diff --git a/src/mathed/ChangeLog b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
index 1088bc57a9..9fde9012b6 100644
--- a/src/mathed/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-07-09  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
+
+	* math_hullinset.C (MathHullInset): do not lose the preview when
+	copying formulas (bug 1486) [patch from Bo peng]
+
 2007-05-18  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
 
 	* math_nestinset.C (getStatus): disallow insertion of special char 
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C b/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C
index 3f79fb9ae2..2a2f65bf51 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ MathHullInset::MathHullInset(string const & type)
 MathHullInset::MathHullInset(MathHullInset const & other)
 	: MathGridInset(other),
 	  type_(other.type_), nonum_(other.nonum_), label_(other.label_),
-	  preview_(new RenderPreview(this))
+	  preview_(new RenderPreview(*other.preview_, this))
 {}
 
 
diff --git a/status.14x b/status.14x
index 9a35d81dc1..4d60b907fd 100644
--- a/status.14x
+++ b/status.14x
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Fix display of Theorem-like environments when in appendix (bug 3351)
 
+- Properly keep existing previews when pasting formulas (bug 1486).
+
 - Fix display of math root inset when the exponent contains large
   things (bug 3295).