diff --git a/lib/chkconfig.ltx b/lib/chkconfig.ltx
index 3202738c6e..d4ae65811a 100644
--- a/lib/chkconfig.ltx
+++ b/lib/chkconfig.ltx
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@
 \TestPackage{eso-pic}
 \TestPackage{fontspec}
 \TestPackage{hhline}
-\TestPackage{ifsym}
 \TestPackage{ifthen}
 \TestPackage{fancybox}
 \TestPackage{fancyhdr}
@@ -315,10 +314,10 @@
 \TestPackage{url}
 \TestPackage{varioref}
 \TestPackage{wasy}
-\TestPackage{wasysym}
 \TestPackage{wrapfig}
 \TestPackage{xargs}
 \TestPackage{xcolor}
+\TestPackage{xkeyval}
 
 % Packages used by LyX's documentation files
 \TestPackage{arydshln}
@@ -361,7 +360,16 @@
 \TestPackage{tipa}
 % necessary to get correct size for InstantPreview images created by dvipng
 \TestPackage[c70fs.fd]{zhmetrics}
-
+% symbol packakges supported by LyX for items and the special character dialog
+% see the unicodesymbols file
+\TestPackage{ascii}
+\TestPackage{bbding}
+\TestPackage{ifsym}
+\TestPackage{marvosym}
+\TestPackage{pmboxdraw}
+\TestPackage{textgreek}
+\TestPackage{txfonts]
+\TestPackage{wasysym]
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %%%%% END ACTUAL CONFIGURATION INSPECTION CODE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
diff --git a/status.20x b/status.20x
index 4137e60d3b..8a53202343 100644
--- a/status.20x
+++ b/status.20x
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ What's new
 
 - Fixed XHTML export of sub- and superscripts.
 
+- When configuring LyX, check for all LaTeX-packages LyX uses to display
+  symbols (bug 8102).
+
 
 * USER INTERFACE