diff --git a/src/Text.cpp b/src/Text.cpp
index f40562d30d..b148864379 100644
--- a/src/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/Text.cpp
@@ -5625,10 +5625,11 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		FileName const tabstyle = libFileSearch("tabletemplates",
 							style + suffix + ".lyx", "lyx");
 		if (tabstyle.empty())
-			    break;
+			break;
 		UndoGroupHelper ugh(cur.buffer());
 		cur.recordUndo();
-		FuncRequest cmd2(LFUN_FILE_INSERT, tabstyle.absFileName() + " ignorelang");
+		FuncRequest cmd2(LFUN_FILE_INSERT,
+				 quoteName(tabstyle.absFileName()) + " ignorelang");
 		lyx::dispatch(cmd2);
 		// go into table
 		cur.backwardPos();
diff --git a/status.24x b/status.24x
index e6b0d55375..2fb396d394 100644
--- a/status.24x
+++ b/status.24x
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ What's new
 - Fix spacing problems in previews with math macros under specific
   circumstances (bug 13120).
 
+- Fix tabular styles on systems with blanks in system directory path.
+
 
 * USER INTERFACE