diff --git a/src/mathed/ChangeLog b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
index 9d148cedd4..5df4fb4dc5 100644
--- a/src/mathed/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-10-03  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
+
+	* math_nestinset.C (doDispatch): use recordUndoInset when deleting whole
+	cell via LFUN_BACKSPACE (fixes bug 2058).
+
 2005-09-27  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
 
 	* math_nestinset.C (doDispatch): leave inset to the right when hitting ESC.
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C b/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C
index 3f1e5a808c..136d9529c2 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_nestinset.C
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@ void MathNestInset::doDispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 
 	case LFUN_DELETE_WORD_BACKWARD:
 	case LFUN_BACKSPACE:
-		recordUndo(cur, Undo::ATOMIC);
+		if (cur.pos() == 0)
+			// delete whole cell
+			recordUndoInset(cur, Undo::ATOMIC);
+		else
+			recordUndo(cur, Undo::ATOMIC);
 		cur.backspace();
 		break;