diff --git a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
index 73344bd7b7..0a0a9097b3 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
@@ -3226,7 +3226,7 @@ bool InsetTableCell::allowParagraphCustomization(idx_type) const
 bool InsetTableCell::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 	FuncStatus & status) const
 {
-	bool enabled;
+	bool enabled = true;
 	switch (cmd.action()) {
 	case LFUN_LAYOUT:
 		enabled = !forcePlainLayout();
@@ -3234,6 +3234,12 @@ bool InsetTableCell::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 	case LFUN_LAYOUT_PARAGRAPH:
 		enabled = allowParagraphCustomization();
 		break;
+
+	case LFUN_MATH_DISPLAY:
+		if (!hasFixedWidth()) {
+			enabled = false;
+			break;
+		} //fall-through
 	default:
 		return InsetText::getStatus(cur, cmd, status);
 	}
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
index 8ff7b230d4..04c5b82c3e 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
@@ -1480,9 +1480,25 @@ bool InsetMathHull::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 		return true;
 
 	case LFUN_MATH_MUTATE: {
-		HullType ht = hullType(cmd.argument());
+		HullType const ht = hullType(cmd.argument());
 		status.setOnOff(type_ == ht);
-		// fall through
+		status.setEnabled(true);
+
+		if (ht != hullSimple) {
+			Cursor tmpcur = cur;
+			while (!tmpcur.empty()) {
+				InsetCode code = tmpcur.inset().lyxCode();
+				if (code == BOX_CODE) {
+					return true;
+				} else if (code == TABULAR_CODE) {
+					FuncRequest tmpcmd(LFUN_MATH_DISPLAY);
+					if (tmpcur.getStatus(tmpcmd, status) && !status.enabled())
+						return true;
+				}
+				tmpcur.pop_back();
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
 	}
 	case LFUN_MATH_DISPLAY: {
 		bool enable = true;