diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a330a0b241..96e9d58e7d 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ The following options allow you to tweak the generated code more precisely (see
 
   o --enable-stdlib-debug adds some debug code in the standard
     library; this slows down the code, but has been helpful in the
-    past to find bugs.
+    past to find bugs. Note that this is in general incompatible with
+    the system boost library (which is used when
+    --without-included-boost is specified). You may have to use
+    --disable-stdlib-debug when linking development versions against
+    your system's boost library.
 
   o --enable-concept-checks adds some compile-time checks. There is no
     run-time penalty.
diff --git a/config/lyxinclude.m4 b/config/lyxinclude.m4
index a0094c10b3..d97911645e 100644
--- a/config/lyxinclude.m4
+++ b/config/lyxinclude.m4
@@ -360,6 +360,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST],[
 			fi
 		fi
 		AC_SUBST(BOOST_MT)
+
+		dnl In general, system boost libraries are incompatible with
+		dnl the use of stdlib-debug in libstdc++. See ticket #9736 for
+		dnl details.
+		if test $enable_stdlib_debug = "yes" ; then
+			LYX_WARNING([Compiling LyX with stdlib-debug and system boost libraries may lead to
+   crashes. Consider using --disable-stdlib-debug or removing
+   --without-included-boost.])
+		fi
 	fi
 ])
 
diff --git a/status.21x b/status.21x
index dafe9dc3f2..512f306e97 100644
--- a/status.21x
+++ b/status.21x
@@ -113,3 +113,5 @@ What's new
 
 - Work around gcc 5 bug 67557.
 
+- Give a warning when system boost and stdlib-debug are used together
+  (bug 9736).