diff --git a/src/BufferParams.cpp b/src/BufferParams.cpp
index 031c1c588f..c062f4e8e8 100644
--- a/src/BufferParams.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferParams.cpp
@@ -1035,9 +1035,15 @@ bool BufferParams::writeLaTeX(odocstream & os, LaTeXFeatures & features,
 		// http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4597#c4
 		size_t japan = language_options.str().find("japanese");
 		// japan = string::npos when not found
+		// if Lithuanian is used, babel must directly be loaded
+		// with language options, not in the class options, see
+		// http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5323
+		size_t lithu = language_options.str().find("lithuanian");
+		// lithu = string::npos when not found
 		if (lyxrc.language_global_options
 			&& !language_options.str().empty()
-			&& viet == string::npos && japan == string::npos)
+			&& viet == string::npos && japan == string::npos
+			&& lithu == string::npos)
 			clsoptions << language_options.str() << ',';
 	}
 
@@ -1872,7 +1878,13 @@ string BufferParams::babelCall(string const & lang_opts) const
 	// http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4597#c4
 	size_t japan = lang_opts.find("japanese");
 	// japan = string::npos when not found
-	if (!lyxrc.language_global_options || viet != string::npos || japan != string::npos)
+	// If Lithuanian is used, babel must directly be loaded with the
+	// language options, see
+	// http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5323
+	size_t lithu = lang_opts.find("lithuanian");
+	// lithu = string::npos when not found
+	if (!lyxrc.language_global_options || viet != string::npos
+		|| japan != string::npos || lithu != string::npos)
 		return "\\usepackage[" + lang_opts + "]{babel}";
 	return lang_pack;
 }