diff --git a/src/mathed/ChangeLog b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
index 263899e302..6f8aa85be9 100644
--- a/src/mathed/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-11-02  Martin Vermeer  <martin.vermeer@hut.fi>
+
+	* math_kerninset.[Ch]: fix 2074: kern width wrong
+
 2005-10-13  Georg Baum  <Georg.Baum@post.rwth-aachen.de>
 
 	* math_gridinset.[Ch] (eolString, write): Output \\ at the end of the last
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_kerninset.C b/src/mathed/math_kerninset.C
index 00c8bcb99d..d5e5339977 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_kerninset.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_kerninset.C
@@ -42,12 +42,19 @@ auto_ptr<InsetBase> MathKernInset::doClone() const
 
 void MathKernInset::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 {
-	dim.wid = wid_.inPixels(0, mathed_char_width(mi.base.font, 'M'));
+	wid_pix_ = wid_.inPixels(0, mathed_char_width(mi.base.font, 'M'));
+	dim.wid = wid_pix_;
 	dim.asc = 0;
 	dim.des = 0;
 }
 
 
+int MathKernInset::width() const
+{
+	return wid_pix_;
+}
+
+
 void MathKernInset::draw(PainterInfo &, int, int) const
 {}
 
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_kerninset.h b/src/mathed/math_kerninset.h
index 48d50638b8..817fbb4cf1 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_kerninset.h
+++ b/src/mathed/math_kerninset.h
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ public:
 	void write(WriteStream & os) const;
 	///
 	void normalize(NormalStream & ns) const;
+	///
+	int width() const;
 private:
 	virtual std::auto_ptr<InsetBase> doClone() const;
 	/// width in em
 	LyXLength wid_;
+	/// in pixels
+	mutable int wid_pix_;
+	
 };
 #endif