diff --git a/src/rowpainter.cpp b/src/rowpainter.cpp
index 8cf2f8d221..070b529249 100644
--- a/src/rowpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/rowpainter.cpp
@@ -686,7 +686,9 @@ void RowPainter::paintOnlyInsets()
 	for (pos_type pos = row_.pos(); pos != end; ++pos) {
 		// If outer row has changed, nested insets are repaint completely.
 		Inset const * inset = par_.getInset(pos);
-		if (!inset || !inset->asInsetText())
+		bool const nested_inset = inset &&
+			(inset->asInsetText() || inset->asInsetTabular());
+		if (!nested_inset)
 			continue;
 		if (x_ > pi_.base.bv->workWidth() 
 		    || !cache.getInsets().has(inset))