diff --git a/src/insets/insetexternal.C b/src/insets/insetexternal.C
index e6b1f89ced..9d5a09577f 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetexternal.C
+++ b/src/insets/insetexternal.C
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ bool InsetExternalParams::read(Buffer const & buffer, LyXLex & lex)
 			break;
 
 		case EX_FILENAME: {
-			lex.next();
+			lex.eatLine();
 			string const name = lex.getString();
 			filename.set(name, buffer.filePath());
 			break;
diff --git a/status.14x b/status.14x
index ed31a2bf2c..49230022e8 100644
--- a/status.14x
+++ b/status.14x
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Determine PDF image size within LyX correctly (bug 2418).
 
+- Read filenames with spaces in external insets correctly from .lyx files
+
 * Build/installation:
 
 - Allow autoconf 2.60 and 2.61 for building.