diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt
index cb627030db..657cf6cbf0 100644
--- a/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-17-in.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@
 Lang it_IT.utf8
 TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
 KK: \Cm\\alpha\\beta\\alpha \C\[Home]
+KK: \Cs
 KK: \CF
 KK: \Cm\\beta\\alpha \[Return]
 TestEnd
 Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 1\n with len: 2' lyx-log.txt
+
+TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
+KK: \CF
+# Uncheck ignore format
+KK: \Az\Ag\Ae
+KK: \Cm\\beta\\alpha \[Return]
+TestEnd
+Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n.*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 1\n with len: 2' lyx-log.txt
diff --git a/src/lyxfind.cpp b/src/lyxfind.cpp
index 8a692eaf28..86d8b98181 100644
--- a/src/lyxfind.cpp
+++ b/src/lyxfind.cpp
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ docstring latexifyFromCursor(DocIterator const & cur, int len)
 		MathData::const_iterator it_end = ( ( len == -1 || cs.pos() + len > int(md.size()) )
 			? md.end() : md.begin() + cs.pos() + len );
 		for (MathData::const_iterator it = md.begin() + cs.pos(); it != it_end; ++it)
-				ods << *it;
+			ods << asString(*it);
 
 		// Retrieve the math environment type, and add '$' or '$]'
 		// or others (\end{equation}) accordingly