diff --git a/lib/layouts/beamer.layout b/lib/layouts/beamer.layout
index 93f3bc7a5d..6dc1fc297d 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/beamer.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/beamer.layout
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ Style LyX-Code
   # define the environment lyxcode
   Preamble
   \newenvironment{lyxcode}
-    {\begin{list}{}{
+    {\par\begin{list}{}{
       \setlength{\rightmargin}{\leftmargin}
       \setlength{\listparindent}{0pt}% needed for AMS classes
       \raggedright
diff --git a/lib/layouts/lyxmacros.inc b/lib/layouts/lyxmacros.inc
index 6376006a11..b4b5e3992e 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/lyxmacros.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/lyxmacros.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Style LyX-Code
 	FreeSpacing           1
 	Preamble
 		\newenvironment{lyxcode}
-			{\begin{list}{}{
+			{\par\begin{list}{}{
 				\setlength{\rightmargin}{\leftmargin}
 				\setlength{\listparindent}{0pt}% needed for AMS classes
 				\raggedright