diff --git a/src/mathed/formulabase.C b/src/mathed/formulabase.C
index de98c76ae9..bf01e56f3b 100644
--- a/src/mathed/formulabase.C
+++ b/src/mathed/formulabase.C
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ InsetFormulaBase::localDispatch(BufferView * bv, kb_action action,
 	case LFUN_SUBSCRIPT:
 	{
 		bv->lockedInsetStoreUndo(Undo::EDIT);
-		mathcursor->script((action == LFUN_SUPERSCRIPT));
+		mathcursor->script(action == LFUN_SUPERSCRIPT);
 		updateLocal(bv, true);
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_cursor.C b/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
index 89fd224f7f..23c686e48f 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
@@ -1390,6 +1390,15 @@ bool MathCursor::interpret(string const & s)
 
 bool MathCursor::script(bool up)
 {
+	// Hack to get \\^ and \\_ working
+	if (inMacroMode() && macroName() == "\\") {
+		if (up)
+			interpret("\\mathcircumflex");
+		else
+			interpret('_');
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	macroModeClose();
 	selCut();
 	if (hasPrevAtom() && prevAtom()->asScriptInset()) {