diff --git a/src/insets/ChangeLog b/src/insets/ChangeLog
index d570b3f4ae..0d7e9d974f 100644
--- a/src/insets/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/insets/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-03-28  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* insetgraphicsParams.C: read subcaptionText as a whole line
+	(bug 656)
+
 2003-03-28  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* insettext.C: remove unused prototypes
diff --git a/src/insets/insetgraphicsParams.C b/src/insets/insetgraphicsParams.C
index af7cba0a1e..7ce4710974 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetgraphicsParams.C
+++ b/src/insets/insetgraphicsParams.C
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ bool InsetGraphicsParams::Read(LyXLex & lex, string const & token)
 	} else if (token == "subcaption") {
 		subcaption = true;
 	} else if (token == "subcaptionText") {
-		lex.next();
-		subcaptionText = lex.getString();
+		lex.eatLine();
+		string sub = lex.getString();
+		// strip surrounding " "
+		subcaptionText = sub.substr(1, sub.length() - 2);
 	} else if (token == "special") {
 		lex.eatLine();
 		special = lex.getString();