diff --git a/src/Paragraph.cpp b/src/Paragraph.cpp
index f78cefb974..b4a33fad04 100644
--- a/src/Paragraph.cpp
+++ b/src/Paragraph.cpp
@@ -3343,10 +3343,13 @@ int Paragraph::find(docstring const & str, bool cs, bool mw,
 	int const strsize = str.length();
 	int i = 0;
 	pos_type const parsize = d->text_.size();
+	odocstringstream os;
 	for (i = 0; i < strsize && pos < parsize; ++i, ++pos) {
-		// Ignore ligature break and hyphenation chars while searching
+		// Ignore "invisible" letters such as ligature breaks
+		// and hyphenation chars while searching
 		while (pos < parsize - 1 && isInset(pos)) {
-			if (!getInset(pos)->skipOnSearch())
+			getInset(pos)->toString(os);
+			if (!getInset(pos)->isLetter() || !os.str().empty())
 				break;
 			pos++;
 		}
diff --git a/src/insets/Inset.h b/src/insets/Inset.h
index 7b2c04c627..3b3e4306d3 100644
--- a/src/insets/Inset.h
+++ b/src/insets/Inset.h
@@ -402,9 +402,6 @@ public:
 	/// Is the content of this inset part of the output document?
 	virtual bool producesOutput() const { return true; }
 
-	/// Skip this inset while searching?
-	virtual bool skipOnSearch() const { return false; }
-
 	/// \return Tool tip for this inset.
 	/// This default implementation returns an empty string.
 	virtual docstring toolTip(BufferView const & bv, int x, int y) const;
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.cpp b/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.cpp
index 6550ac9094..106755076b 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.cpp
@@ -346,12 +346,6 @@ bool InsetSpecialChar::isLetter() const
 }
 
 
-bool InsetSpecialChar::skipOnSearch() const
-{
-	return kind_ == HYPHENATION || kind_ == LIGATURE_BREAK;
-}
-
-
 bool InsetSpecialChar::isLineSeparator() const
 {
 #if 0
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.h b/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.h
index b96863a732..70741ec787 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetSpecialChar.h
@@ -77,13 +77,11 @@ public:
 	///
 	void validate(LaTeXFeatures &) const;
 
-	// should this inset be handled like a normal charater
+	/// should this inset be handled like a normal charater
 	bool isChar() const { return true; }
 	/// is this equivalent to a letter?
 	bool isLetter() const;
-	/// Skip this inset while searching?
-	bool skipOnSearch() const;
-	// should we break lines after this inset?
+	/// should we break lines after this inset?
 	bool isLineSeparator() const;
 private:
 	Inset * clone() const { return new InsetSpecialChar(*this); };