diff --git a/src/Text3.cpp b/src/Text3.cpp
index c837a1429d..9830f8a026 100644
--- a/src/Text3.cpp
+++ b/src/Text3.cpp
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ static bool doInsertInset(Cursor & cur, Text * text,
 			inset->edit(cur, true);
 		// Now put this into inset
 		Font const f(inherit_font, cur.current_font.language());
-		cur.text()->insertStringAsLines(cur, ds, f);
-		cur.leaveInset(*inset);
+		if (!ds.empty()) {
+			cur.text()->insertStringAsLines(cur, ds, f);
+			cur.leaveInset(*inset);
+		}
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/status.20x b/status.20x
index 08c72f909c..cf5fabebbd 100644
--- a/status.20x
+++ b/status.20x
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ What's new
 
 * USER INTERFACE
 
-- Group correctly Koma book environments inside environment combo-box listing.
+- Correctly group Koma book environments inside environment combo-box listing.
 
 - Add undo for change of text language when document language is changed.
-  When a document is not multi-lingual the text contents is changed to the
+  When a document is not multi-lingual, the text contents is changed to the
   new language. This should be recorded for Undo (bug 7740).
 
-- Adjust the cursor language after document language change had changed the
+- Adjust the cursor language after document language change has changed the
   text language (bug 7681).
 
 - Correctly sort modules in Document->Settings and formats in the "Other 
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Fix crash when changing labelwidth (bug 7873).
 
+- Keep cursor inside index inset when a blank one is created (bug 7905).
+
 
 * ADVANCED FIND AND REPLACE