diff --git a/src/insets/InsetText.cpp b/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
index e65f7e9d03..b38a1dc356 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
@@ -1088,6 +1088,11 @@ InsetText::XHTMLOptions operator|(InsetText::XHTMLOptions a1, InsetText::XHTMLOp
 
 bool InsetText::needsCProtection() const
 {
+	// Nested cprotect content needs \cprotect
+	// on each level
+	if (hasCProtectContent())
+		return true;
+
 	if (!getLayout().needsCProtect())
 		return false;