diff --git a/src/insets/InsetBranch.h b/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
index 4d54cfd4df..e9c7f6b6f5 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ private:
 	InsetBranchParams const & params() const { return params_; }
 	///
 	void setParams(InsetBranchParams const & params) { params_ = params; }
+	///
+	virtual bool useEmptyLayout() { return false; }
 
 	/** \returns true if params_.branch is listed as 'selected' in
 	    \c buffer. This handles the case of child documents.