diff --git a/lib/bind/cua.bind b/lib/bind/cua.bind
index 9e826cc299..f7a7b19ee5 100644
--- a/lib/bind/cua.bind
+++ b/lib/bind/cua.bind
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 \bind "C-S-Z"			"redo"
 
 \bind "C-a"			"command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"   # select all
+\bind "C-M-a"			"inset-select-all"
 
 \bind "C-S-E"			"changes-track"  # it's what MS Word uses
 \bind "~S-M-quotedbl"		"quote-insert single"
diff --git a/lib/bind/mac.bind b/lib/bind/mac.bind
index cedfeb5bf4..c1631f58c9 100644
--- a/lib/bind/mac.bind
+++ b/lib/bind/mac.bind
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 \bind "C-S-Z"			"redo"
 
 \bind "C-a"				"command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"   # select all
+\bind "C-M-a"			"inset-select-all"
 
 \bind "C-S-E"			"changes-track"  # it's what MS Word uses
 \bind "~S-M-quotedbl"	"quote-insert single"
diff --git a/src/FuncCode.h b/src/FuncCode.h
index b6c984c9a8..2a1b7677d0 100644
--- a/src/FuncCode.h
+++ b/src/FuncCode.h
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ enum FuncCode
 	// 325
 	LFUN_INSET_BEGIN_SELECT,        // JMarc, 20090316
 	LFUN_INSET_END_SELECT,          // JMarc, 20090316
-	LFUN_SCREEN_SHOW_CURSOR,        // vfr, 20090325
+	LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL,			// vfr, 20090822
 	LFUN_BUFFER_ZOOM_IN,            // vfr, 20090330
 	LFUN_BUFFER_ZOOM_OUT,           // vfr, 20090330
 	// 330
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ enum FuncCode
 	LFUN_BRANCHES_RENAME,           // spitz 20090709
 	LFUN_BUFFER_CLOSE_ALL,          // vfr 20090806
 	LFUN_GRAPHICS_RELOAD,           // vfr 20090810
+	LFUN_SCREEN_SHOW_CURSOR,        // vfr, 20090325
 
 	LFUN_LASTACTION                 // end of the table
 };
diff --git a/src/LyXAction.cpp b/src/LyXAction.cpp
index b0a3a03571..6df834e925 100644
--- a/src/LyXAction.cpp
+++ b/src/LyXAction.cpp
@@ -1073,6 +1073,15 @@ void LyXAction::init()
  */
 		{ LFUN_INSET_END_SELECT, "inset-end-select", ReadOnly, Edit },
 
+/*!
+ * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL
+ * \li Action: Selects all contents of an inset.
+ * \li Syntax: inset-select-all
+ * \li Origin: vfr, 22 Aug 2009
+ * \endvar
+ */
+		{ LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL, "inset-select-all", ReadOnly, Edit },
+
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_LINE_BEGIN
  * \li Action: Move the cursor to the begining of the (screen) line.
diff --git a/src/Text3.cpp b/src/Text3.cpp
index 28be96930e..be9a189029 100644
--- a/src/Text3.cpp
+++ b/src/Text3.cpp
@@ -641,6 +641,18 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		cur.updateFlags(Update::FitCursor);
 		break;
 
+	case LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL:
+		if (cur.depth() == 1 || !cur.selection() || !cur.selBegin().at_begin()
+			  || !cur.selEnd().at_end()) {
+			needsUpdate |= cur.selHandle(false);
+			needsUpdate |= cursorTop(cur);
+			needsUpdate |= cur.selHandle(true);
+			needsUpdate |= cursorBottom(cur);
+		} else 
+			cur.undispatched();
+		cur.updateFlags(Update::FitCursor);
+		break;
+
 	case LFUN_CHAR_FORWARD:
 	case LFUN_CHAR_FORWARD_SELECT:
 		//LYXERR0(" LFUN_CHAR_FORWARD[SEL]:\n" << cur);
@@ -2673,6 +2685,7 @@ bool Text::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 	case LFUN_INSET_END:
 	case LFUN_INSET_BEGIN_SELECT:
 	case LFUN_INSET_END_SELECT:
+	case LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL:
 	case LFUN_UNICODE_INSERT:
 		// these are handled in our dispatch()
 		enable = true;