diff --git a/lib/syntax.default b/lib/syntax.default
index 0d235f1dbf..62c4eea4d2 100644
--- a/lib/syntax.default
+++ b/lib/syntax.default
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ $$
 \bottomfraction
 \caption[]{}
 \cc{}
+\ce{}
+\cf{}
 \ccname
 \centering
 \centerline{translate}
diff --git a/status.20x b/status.20x
index 9f07dc6962..2b90afa49a 100644
--- a/status.20x
+++ b/status.20x
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ What's new
 - Fix support for mhchem upward arrows, which in mathed are rendered as
   empty (brace insets) superscripts (bug 8305).
 
+- Fix tex2lyx import of mhchem commands outside math mode (bug 8306).
+
 
 * USER INTERFACE