diff --git a/src/insets/insetbase.h b/src/insets/insetbase.h
index 538e99dfaf..eef82e0259 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetbase.h
+++ b/src/insets/insetbase.h
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ public:
 
 	/// set the change for the entire inset
 	virtual void setChange(Change const &) {}
+	/// accept the changes within the inset
+	virtual void acceptChanges() {};
 
 	/// pretty arbitrary
 	virtual int width() const { return 10; }
diff --git a/src/insets/insettabular.C b/src/insets/insettabular.C
index 6fbbb1c706..c6f82d3a4c 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettabular.C
+++ b/src/insets/insettabular.C
@@ -1914,6 +1914,13 @@ void InsetTabular::setChange(Change const & change)
 }
 
 
+void InsetTabular::acceptChanges()
+{
+	for (idx_type idx = 0; idx < nargs(); ++idx)
+		cell(idx)->acceptChanges();
+}
+
+
 bool InsetTabular::forceDefaultParagraphs(idx_type cell) const
 {
 	return tabular.getPWidth(cell).zero();
diff --git a/src/insets/insettabular.h b/src/insets/insettabular.h
index 47fa58b77a..469e3d27e4 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettabular.h
+++ b/src/insets/insettabular.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ public:
 
 	/// set the change for the entire inset
 	void setChange(Change const & change);
+	/// accept the changes within the inset
+	void acceptChanges();
 
 	// this should return true if we have a "normal" cell, otherwise false.
 	// "normal" means without width set!
diff --git a/src/insets/insettext.C b/src/insets/insettext.C
index 8dcd726735..39fe2606a0 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettext.C
+++ b/src/insets/insettext.C
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ void InsetText::setChange(Change const & change)
 }
 
 
+void InsetText::acceptChanges()
+{
+	ParagraphList::iterator pit = paragraphs().begin();
+	ParagraphList::iterator end = paragraphs().end();
+	for (; pit != end; ++pit) {
+		// FIXME: change tracking (MG)
+		// we must handle end-of-par chars!
+		pit->acceptChanges(0, pit->size() + 1);
+	}
+}
+
+
 int InsetText::latex(Buffer const & buf, odocstream & os,
 		     OutputParams const & runparams) const
 {
diff --git a/src/insets/insettext.h b/src/insets/insettext.h
index 7c40354efa..34219d0bf6 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettext.h
+++ b/src/insets/insettext.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public:
 
 	/// set the change for the entire inset
 	void setChange(Change const & change);
+	/// accept the changes within the inset
+	void acceptChanges();
 
 	/// append text onto the existing text
 	void appendParagraphs(Buffer * bp, ParagraphList &);
diff --git a/src/paragraph.C b/src/paragraph.C
index cab8a1b26a..6f9701139c 100644
--- a/src/paragraph.C
+++ b/src/paragraph.C
@@ -1441,9 +1441,9 @@ void Paragraph::setChange(pos_type pos, Change const & change)
 }
 
 
-void Paragraph::acceptChange(pos_type start, pos_type end)
+void Paragraph::acceptChanges(pos_type start, pos_type end)
 {
-	return pimpl_->acceptChange(start, end);
+	return pimpl_->acceptChanges(start, end);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/paragraph.h b/src/paragraph.h
index be0d0b1ef7..60dd0fba93 100644
--- a/src/paragraph.h
+++ b/src/paragraph.h
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ public:
 	/// set change at given pos
 	void setChange(pos_type pos, Change const & change);
 
-	/// accept change
-	void acceptChange(pos_type start, pos_type end);
+	/// accept changes within the given range
+	void acceptChanges(pos_type start, pos_type end);
 
 	/// reject change
 	void rejectChange(pos_type start, pos_type end);
diff --git a/src/paragraph_pimpl.C b/src/paragraph_pimpl.C
index ff3bd2f2c3..1d9512a328 100644
--- a/src/paragraph_pimpl.C
+++ b/src/paragraph_pimpl.C
@@ -127,41 +127,33 @@ Change const Paragraph::Pimpl::lookupChange(pos_type pos) const
 }
 
 
-void Paragraph::Pimpl::acceptChange(pos_type start, pos_type end)
+void Paragraph::Pimpl::acceptChanges(pos_type start, pos_type end)
 {
-	// FIXME: change tracking (MG)
-	return;
-
-	// care for empty pars
-
-	lyxerr[Debug::CHANGES] << "acceptchange" << endl;
-	pos_type i = start;
-
-	for (; i < end; ++i) {
-		switch (lookupChange(i).type) {
+	for (pos_type pos = start; pos < end; ++pos) {
+		switch (lookupChange(pos).type) {
 			case Change::UNCHANGED:
 				break;
 
 			case Change::INSERTED:
-				// FIXME: change tracking (MG)
-				changes_.set(Change(Change::UNCHANGED), i);
+				changes_.set(Change(Change::UNCHANGED), pos);
 				break;
 
 			case Change::DELETED:
 				// Suppress access to nonexistent
 				// "end-of-paragraph char":
-				if (i < size()) {
-					eraseChar(i, false);
+				if (pos < size()) {
+					eraseChar(pos, false);
 					--end;
-					--i;
+					--pos;
 				}
 				break;
 		}
-	}
 
-	lyxerr[Debug::CHANGES] << "endacceptchange" << endl;
-	// FIXME: change tracking (MG)
-	// changes_.reset(Change::UNCHANGED);
+		// also accept changes in nested insets
+		if (pos < size() && owner_->isInset(pos)) {
+			owner_->getInset(pos)->acceptChanges();
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/paragraph_pimpl.h b/src/paragraph_pimpl.h
index aacf9bb3b5..facbcb22fc 100644
--- a/src/paragraph_pimpl.h
+++ b/src/paragraph_pimpl.h
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public:
         void setChange(Change const & change);
 	/// set change at given pos
 	void setChange(pos_type pos, Change const & change);
-	/// accept change
-	void acceptChange(pos_type start, pos_type end);
+	/// accept changes within the given range
+	void acceptChanges(pos_type start, pos_type end);
 	/// reject change
 	void rejectChange(pos_type start, pos_type end);
 
diff --git a/src/text.C b/src/text.C
index 6b3c6f93c0..d953f955d3 100644
--- a/src/text.C
+++ b/src/text.C
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ void LyXText::acceptChange(LCursor & cur)
 		pos_type left  = ( pit == it.pit() ? it.pos() : 0 );
 		pos_type right =
 		    ( pit == et.pit() ? et.pos() : pars_[pit].size() + 1 );
-		pars_[pit].acceptChange(left, right);
+		pars_[pit].acceptChanges(left, right);
 	}
 	if (isDeleted) {
 		ParagraphList & plist = paragraphs();