diff --git a/src/MetricsInfo.cpp b/src/MetricsInfo.cpp
index 8fe03ba441..714e8ad750 100644
--- a/src/MetricsInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/MetricsInfo.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "MetricsInfo.h"
+#include "BufferView.h"
+#include "Cursor.h"
 
 #include "LyXRC.h"
 
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ Changer MetricsBase::changeFontSet(string const & name)
 	string const oldname = fontname;
 	fontname = name;
 	if (isMathFont(name) || isMathFont(oldname))
-		font = sane_font;
+		font = isTextFont(name) ? bv->cursor().getFont().fontInfo()
+		                        : sane_font;
 	augmentFont(font, name);
 	font.setSize(rc->old.font.size());
 	font.setStyle(rc->old.font.style());
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathBox.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathBox.cpp
index afaadeb83a..6feddf9cdd 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathBox.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathBox.cpp
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ void InsetMathBox::htmlize(HtmlStream & ms) const
 
 void InsetMathBox::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 {
-	Changer dummy = mi.base.changeFontSet("textnormal");
+	Changer dummy = mi.base.changeFontSet("text");
 	cell(0).metrics(mi, dim);
 }
 
 
 void InsetMathBox::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 {
-	Changer dummy = pi.base.changeFontSet("textnormal");
+	Changer dummy = pi.base.changeFontSet("text");
 	cell(0).draw(pi, x, y);
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ InsetMathFBox::InsetMathFBox(Buffer * buf)
 
 void InsetMathFBox::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 {
-	Changer dummy = mi.base.changeFontSet("textnormal");
+	Changer dummy = mi.base.changeFontSet("text");
 	cell(0).metrics(mi, dim);
 	// 1 pixel space, 1 frame, 1 space
 	dim.wid += 2 * 3;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void InsetMathFBox::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 	Dimension const dim = dimension(*pi.base.bv);
 	pi.pain.rectangle(x + 1, y - dim.ascent() + 1,
 		dim.width() - 2, dim.height() - 2, Color_foreground);
-	Changer dummy = pi.base.changeFontSet("textnormal");
+	Changer dummy = pi.base.changeFontSet("text");
 	cell(0).draw(pi, x + 3, y);
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ InsetMathMakebox::InsetMathMakebox(Buffer * buf, bool framebox)
 
 void InsetMathMakebox::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 {
-	Changer dummy = mi.base.changeFontSet("textnormal");
+	Changer dummy = mi.base.changeFontSet("text");
 
 	Dimension wdim;
 	static docstring bracket = from_ascii("[");
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void InsetMathMakebox::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 
 void InsetMathMakebox::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 {
-	Changer dummy = pi.base.changeFontSet("textnormal");
+	Changer dummy = pi.base.changeFontSet("text");
 	BufferView const & bv = *pi.base.bv;
 	int w = mathed_char_width(pi.base.font, '[');