diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.cpp
index b7357194e6..72eabe1709 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void GuiNomenclature::reject()
 }
 
 
-void GuiNomenclature::updateContents()
+void GuiNomenclature::paramsToDialog(InsetCommandParams const & icp)
 {
 	prefixED->setText(toqstr(params_["prefix"]));
 	symbolED->setText(toqstr(params_["symbol"]));
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ bool GuiNomenclature::isValid()
 bool GuiNomenclature::initialiseParams(std::string const & data)
 {
 	InsetCommand::string2params("nomenclature", data, params_);
+	paramsToDialog(params_);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.h
index 7f3084f8e0..a56576d495 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomencl.h
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ private:
 	/// Apply changes
 	void applyView();
 	/// update
-	void updateContents();
+	void updateContents() { };
 	///
 	bool initialiseParams(std::string const & data);
+	///
+	void paramsToDialog(InsetCommandParams const & icp);
 	/// clean-up on hide.
 	void clearParams() { params_.clear(); }
 	/// clean-up on hide.