diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp b/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
index f5244fbaa5..5f2a620567 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/text.cpp
@@ -3355,6 +3355,10 @@ void parse_text(Parser & p, ostream & os, unsigned flags, bool outer,
 			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "="
 			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "/"
 			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "~"
+			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "*"
+			    || p.next_token().asInput() == ":"
+			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "_"
+			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "x"
 			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "'"
 			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "`"
 			    || p.next_token().asInput() == "<"