diff --git a/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx b/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
index 9ba5027e3d..7dced6c3ba 100644
--- a/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
@@ -5078,6 +5078,35 @@ url
  is needed by LyX to be able to output urls correctly.
 \end_layout
 
+\begin_layout Subsection
+wasysym
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Found: 
+\begin_inset Info
+type  "package"
+arg   "wasysym"
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+CTAN: 
+\family typewriter
+macros/latex/contrib/wasysym/
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Notes: The package 
+\family sans
+wasysym
+\family default
+ is needed by LyX to be able to output additional characters that come from
+ the wasy fonts.
+\end_layout
+
 \begin_layout Subsection
 wrapfig
 \end_layout