diff --git a/development/autotests/findadv-13-in.txt b/development/autotests/findadv-13-in.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..701d23cac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/autotests/findadv-13-in.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Finding footnotes
+#
+Lang it_IT.utf8
+TestBegin test.lyx -dbg find > lyx-log.txt 2>&1
+KK: \Axfootnote-insert\[Return]
+# Work around a little UI bug/non-determinism in cursor position after LFUN
+KK: \C\[Home]\[Right]
+KK: foo\C\[Home]
+KK: \CF
+KK: \Axfootnote-insert\[Return]
+# Work around a little UI bug/non-determinism in cursor position after LFUN
+KK: \C\[Home]\[Right]
+KK: foo\[Return]
+TestEnd
+Assert pcregrep -M 'Putting selection at .*idx: 0 par: 0 pos: 0\n with len: 1' lyx-log.txt
diff --git a/src/lyxfind.cpp b/src/lyxfind.cpp
index 62b0b1c29a..1aa228b4a5 100644
--- a/src/lyxfind.cpp
+++ b/src/lyxfind.cpp
@@ -743,21 +743,19 @@ static docstring stringifySearchBuffer(Buffer & buffer, FindAndReplaceOptions co
 	if (!opt.ignoreformat) {
 		str = buffer_to_latex(buffer);
 	} else {
-		ParIterator it = buffer.par_iterator_begin();
-		ParIterator end = buffer.par_iterator_end();
 		OutputParams runparams(&buffer.params().encoding());
-		odocstringstream os;
 		runparams.nice = true;
 		runparams.flavor = OutputParams::LATEX;
 		runparams.linelen = 100000; //lyxrc.plaintext_linelen;
 		runparams.dryrun = true;
-		for (; it != end; ++it) {
+		for (pos_type pit = pos_type(0); pit < (pos_type)buffer.paragraphs().size(); ++pit) {
+			Paragraph const & par = buffer.paragraphs().at(pit);
 			LYXERR(Debug::FIND, "Adding to search string: '"
-				<< it->asString(false)
+				<< par.stringify(pos_type(0), par.size(),
+						 AS_STR_INSETS, runparams)
 				<< "'");
-			str +=
-				it->stringify(pos_type(0), it->size(),
-					      AS_STR_INSETS, runparams);
+			str += par.stringify(pos_type(0), par.size(),
+					     AS_STR_INSETS, runparams);
 		}
 	}
 	return str;