/Counters.java
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ public class Counters extends HashMap<String, Counter> implements Serializable {
 		if (this.containsKey(name))
 			this.get(name).remove();
 	}
+	
+	public void removeCounter(CounterType counterType, int amount) {
+		if (this.containsKey(counterType.getName())) {
+			get(counterType.getName()).remove(amount);
+		}
+	}
 
 	public void removeCounter(String name, int amount) {
 		if (this.containsKey(name))
@@ -85,6 +91,10 @@ public class Counters extends HashMap<String, Counter> implements Serializable {
 			return this.get(name).getCount();
 		return 0;
 	}
+	
+	public boolean containsKey(CounterType counterType) {
+		return getCount(counterType) > 0;
+	}
 
 	public int getCount(CounterType type) {
 		if (this.containsKey(type.getName()))
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/game/GameImpl.java b/Mage/src/mage/game/GameImpl.java
index 61bb9225307..e06f82cea2f 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/game/GameImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/game/GameImpl.java
@@ -725,6 +725,16 @@ public abstract class GameImpl<T extends GameImpl<T>> implements Game, Serializa
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		//20110501 - 704.5r
+		for (Permanent perm: getBattlefield().getAllActivePermanents()) {
+			if (perm.getCounters().containsKey(CounterType.P1P1) && perm.getCounters().containsKey(CounterType.M1M1)) {
+				int p1p1 = perm.getCounters().getCount(CounterType.P1P1);
+				int m1m1 = perm.getCounters().getCount(CounterType.M1M1);
+				int min = Math.min(p1p1, m1m1);
+				perm.getCounters().removeCounter(CounterType.P1P1, min);
+				perm.getCounters().removeCounter(CounterType.M1M1, min);
+			}
+		}
 
 		//TODO: implement the rest