diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 89901f39f2..c52c9b39b7 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ dist_imagesmath_DATA = \
 	images/math/overleftrightarrow.xpm \
 	images/math/overline.xpm \
 	images/math/overrightarrow.xpm \
+	images/math/overset.xpm \
 	images/math/parallel.xpm \
 	images/math/partial.xpm \
 	images/math/perp.xpm \
@@ -663,6 +664,7 @@ dist_imagesmath_DATA = \
 	images/math/underline.xpm \
 	images/math/underrightarrow.xpm \
 	images/math/underscore.xpm \
+	images/math/underset.xpm \
 	images/math/uparrow.xpm \
 	images/math/uparrow2.xpm \
 	images/math/updownarrow.xpm \
diff --git a/lib/images/math/overset.xpm b/lib/images/math/overset.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..857f496b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/images/math/overset.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char *a[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
+"29 19 3 1",
+"  c #000000",
+". c #000000",
+"X c None",
+/* pixels */
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXX.XXXXX.XXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXX"
+};
diff --git a/lib/images/math/underset.xpm b/lib/images/math/underset.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c86c1031b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/images/math/underset.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char *a[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
+"29 19 3 1",
+"  c #000000",
+". c #000000",
+"X c None",
+/* pixels */
+"XXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXX"
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXX.XXXXX.XXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXX.X.X.X.XXXXXXXXXXX",
+"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
+};
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlMath.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlMath.C
index 081333d7b0..b730228ba1 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlMath.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlMath.C
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ char const * latex_deco[] = {
 	"underleftrightarrow", "overleftrightarrow",
 	"hat", "acute", "bar", "dot",
 	"check", "grave", "vec", "ddot",
-	"breve", "tilde", ""
+	"breve", "tilde", "overset", "underset", ""
 };
 
 int const nr_latex_deco = sizeof(latex_deco) / sizeof(char const *) - 1;