diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc b/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
index 5e051a1517..69e1955ec0 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
@@ -224,3 +224,11 @@ InsetLayout URL
 	EndPreamble
 End
 
+InsetLayout OptArg
+	LabelString           opt
+	LabelFont
+	  Color               collapsable
+	  Size                Small
+	EndFont
+	MultiPar              false
+End
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetOptArg.cpp b/src/insets/InsetOptArg.cpp
index 964c04e578..d4d3fa3e92 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetOptArg.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetOptArg.cpp
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@ namespace lyx {
 
 InsetOptArg::InsetOptArg(BufferParams const & ins)
 	: InsetCollapsable(ins)
-{
-	setLabel(_("opt"));
-}
+{}
 
 
 InsetOptArg::InsetOptArg(InsetOptArg const & in)
 	: InsetCollapsable(in)
-{
-	setLabel(_("opt"));
-}
+{}
 
 
 Inset * InsetOptArg::clone() const
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetOptArg.h b/src/insets/InsetOptArg.h
index 849afe79a4..0f12d369b5 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetOptArg.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetOptArg.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public:
 
 	/// code of the inset
 	InsetCode lyxCode() const { return OPTARG_CODE; }
+	///
+	docstring name() const { return from_ascii("OptArg"); }
 	/// return an message upon editing
 	virtual docstring const editMessage() const;