diff --git a/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp b/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp
index 70b43c4da1..08d7e82a03 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetGraphics.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ void InsetGraphics::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	}
 
 	case LFUN_INSET_MODIFY: {
+		if (cmd.getArg(0) != "graphics") {
+			Inset::doDispatch(cur, cmd);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		InsetGraphicsParams p;
 		string2params(to_utf8(cmd.argument()), buffer(), p);
 		if (p.filename.empty()) {
@@ -240,8 +245,10 @@ bool InsetGraphics::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 		FuncStatus & flag) const
 {
 	switch (cmd.action()) {
-	case LFUN_INSET_EDIT:
 	case LFUN_INSET_MODIFY:
+		if (cmd.getArg(0) != "graphics")
+			return Inset::getStatus(cur, cmd, flag);
+	case LFUN_INSET_EDIT:
 	case LFUN_INSET_DIALOG_UPDATE:
 	case LFUN_GRAPHICS_RELOAD:
 		flag.setEnabled(true);