diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index ec0385f89a..9ce4cb8431 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-07-22  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+
+	* QLyXKeySym.C: return 0 when text_ is empty
+	  for getISOEncoded() 
+
 2002-07-22  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
 
 	* QCommandBuffer.C: probably compile fix
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QLyXKeySym.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QLyXKeySym.C
index aeeccc9dcb..c42dc3febe 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QLyXKeySym.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QLyXKeySym.C
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ string QLyXKeySym::getSymbolName() const
  
 char QLyXKeySym::getISOEncoded() const
 {
+	if (!text_.length()) 
+		return 0;
 	// FIXME
 	return text_.latin1()[0];
 }