diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.cpp
index 92250a7b27..7415f7f3df 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ docstring GuiNomenclature::dialogToParams() const
 }
 
 
+bool GuiNomenclature::initialiseParams(std::string const & data)
+{
+	InsetCommandParams p(insetCode());
+	if (!InsetCommand::string2params(data, p))
+		return false;
+	symbolED->setText(toqstr(p["symbol"]));
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 bool GuiNomenclature::checkWidgets() const
 {
 	if (!InsetParamsWidget::checkWidgets())
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.h
index 502f8de53a..dcdd10fab3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiNomenclature.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ private:
 	void paramsToDialog(Inset const *);
 	docstring dialogToParams() const;
 	bool checkWidgets() const;
+	bool initialiseParams(std::string const &);
 	//@}
 };
 
diff --git a/status.20x b/status.20x
index 3d84b75021..537f76c062 100644
--- a/status.20x
+++ b/status.20x
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ What's new
 
 - Fixed recursive repaint problem (see bugs 7503 and 7173).
 
+- Restore nomenclature dialog's ability to take the symbol from an exlicit
+  or implicit selection.
+
 
 * ADVANCED FIND AND REPLACE