diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.cpp b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.cpp
index c5a6b94e40..c42c98eded 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.cpp
@@ -100,14 +100,16 @@ docstring const ControlInclude::browse(docstring const & in_name, Type in_type)
 }
 
 
-void ControlInclude::load(string const & file)
+void ControlInclude::edit(string const & file)
 {
 	string const ext = support::getExtension(file);
 	if (ext == "lyx")
 		kernel().dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_BUFFER_CHILD_OPEN, file));
 	else
 		// tex file or other text file in verbatim mode
-		formats.edit(kernel().buffer(), FileName(file), "text");
+		formats.edit(kernel().buffer(), 
+			FileName(makeAbsPath(file, onlyPath(kernel().buffer().fileName()))),
+			"text");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.h b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.h
index 441eff069e..955321de18 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.h
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInclude.h
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ public:
 	/// Browse for a file
 	docstring const browse(docstring const &, Type) const;
 
-	/// load a file
-	void load(std::string const & file);
+	/// edit the child document, .lyx file will be opened in lyx
+	/// other formats will be edited by external applications.
+	void edit(std::string const & file);
 
 	/// test if file exist
 	bool fileExists(std::string const & file);
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp
index 9908edd344..d82284583d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ QIncludeDialog::QIncludeDialog(QInclude * form)
 	connect(visiblespaceCB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(change_adaptor()));
 	connect(filenameED, SIGNAL(textChanged(const QString &)),
 		this, SLOT(change_adaptor()));
-	connect(loadPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(loadClicked()));
+	connect(editPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(editClicked()));
 	connect(browsePB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(browseClicked()));
 	connect(typeCO, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(change_adaptor()));
 	connect(typeCO, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(typeChanged(int)));
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ void QIncludeDialog::typeChanged(int v)
 }
 
 
-void QIncludeDialog::loadClicked()
+void QIncludeDialog::editClicked()
 {
-	form_->load();
+	form_->edit();
 }
 
 
@@ -336,12 +336,12 @@ void QInclude::browse()
 }
 
 
-void QInclude::load()
+void QInclude::edit()
 {
 	if (isValid()) {
 		string const file = fromqstr(dialog_->filenameED->text());
 		slotOK();
-		controller().load(file);
+		controller().edit(file);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.h b/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.h
index 6d4a3ba09f..9381d114d8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 	docstring validate_listings_params();
 protected Q_SLOTS:
 	virtual void change_adaptor();
-	virtual void loadClicked();
+	virtual void editClicked();
 	virtual void browseClicked();
 	virtual void typeChanged(int v);
 	/// AFAIK, QValidator only works for QLineEdit so
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ private:
 	/// build the dialog
 	virtual void build_dialog();
 
-	/// load the file
-	void load();
+	/// edit the child document, .lyx file will be opened in lyx
+	/// other formats will be edited by external applications.
+	void edit();
 
 	/// browse for a file
 	void browse();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/IncludeUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/IncludeUi.ui
index b35ad813d5..6a9054cb0a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/IncludeUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/IncludeUi.ui
@@ -331,12 +331,12 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="4" >
-    <widget class="QPushButton" name="loadPB" >
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="editPB" >
      <property name="toolTip" >
-      <string>Load the file</string>
+      <string>Edit the file</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text" >
-      <string>&amp;Load</string>
+      <string>&amp;Edit</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
   <tabstop>filenameED</tabstop>
   <tabstop>browsePB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>typeCO</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>loadPB</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>editPB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>visiblespaceCB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>previewCB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>captionLE</tabstop>