diff --git a/src/Cursor.cpp b/src/Cursor.cpp
index a6d799ec9c..56a9dd8722 100644
--- a/src/Cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/Cursor.cpp
@@ -1547,7 +1547,9 @@ void Cursor::niceInsert(MathAtom const & t)
 	// If possible, enter the new inset and move the contents of the selection
 	if (t->isActive()) {
 		idx_type const idx = prevMath().asNestInset()->firstIdx();
-		asArray(safe, prevMath().cell(idx));
+		MathData ar(buffer());
+		asArray(safe, ar);
+		prevMath().cell(idx).insert(0, ar);
 		editInsertedInset();
 	} else if (t->asMacro() && !safe.empty()) {
 		MathData ar(buffer());
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp
index 8cd1254098..798ca8920b 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ bool InsetMathNest::interpretChar(Cursor & cur, char_type const c)
 		if (currentMode() == InsetMath::MATH_MODE && Encodings::isUnicodeTextOnly(c)) {
 			MathAtom at = createInsetMath("text", buf);
 			at.nucleus()->cell(0).push_back(MathAtom(new InsetMathChar(c)));
-			cur.niceInsert(at);
+			cur.insert(at);
 			cur.posForward();
 			return true;
 		}