diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/TODO.txt b/src/tex2lyx/TODO.txt
index 767bccf867..b2ba6bb395 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/TODO.txt
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/TODO.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Format LaTeX feature                        LyX feature
 407    vertical offset for multirows        InsetTabular
 411    support for polyglossia              \language_package	(the cases of no package, of babel and of custom package is supported)
 415    automatic undertilde loading         \use_package undertilde
-438    \t*{ }                               InsetTIPA
 443    unicode-math.sty                     InsetMath*
 448
 451    beamer overlay arguments             InsetArgument
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp b/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
index 4f7f5a73d7..b67f4a78b7 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
@@ -3681,9 +3681,14 @@ void parse_text(Parser & p, ostream & os, unsigned flags, bool outer,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (t.cs() == "texttoptiebar" || t.cs() == "textbottomtiebar") {
+		if ((preamble.isPackageUsed("tipa") && t.cs() == "t" && p.next_token().asInput() == "*")
+		    || t.cs() == "texttoptiebar" || t.cs() == "textbottomtiebar") {
 			context.check_layout(os);
-			begin_inset(os, "IPADeco " + t.cs().substr(4) + "\n");
+			if (t.cs() == "t")
+				// swallow star
+				p.get_token();
+			string const type = (t.cs() == "t") ? "bottomtiebar" : t.cs().substr(4);
+			begin_inset(os, "IPADeco " + type + "\n");
 			os << "status open\n";
 			parse_text_in_inset(p, os, FLAG_ITEM, outer, context);
 			end_inset(os);
diff --git a/status.23x b/status.23x
index 2cd3d67222..4f909307ae 100644
--- a/status.23x
+++ b/status.23x
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Add support for URW Classico, MinionPro and the new Libertine fonts.
 
+- Add support for the \t*{} (bottomtiebar) macro of TIPA.
+
 - Implement better parsing of some command options (via "literate"
   function of some insets) (bug 9563).