diff --git a/src/BufferView.cpp b/src/BufferView.cpp
index 6a7568b856..d050da8228 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferView.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 
 #include "frontends/alert.h"
 #include "frontends/Delegates.h"
-#include "frontends/FileDialog.h"
 #include "frontends/FontMetrics.h"
 #include "frontends/Painter.h"
 #include "frontends/Selection.h"
@@ -894,16 +893,6 @@ Update::flags BufferView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		}
 		break;
 
-	case LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT_PARA:
-		// FIXME UNICODE
-		insertPlaintextFile(FileName(to_utf8(cmd.argument())), true);
-		break;
-
-	case LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT:
-		// FIXME UNICODE
-		insertPlaintextFile(FileName(to_utf8(cmd.argument())), false);
-		break;
-
 	case LFUN_FONT_STATE:
 		cur.message(cur.currentState());
 		break;
@@ -1955,28 +1944,8 @@ void BufferView::setGuiDelegate(frontend::GuiBufferViewDelegate * gui)
 
 
 // FIXME: Move this out of BufferView again
-docstring BufferView::contentsOfPlaintextFile(FileName const & fname,
-	bool asParagraph)
+docstring BufferView::contentsOfPlaintextFile(FileName const & fname)
 {
-	if (fname.empty()) {
-		FileDialog dlg(_("Select file to insert"),
-				   ( asParagraph
-				     ? LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT_PARA 
-				     : LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT) );
-
-		FileDialog::Result result =
-			dlg.open(from_utf8(buffer().filePath()),
-				     FileFilterList(), docstring());
-
-		if (result.first == FileDialog::Later)
-			return docstring();
-
-		if (result.second.empty())
-			return docstring();
-
-		return contentsOfPlaintextFile(FileName(to_utf8(result.second)), false);
-	}
-
 	if (!fname.isReadableFile()) {
 		docstring const error = from_ascii(strerror(errno));
 		docstring const file = makeDisplayPath(fname.absFilename(), 50);
@@ -2013,7 +1982,7 @@ docstring BufferView::contentsOfPlaintextFile(FileName const & fname,
 
 void BufferView::insertPlaintextFile(FileName const & f, bool asParagraph)
 {
-	docstring const tmpstr = contentsOfPlaintextFile(f, asParagraph);
+	docstring const tmpstr = contentsOfPlaintextFile(f);
 
 	if (tmpstr.empty())
 		return;
@@ -2025,6 +1994,9 @@ void BufferView::insertPlaintextFile(FileName const & f, bool asParagraph)
 		cur.innerText()->insertStringAsParagraphs(cur, tmpstr);
 	else
 		cur.innerText()->insertStringAsLines(cur, tmpstr);
+
+	updateMetrics();
+	buffer_.changed();
 }
 
 } // namespace lyx
diff --git a/src/BufferView.h b/src/BufferView.h
index 4f6ee458d6..31514e4808 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.h
+++ b/src/BufferView.h
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ public:
 	void setGuiDelegate(frontend::GuiBufferViewDelegate *);
 
 	///
-	docstring contentsOfPlaintextFile(support::FileName const & f,
-		bool asParagraph);
+	docstring contentsOfPlaintextFile(support::FileName const & f);
 	// Insert plain text file (if filename is empty, prompt for one)
 	void insertPlaintextFile(support::FileName const & f, bool asParagraph);
 	///
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index c7f64a03ea..0788bebcab 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -1070,6 +1070,44 @@ void GuiView::insertLyXFile(docstring const & fname)
 }
 
 
+void GuiView::insertPlaintextFile(docstring const & fname,
+	bool asParagraph)
+{
+	BufferView * bv = view();
+	if (!bv)
+		return;
+
+	// FIXME UNICODE
+	FileName filename(to_utf8(fname));
+	
+	if (!filename.empty()) {
+		bv->insertPlaintextFile(filename, asParagraph);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	FileDialog dlg(_("Select file to insert"), (asParagraph ?
+		LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT_PARA : LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT));
+
+	FileDialog::Result result = dlg.open(from_utf8(bv->buffer().filePath()),
+		FileFilterList(), docstring());
+
+	if (result.first == FileDialog::Later)
+		return;
+
+	// FIXME UNICODE
+	filename.set(to_utf8(result.second));
+
+	// check selected filename
+	if (filename.empty()) {
+		// emit message signal.
+		message(_("Canceled."));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bv->insertPlaintextFile(filename, asParagraph);
+}
+
+
 bool GuiView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 {
 	BufferView * bv = view();	
@@ -1107,6 +1145,14 @@ bool GuiView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		case LFUN_FILE_INSERT:
 			insertLyXFile(cmd.argument());
 			break;
+		case LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT_PARA:
+			insertPlaintextFile(cmd.argument(), true);
+			break;
+
+		case LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT:
+			insertPlaintextFile(cmd.argument(), false);
+			break;
+
 
 		case LFUN_TOOLBAR_TOGGLE: {
 			string const name = cmd.getArg(0);
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
index c57a129b70..91f6eab076 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ private:
 	///
 	void insertLyXFile(docstring const & fname);
 	///
+	void insertPlaintextFile(docstring const & fname,
+		bool asParagraph);
+	///
 	Inset * getOpenInset(std::string const & name) const;
 
 	/// Is the dialog currently visible?
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
index 76091c4e5d..8904bfc0b2 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
@@ -3411,7 +3411,7 @@ void InsetTabular::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	case LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT: {
 		// FIXME UNICODE
 		docstring const tmpstr = cur.bv().contentsOfPlaintextFile(
-			FileName(to_utf8(cmd.argument())), false);
+			FileName(to_utf8(cmd.argument())));
 		if (tmpstr.empty())
 			break;
 		cur.recordUndoInset(INSERT_UNDO);