diff --git a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
index d2545eea34..176033bb0e 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
@@ -3189,6 +3189,9 @@ void InsetTabular::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 
 	case LFUN_MOUSE_PRESS:
 		//lyxerr << "# InsetTabular::MousePress\n" << cur.bv().cursor() << endl;
+		// FIXME: the following should be replaced by a better fix
+		// that is already used for plain text (Text3.cpp).
+		cap::saveSelection(bvcur);
 
 		if (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button1
 		    || (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button3
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp
index 078989809e..94bec2f62e 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp
@@ -1153,6 +1153,9 @@ void InsetMathNest::lfunMousePress(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 {
 	//lyxerr << "## lfunMousePress: buttons: " << cmd.button() << endl;
 	BufferView & bv = cur.bv();
+	// FIXME: the following should be replaced by a better fix
+	// that is already used for plain text (Text3.cpp).
+	cap::saveSelection(bv.cursor());
 	if (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button1) {
 		//lyxerr << "## lfunMousePress: setting cursor to: " << cur << endl;
 		bv.mouseSetCursor(cur);