diff --git a/src/insets/ChangeLog b/src/insets/ChangeLog
index 0baa78b83d..efe619fc2d 100644
--- a/src/insets/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/insets/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-10-25  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
+
+	* insetfoot.C (latex): use \thanks instead of \footnote on titlepage 
+	layouts. This fixes problems with the memoir class (which does not 
+	allow \footnote) [bug 1677]
+
 2004-04-29  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
 
 	* insetcite.C (latex): fix #warning statement
diff --git a/src/insets/insetfoot.C b/src/insets/insetfoot.C
index a0bf730374..90ffb82c10 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetfoot.C
+++ b/src/insets/insetfoot.C
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ string const InsetFoot::editMessage() const
 int InsetFoot::latex(Buffer const * buf,
 		     ostream & os, bool fragile, bool fp) const
 {
+	bool isintitle = false;
 	if (buf && parOwner()) {
 		LyXLayout_ptr const & layout = parOwner()->layout();
 		fragile |= layout->intitle;
+		isintitle = layout->intitle;
 	}
 
-	os << "%\n\\footnote{";
+	if (isintitle)
+		os << "%\n\\thanks{";
+	else
+		os << "%\n\\footnote{";
 
 	int const i = inset.latex(buf, os, fragile, fp);
 	os << "%\n}";
diff --git a/status.13x b/status.13x
index 022003fd4d..fdd735fe97 100644
--- a/status.13x
+++ b/status.13x
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Fix LaTeX output of percentage length values <10% [bug 1523].
 
+- fix output of footnotes on the titlepage (a memoir class problem)
+
 
 * User Interface: