diff --git a/src/insets/insettext.C b/src/insets/insettext.C
index ddd9fb4598..2516a229b2 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettext.C
+++ b/src/insets/insettext.C
@@ -1981,14 +1981,20 @@ RowList::iterator InsetText::crow(BufferView * bv) const
 LyXText * InsetText::getLyXText(BufferView const * bv,
 				bool const recursive) const
 {
-	if (bv)
-		text_.bv_owner = const_cast<BufferView *>(bv);
+	setViewCache(bv);
 	if (recursive && the_locking_inset)
 		return the_locking_inset->getLyXText(bv, true);
 	return &text_;
 }
 
 
+void InsetText::setViewCache(BufferView const * bv) const
+{
+	if (bv)
+		text_.bv_owner = const_cast<BufferView *>(bv);
+}
+
+
 void InsetText::deleteLyXText(BufferView * bv, bool recursive) const
 {
 	if (recursive) {
diff --git a/src/insets/insettext.h b/src/insets/insettext.h
index 0a6b1ae8c3..1434f06b5c 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettext.h
+++ b/src/insets/insettext.h
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ public:
 	LyXText * getLyXText(BufferView const *,
 			     bool const recursive = false) const;
 	///
+	void setViewCache(BufferView const * bv) const;
+	///
 	void deleteLyXText(BufferView *, bool recursive = true) const;
 	///
 	void resizeLyXText(BufferView *, bool force = false) const;