diff --git a/src/mathed/math_inset.h b/src/mathed/math_inset.h
index b18d419866..5a9c294e56 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_inset.h
+++ b/src/mathed/math_inset.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public:
 	virtual MathScriptInset const * asScriptInset() const { return 0; }
 	virtual MathSpaceInset        * asSpaceInset()        { return 0; }
 	virtual MathStringInset       * asStringInset()       { return 0; }
-	virtual MathSymbolInset       * asSymbolInset()       { return 0; }
+	virtual MathSymbolInset const * asSymbolInset() const { return 0; }
 	virtual UpdatableInset   * asHyperActiveInset() const { return 0; }
 
 	/// identifies things that can get scripts
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_scriptinset.C b/src/mathed/math_scriptinset.C
index bff30b20f1..f4559bb69f 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_scriptinset.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_scriptinset.C
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "math_scriptinset.h"
-#include "debug.h"
 #include "math_support.h"
+#include "math_symbolinset.h"
 #include "math_mathmlstream.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 
 
 MathScriptInset::MathScriptInset()
@@ -230,7 +231,25 @@ void MathScriptInset::draw(MathInset const * nuc, Painter & pain,
 
 bool MathScriptInset::hasLimits(MathInset const * nuc) const
 {
-	return limits_ == 1 || (limits_ == 0 && nuc && nuc->isScriptable());
+	// obviuos cases
+	if (limits_ == 1)
+		return true;
+	if (limits_ == -1)
+		return false;
+
+	// we can only display limits if the nucleus wants some	
+	if (!nuc)
+		return false;
+	if (!nuc->isScriptable())
+		return false;
+	
+	// per default \int has limits beside the \int even in displayed formulas
+	if (nuc->asSymbolInset())
+		if (nuc->asSymbolInset()->name().find("int") != string::npos)
+			return false;
+
+	// assume "real" limits for everything else
+	return true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_symbolinset.h b/src/mathed/math_symbolinset.h
index b83f5b5f9b..f92a5c09b1 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_symbolinset.h
+++ b/src/mathed/math_symbolinset.h
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ public:
 	void draw(Painter &, int x, int y) const;
 	///
 	bool isRelOp() const;
-	///
+	/// do we take scripts?
 	bool isScriptable() const;
-	/// identifies things that can get \limits or \nolimits
+	/// do we take \limits or \nolimits?
 	bool takesLimits() const;
-	///
-	MathSymbolInset * asSymbolInset() { return this; }
-	///
+	/// identifies SymbolInset as such
+	MathSymbolInset const * asSymbolInset() const { return this; }
+	/// the LaTeX name of the symbol (without the backslash)
 	string name() const;
 	///
 	bool match(MathInset *) const;