diff --git a/src/mathed/ChangeLog b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
index 76feef97a0..a20d42383d 100644
--- a/src/mathed/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/mathed/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-03-13  André Pönitz  <poenitz@lyx.org>
+
+	* math_rootinset.C (metrics): fix computation of descent (bug 3295).
+
 2007-01-17  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
 
 	* math_hullinset.C (numbered): clear the label when unnumbering
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_rootinset.C b/src/mathed/math_rootinset.C
index 974f76cfb6..54e5915da8 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_rootinset.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_rootinset.C
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void MathRootInset::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 {
 	MathNestInset::metrics(mi);
 	dim.asc = max(cell(0).ascent()  + 5, cell(1).ascent())  + 2;
-	dim.des = max(cell(1).descent() + 5, cell(0).descent()) + 2;
+	dim.des = max(cell(0).descent() - 5, cell(1).descent()) + 2;
 	dim.wid = cell(0).width() + cell(1).width() + 10;
 	metricsMarkers(dim);
 	dim_ = dim;
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ void MathRootInset::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 	xp[1] = x + w + 4;         yp[1] = y - a + 1;
 	xp[2] = x + w;             yp[2] = y + d;
 	xp[3] = x + w - 2;         yp[3] = y + (d - a)/2 + 2;
-	//xp[4] = x;                 yp[4] = y + (d - a)/2 + 2;
 	xp[4] = x + w - 5;         yp[4] = y + (d - a)/2 + 4;
 	pi.pain.lines(xp, yp, 5, LColor::math);
 	drawMarkers(pi, x, y);
diff --git a/status.14x b/status.14x
index 9bc5025713..8b01bad1c4 100644
--- a/status.14x
+++ b/status.14x
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ What's new
 - Make it possible to reset itemize bullets to their original state
   (bug 3312).
 
+- Fix display of math root inset when the exponent contains large
+  things (bug 3295).
+
 * BUILD/INSTALLATION: